Logistics

Industries

Amazon Hogs the Road As Freight Speeds Toward the Future

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The company is opening up its less-than-truckload service to all businesses, letting anyone reserve space by the pallet in its trucks.

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Big Tech

Amazon Opens Up Its Sprawling Logistics Network, Dealing Painful Blow to UPS, FedEx

Amazon’s supply chain has a long established lane in customs clearance from China to the US, which is very appealing for potential customers.

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Industrials

Getting Physical: Jeff Bezos’s Billion-Dollar Quest to Fire Up Manufacturing with AI

The aptly code-named startup Project Prometheus is close to scoring a new $10 billion fundraise at a cool $38 billion valuation.

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Industries

UPS Wins by Winding Down Amazon Partnership

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

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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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