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Industries

UPS Wins by Winding Down Amazon Partnership

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Shares jumped as much as 4% through Tuesday’s trading session, before evening out near the end of the day.

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Indicators

Upbeat FedEx Forecast Makes Holiday Sales Prospects Jollier

Revenue and profit growth at shipping giant FedEx bode well for the company’s overhaul efforts and the critical holiday sales season.

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Industrials

Brokers Chafe Under Abrupt Expansion of Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

President Trump placed 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel imports in March via executive order, before hiking the rate to 50% on Tuesday.

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CIO Upside

Why It’s So Hard to Modernize Your Outdated ERP

Fractured ERP systems are “going to get fewer returns on your investment.”

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Economics

Amazon’s Ex-Logistics Boss Takes on Supply Chain’s ‘Franken-Software’ Monster

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Dave Clark, who created Amazon’s mammoth, world-leading logistics network, announced in a LinkedIn post that he’s starting his own venture.

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