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On a lethargic day in terms of market action last Monday, the day’s biggest news arrived in the after-hours session when FedEx boosted its profit guidance for the current quarter to $1.10 a share from 65-95 cents a share. FedEx cited increased demand for its international and ground shipping services as the catalyst for the robust quarter. Throw in the fact that the holiday shopping season is usually the busiest time of year for FedEx and...

good point. I think alot of the companies doing share repurchases could've gotten more bang for the buck if they had bought the shares during the market meltdown. But lacking a crystal ball in the boardroom, we can't really fault them...imo...

Old, as in venerable and sage like, of course....like ALL of us retired IT guys... Go UPS! P71

Bucks: Forget about whom ever the "zoningfool" is. He's probably an "inside snark". We love you just the you you are!!! Keep up the good work. John C.

I have eliminated old from my vocabulary and replaced it with MATURE. It sounds better and may help eliminate "old stereo types". Instead of CRS mature people can claim they have accumulated more data and therefore have a more difficult time retrieving from a vast array of data versus less mature folk who have not accumulated near the data that mature folks have. They can retrieve much quicker because they have so much less...

Another major factor regarding UPS debt, perhaps the major one was the UPS stock buyback. Most of the shares purchased were mid $60.00's to mid 70's per share. 100 million shares equals approx seven billion dollars.