The new nominee for HHS Secretary goes before the Senate. And more Americans are going online to find cremation urns.

FedEx launches more flexible delivery to better cater to customers and nab a bit of UPS's business.

After a rush of homebuilding in October, November turned out to be a little muted. Much of that you can blame on Sandy — the storm definitely seems to have slowed down construction in the Northeast.

As companies and customers cut shipping costs by using slower, cheaper rail and truck, FedEx's expensive air-cargo fleet suffers.

Online retailers and shippers say that despite high unemployment, they have unfilled temporary positions.

The shipping company said it could boost its bottom line by nearly $2 billion.

Apple says it received two million orders for the iPhone 5 in the first 24 hours of availability. That is good news of course for Apple. It's also good news for shipping companies like Fed Ex.

FedEx has downgraded — again — its quarterly earnings estimate for the period ending in August.