|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09.10.26 - 02:57
|
Your Stake In The Biggest Economic Bet In US History (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
Your Stake In The Biggest Economic Bet In US History
Authored by Peter Reagan via Birch Gold Group,
Americans love a good story about somebody betting on himself.
One of my favorites involves FedEx founder Fred Smith.
Back when Federal Express was still struggling to get off the ground, the company reportedly found itself with just $5,000 in the bank - not enough to cover a roughly $24,000 fuel bill. Smith had already been turned down for additional funding. So instead of flying home, he went to Las Vegas.
And gambled the company's last $5,000 playing blackjack.
That sentence makes me cringe every time I read it.
Fortunately for Smith, he came back with $27,000. It wasn't enough to solve FedEx's problems, but it bought the company a little more time. Smith later described the money less as a solution than as a sign that things might turn around.
They certainly did.
Today, that story gets told as an example of entrepreneurial nerve.
But imagine it had gone the other way. Think, for a moment,...
|
|
|
08.10.26 - 17:26
|
Inside Harbinger′s $300 Million EV Deal (Bloomberg)
|
|
|
Harbinger Motors just landed a huge deal: 2,000 all‑electric trucks headed to FedEx in a contract worth over $300 million.
Harbinger Motors CEO John Harris joins Bloomberg Open Interest to tell us how the EV maker plans to scale up, what soaring fuel prices mean for big fleets, and why demand is surging even without new green regulations. (Source: Bloomberg)...
|
|
|
08.10.26 - 17:09
|
FedEx Aktie: Erholung ohne Nachfrageschub - wann zündet der Gewinnhebel? (Aktiencheck)
|
|
|
Charlotte, NC (www.aktiencheck.de) - FedEx-Aktienanalyse von Truist:
Die Analysten von Truist senken ihr Kursziel für die Aktie von FedEx Corporation (ISIN: US31428X1063, WKN: 912029, Ticker-Symbol: FDX, NYSE-Symbol: FDX) von 365 USD auf 350 USD und bestätigen das Votum "buy".
Die Anpassung erfolge im Rahmen einer umfassenderen Studie mit einem Ausblick auf die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals im Fracht- und Logistiksektor. [mehr]...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05.10.26 - 14:01
|
FedEx Overweight (DPA-AFX)
|
|
|
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX Analyser) - Die US-Bank JPMorgan hat das Kursziel für Fedex geringfügig gesenkt von 400 auf 399 US-Dollar, aber die Einstufung auf "Overweight" belassen. Vor der Quartalsberichtssaison der US-Logistikbranche aktualisierte Brian P. Ossenbeck ......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01.10.26 - 14:12
|
2.000 neue E-Lkw für FedEx-Flotte (Electrive)
|
|
|
Der US-amerikanische Logistikkonzern FedEx hat eine Rekord-Bestellung von 2.000 rein elektrischen mittelschweren Lieferwagen im Wert von mehr als 300 Mio. US-Dollar bei Harbinger aufgegeben. Damit treibt FedEx die Elektrifizierung seiner Flotte massiv voran....
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.09.26 - 15:06
|
NOW CFO Acquires Go HQ and Bright Flag Recruiting (Business Wire)
|
|
|
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOW CFO, a national fractional finance and outsourced accounting firm, announced today the acquisition of Go HQ and its sister company, Bright Flag Recruiting, which will transition to the Go HQ brand in the coming months. Founded in 2019 by entrepreneurs who lived the same back-office challenges their clients face every day, Go HQ supports Amazon DSPs, FedEx ISPs, and regional carriers with finance, HR, and operations support. Bright Flag, who was acquired by GO HQ in 2024, further expanded their ability to provide comprehensive back-office solutions by delivering recruiting services to the same customer base. Together they give NOW CFO a dedicated transportation and logistics vertical and a proven blueprint for what complete back-office support looks like when it is built around a single industry.
“This acquisition brings us a team with deep experience in the transportation and logistics industry and strengthens our ability to serve businesses in this critical sector,?...
|
|
|
|