ECONOMIC CARSH IMMINENT: Fedex Slashing Thousands of Jobs!! | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7768903 United States 10/12/2012 09:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | One key measure of global economic health is how much freight – raw materials and manufactured goods – is being shipped around the world and in the United States. In July of this year the Balctic Dry Index, a measure of the price to pay for the movement of raw materials by sea, hit a record breaking low and signaled a steep decline in global manufacturing and consumption. Quoting: DoorBert This was a key indicator for where the economy was headed on a global scale. Just a few months later we’ve received confirmation of this trend from FedEx, one of the largest shipping companies in the world. Yes, Americans are still shopping, but they aren’t shopping at the same pace they were five years ago. Their jobs have been eliminated, wages reduced and credit has been restricted. FedEx’s latest earnings report is proof positive of this: [link to investors.fedex.com] Earnings for the first quarter were below our expectations as weak global economic conditions dampened revenue growth, drove a shift by our customers to our deferred services and outpaced our near-term ability to reduce FedEx Express operating costs to match demand levels. Prominent CEOs around the country see the writing on the wall, as do many political and financial insiders such as financier George Soros who warned earlier this year that even the best-case scenario will be painful: [link to www.shtfplan.com] I am not here to cheer you up. The situation is about as serious and difficult as I’ve experienced in my career. … We are facing an extremely difficult time, comparable in many ways to the 1930s, the Great Depression. We are facing now a general retrenchment in the developed world, which threatens to put us in a decade of more stagnation, or worse. The best-case scenario is a deflationary environment. The worst-case scenario is a collapse of the financial system. [link to www.shtfplan.com] Thanks OP, we all on GLP have seen the decline for many years now. [link to www.dailyjobcuts.com] Be interesting to see the finial numbers. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 16674316 United States 10/12/2012 09:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When the Republiscams stop sending manufacturing and industrial jobs to Asia, we will have full employment again. That is all there is to it. Repudiate the Republiscams any way you can. They have been destroying America. [link to www.amazon.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18950725 United States 10/12/2012 09:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When the Republiscams stop sending manufacturing and industrial jobs to Asia, we will have full employment again. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16674316 That is all there is to it. Repudiate the Republiscams any way you can. They have been destroying America. [link to www.amazon.com] maybe if the taxes here wernt so high less jobs would be lost libtard |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23406708 United States 10/12/2012 09:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But then there's this - The Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a benchmark for global commodity- shipping rates, rose 3.2 percent in London yesterday. It has jumped 37 percent since Sept. 12, when it reached a seven-month low. (from BusinessWeek article today on Chinese shipping companies) |
abeliever Members User ID: 17868616 United States 10/12/2012 09:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When the Republiscams stop sending manufacturing and industrial jobs to Asia, we will have full employment again. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16674316 That is all there is to it. Repudiate the Republiscams any way you can. They have been destroying America. [link to www.amazon.com] Apparently, you are doing very well in this economy, and for the past few years, while 15% of the population is starving? Another one who drank the kool aid... |
Lady Jane Smith Forum Administrator User ID: 19147018 United States 10/12/2012 09:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is very concerning. FedEx, UPS & the such are usually adding jobs this time of year to prepare for the rush in Holiday shipping. Fate whispers to the warrior "You cannot withstand the storm" the warrior whispers back "I am the storm" INTJ-A |
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BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 10/12/2012 09:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shipping has always been interesting to me...ever see two log trucks pass each other going opposite ways on the highway? Makes you wonder how many other products, that are exactly the same, are being shipped across the state or country instead of across the street where they are needed... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Sleeping Giant User ID: 23781418 United States 10/12/2012 09:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Last Edited by Sleeping Giant on 10/12/2012 09:44 AM Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23406708 United States 10/12/2012 09:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. Quoting: Sleeping Giant It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? |
MARsSPEED User ID: 14702788 United States 10/12/2012 09:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And in other news, the liberal media tells us the unemployment rate is going down................. "The Trayvon Martin Case changed the Media forever. Whether Democrat or Republican, Fox, CNN, NBC are not in the game to tell you truth, they are in the game to make money. Always follow the money" #DYOR |
Sleeping Giant User ID: 23781418 United States 10/12/2012 09:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. Quoting: Sleeping Giant It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7768903 United States 10/12/2012 09:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shipping has always been interesting to me...ever see two log trucks pass each other going opposite ways on the highway? Makes you wonder how many other products, that are exactly the same, are being shipped across the state or country instead of across the street where they are needed... Quoting: BRIEF Hahah, it does make you wonder. Make local apples, ship them 1000 miles away, and get apples from Canada. Got to wonder if there is more too it, or just creating the illusion of jobs |
Sleeping Giant User ID: 23781418 United States 10/12/2012 09:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. Quoting: Sleeping Giant It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. To add: The reason the shipping economy is still going strong is because people don't want to spend the gas money to go to the store. With amazon, ebay, and all the other retailers who are now online, it makes it cheaper to just shop online. Plus, many of those online stores offer free shipping. So, it still reflects the poor economy. Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23597994 United States 10/12/2012 10:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But then there's this - Quoting: DarbyDoom The Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a benchmark for global commodity- shipping rates, rose 3.2 percent in London yesterday. It has jumped 37 percent since Sept. 12, when it reached a seven-month low. (from BusinessWeek article today on Chinese shipping companies) So airplane shipping (FedEx Express) is down, truck shipping (FedEx Ground) is stable, and ocean shipping in big boats (BDI) is up. Sounds rational to me. Never made much sense, how much stuff we put into little sausage tubes and fly it around at 40,000 feet, very inefficient. |
Sleeping Giant User ID: 23781418 United States 10/12/2012 10:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is very concerning. Quoting: Lady Jane Smith FedEx, UPS & the such are usually adding jobs this time of year to prepare for the rush in Holiday shipping. Still are...UPS and FedEx are both gearing up for a record-setting peak season. People just aren't paying for the express service. UPS is just UPS, but FedEx is split into different shipping service, owned by the same parent company, that's why they are in the news. (express, ground, home delivery, custom critical, freight, etc.) Last Edited by Sleeping Giant on 10/12/2012 10:02 AM Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23597994 United States 10/12/2012 10:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. Quoting: Sleeping Giant It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. To add: The reason the shipping economy is still going strong is because people don't want to spend the gas money to go to the store. With amazon, ebay, and all the other retailers who are now online, it makes it cheaper to just shop online. Plus, many of those online stores offer free shipping. So, it still reflects the poor economy. Or, just the new economy. Even if I were flush with cash, I would prefer to buy most stuff online. Maybe I'd even buy food online (e.g. SeamlessWeb) rather than shop sales in grocery stores as I do now. |
Sleeping Giant User ID: 23781418 United States 10/12/2012 10:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: DarbyDoom Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. To add: The reason the shipping economy is still going strong is because people don't want to spend the gas money to go to the store. With amazon, ebay, and all the other retailers who are now online, it makes it cheaper to just shop online. Plus, many of those online stores offer free shipping. So, it still reflects the poor economy. Or, just the new economy. Even if I were flush with cash, I would prefer to buy most stuff online. Maybe I'd even buy food online (e.g. SeamlessWeb) rather than shop sales in grocery stores as I do now. Absolutely, it's more convenient. Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7768903 United States 10/12/2012 10:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. Quoting: Sleeping Giant It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. To add: The reason the shipping economy is still going strong is because people don't want to spend the gas money to go to the store. With amazon, ebay, and all the other retailers who are now online, it makes it cheaper to just shop online. Plus, many of those online stores offer free shipping. So, it still reflects the poor economy. For Online Shipping that is true. But why ship produce from Argentina to say NY, vs the same product that grows in NY gets shipped out of NY. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23406708 United States 10/12/2012 10:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FedEx Ground has become so fast, people aren't willing to pay the extra 20 bucks to get something there overnight, when Ground can get it there one day later for a lot cheaper. Quoting: Sleeping Giant It's just the nature of the beast in a competitive market. Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. To add: The reason the shipping economy is still going strong is because people don't want to spend the gas money to go to the store. With amazon, ebay, and all the other retailers who are now online, it makes it cheaper to just shop online. Plus, many of those online stores offer free shipping. So, it still reflects the poor economy. Thank you... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 24693760 United States 10/12/2012 10:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If we can outlast the paper and the ink the market will carsh. Insane money printing going on right now and they have instated massive price controls as they print us into the stratosphere ! Price discovery is the definition of the market itself. Take that away and you have no market. Why they think they can unwind the massive influx of money that they have used to purchase equities is dreaming of candy unicorns. A $30 uptic in Gold since the QE4ever announcement proves the price controls ! $30 $30 $30 |
Sleeping Giant User ID: 23781418 United States 10/12/2012 10:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: DarbyDoom Could you elaborate? Are they just cutting their overnight services....? Or is the company as a whole have problems?? What about UPS?? The company is fine. Express offers overnight services for a large fee. FedEx Ground is very much cheaper, but at the same time, has become very fast. For example, I can ship something from here in Ohio to Florida in two days. The company has just canabalized itself. With the economy, people aren't willing to spend the extra money when they can ship FedEx Ground, and still get it there quickly. UPS is having the same issue, but they don't all of the different operating companies. The layoffs and buyouts are for FedEx Express only, all the other operating companies are doing well. To add: The reason the shipping economy is still going strong is because people don't want to spend the gas money to go to the store. With amazon, ebay, and all the other retailers who are now online, it makes it cheaper to just shop online. Plus, many of those online stores offer free shipping. So, it still reflects the poor economy. Thank you... You're welcome. Like I said before, it's the nature of the beast. It's dictated by the consumer, and industry standards. If the consumer would rather save money and add a day to the service, then that's how the companies must evolve and adapt. I'm definitely not saying the economy is OK, obviously, because people can't afford overnight shipping anymore. Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 24693760 United States 10/12/2012 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When the Republiscams stop sending manufacturing and industrial jobs to Asia, we will have full employment again. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16674316 That is all there is to it. Repudiate the Republiscams any way you can. They have been destroying America. [link to www.amazon.com] maybe if the taxes here wernt so high less jobs would be lost libtard Why dont you understand the fact that the inflation created from Production/Output (job creation) would put so much strain on the dollar it would be dead within 6 months (inflation). There can be no employment in this country while they try and print the banks "of the world" back to solvency. Why cant you understand this ? |
DeadBeacon User ID: 17611429 United States 10/12/2012 10:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Supply chain trends, as in FedEx and UPS, are very telling. Before you can ship it very often the worlds pallet industry is the precursor....if you don't produce it or warehouse it you don't need pallets. It's one of the first indicators in manufacturing. A little research and you'll see the trends have been terrible...for years. [link to www.reportlinker.com] :Canadian F::State of Texas: "Misunderestimating is only 5/4 th's of the problem"! "Some choose to hear, few decide to listen". "Question what you know and know why you question". "GLP will never be the sane...uhhh...same". "The markets will determine the fate of government intervention, not government intervening in the market". |