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...that period. The big fear is that the core rate will lift as companies raise prices to offset the higher prices they pay for energy. "Inevitably, we'll get some pass-through," says James O'Sullivan, economist at the brokerage UBS. Indeed, Clorox, Marriott, Carnival, Deere and FedEx have already raised or said they would raise prices because of the high cost of fuel...
...cocktails and red crocodile bar top. The host of the upcoming event, according to an e-mail obtained by TIME, is a lobbying firm co-founded by Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman's brother and Senate majority leader Bill Frist's former chief counsel. FedEx has thrown a similar shindig, as has the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Attendees get to mingle below the radar at the publicity- free events, which are billed at less than $50 a head to comply with Senate ethics rules. "Why have a lobbyist pay for it?" asks a senior Republican's top staffer...
Conrad K. Harper had an urgent letter to deliver last month, so naturally, he turned to FedEx. “Priority Overnight,” he recalls. “Gets it there on time...
...A380 is Airbus' prized 21st century showpiece. The plane, which has a list price of $285 million (though airlines rarely pay the published rate on any plane), has been ordered by major airlines around the world, including Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qantas and Virgin. Last month UPS joined FedEx as the second U.S. cargo airline to buy the freighter version. "The A380 is the most significant event in aviation in 40 years--since the introduction of the Boeing 747," says Stephen Forshaw of Singapore Airlines, which will be the first airline to fly the aircraft, in the spring...
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