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Is 'A Day Of Reckoning' Coming For FedEx, UPS?
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:34pm | 1030Read More...This is an excerpt from Thursday's (5/27) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. FedEx remains inundated with elevated parcel volume stemming from continued online shopping resulting in longer delivery times, service blunders and upset customers. According to...
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The Daily Dash: FedEx Raising Its Fees
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 10:33am | 453Read More...The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we highlight FedEx's (NYSE: FDX) looming rate increases, the rise of chief sustainability officers and more. The High Five 1. Effective June 21, FedEx Corp. will have a special delivery for...
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FedEx Delivering Higher Surcharges June 21
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 2:54pm | 497Read More...Effective June 21, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will stick it to its customers in the form of significant percentage increases to three delivery surcharges. FedEx's residential delivery surcharges on domestic air and ground deliveries will double from 30 cents per package to 60 cents per package....
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Country Roads: UPS, FedEx Ramp Up Rural Vaccine Delivery
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 11:36am | 1872Read More...Part of the Biden administration's new strategy on allocating COVID-19 vaccines targets rural communities, which have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. In line with that goal as well as the imperative to speed vaccines to remote areas worldwide, major carriers have adopted...
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Fintech Focus For December 29, 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 6:26pm | 1852Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “[T]his has actually been a phenomenal year for fixed income, and yields have plummeted, which is not all that phenomenal. But it has led to phenomenal returns for investors. But with yields now really at these very, very low levels across the curves and across the...
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How Fundamental Income Provides Investors Income Through The Net Lease Sector
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 9:30am | 997Read More...Benzinga held its inaugural Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference, a day of dealmaking, networking, and learning, on Dec. 8-9. In recognition of those disruptive innovators creating positive and diverse change, Benzinga presents Fundamental Income. About: Fundamental Income is a multi-faceted...
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Fintech Focus For December 3, 2020
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 7:25pm | 1957Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Coming hard on the heels of the trade war, the Covid shock will intensify pressure for the diversification and localization of supply chains — just not yet. A year spent in emergency response mode is not a year when projects requiring detailed planning, significant...
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Fintech Focus For November 30, 2020
Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 7:19pm | 1853Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes! Source: Billy Connolly One Big Thing In Fintech: In light of its plan to go public, Metromile, an insurance-focused fintech powered by data...
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Fintech Focus For November 27, 2020
Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 8:02pm | 1695Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet. Source: James Mattis One Big Thing In Fintech: Robinhood, creator of the popular stock-trading app of the same name, announced on Friday that Vlad Tenev will be the company's sole chief executive,...
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Fintech Focus For November 3, 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020 - 7:02pm | 2173Read More...Quote Of The Day: I’d start a war just to illustrate the value of peace. - Clint Eastwood Fintech Movers: According to the Amex Trendex: Holiday Business Spend Survey, 78% of small- and mid-size business owners and financial decision makers said payment flexibility is important during this...
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Fintech Focus For October 16, 2020
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 6:42pm | 2217Read More...Quote Of The Day: Cowboy innovation is worse than no innovation at all. - Alan Konevsky Fintech Movers: The shift toward touchless payments is dramatic, with 8x more earnings calls mentions vs. last year. - CB Insights Metromile eyes insurance transparency. Intel bought digital currency for 5...
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Fintech Focus For September 11, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 6:31pm | 2385Read More...Quote Of The Day: I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. - Thomas Jefferson Fintech Movers: There is a great industry need for automated corporate actions solutions, according to a survey by SIX conducted among leading global asset managers, wealth managers, custodians,...
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Daily Infographic: Delivery Times Amid COVID-19
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 2:43pm | 86Read More...To view more infographics, click here.
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COVID-19 Has Managed To Wreck The Delivery Economy
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - 11:59am | 655Read More...Over the past decade, the last-mile delivery segment has witnessed a gradual shortening of delivery schedules. Primarily led by the "Amazon Effect" and further buoyed by the resulting consumer expectations, last-mile delivery times have come down considerably — from weeklong shipping times to same...
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'Head Above Water': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 4:50pm | 1993Read More...The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: “It’s certainly been a wild ride for stocks in 2020,” noted researchers at LPL Financial. “Barely past the halfway point, the year has already brought the worst pandemic to hit the U.S. in over 100 years, an unprecedented...
