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Rising urban e-commerce volumes, acute labor shortages in logistics, and growing demand for faster, contactless deliveries are fueling adoption of autonomous delivery robots and drones. North America leads the market with over 56% share, supported by strong technological infrastructure, regulatory backing, and the presence of major industry players like Amazon, FedEx, and Nuro.Chicago, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global autonomous last mile delivery market was valued at 30.05 billion i

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) is spinning off its FedEx Freight unit as an independent company, using proceeds from a private debt offering to support the separation. The company is also reshaping its leadership, naming Scott Ray as chief operating officer for U.S. and Canada Surface Operations. These moves affect the less than truckload freight segment and align with broader network transformation efforts, including the Network 2.0 initiative. FedEx sits at the center of global parcel, freight and...

The Defense Logistics Market is set to reach USD 286.33 billion by 2033, rising from USD 174.05 billion in 2025, with a 6.42% CAGR. Key growth drivers include geopolitical tensions, military modernization, and rapid technological advancement. Incorporating AI, automation, and real-time data enhances military operations’ efficiency and readiness. As defense budgets rise globally, the need for agile, technology-driven logistics systems grows. The U.S., China, Germany, and Saudi Arabia lead advance

UPS will slash 30,000 jobs and close 24 facilities as it reduces Amazon volumes to focus on higher-margin segments.

Less than 30 days into 2026, U.S. companies across sectors have announced layoffs ​as they cut costs and simplify operations ‌in the backdrop of rising adoption of artificial intelligence tools. On Wednesday, ‌tech giant Amazon became the latest, cutting 16,000 roles worldwide in the second major round of job cuts at the company in three months. Here are some of the ⁠U.S. companies that ‌have announced job cuts so far in 2026: Notes Date of % of Secto Announceme Company Job Total r nt Cuts Workforc Technology January Pinteres Less Reallocating t than Less resources to 780 than 15% artificial intelligence-focu sed roles and strategy January Autodesk Roughly Aiming ‍to 7% redirect spending Abo...

United Parcel Service, Inc. remains a Strong Buy: turnaround boosts profits via automation, B2B/healthcare shift and Amazon glide-down. Click for this UPS update.

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

STORY: Stocks ended mixed Tuesday.The Dow fell eight tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 rose four tenths to notch another closing high ... and the Nasdaq climbed nine tenths of one percent.UnitedHealth Group dragged down the Dow. The insurer’s shares plunged nearly 20% after the Trump administration proposed a very small increase in Medicare insurer payment rates. The plan was another woe added to the company’s disappointing revenue forecast for 2026. The stocks of peers Humana and Aetna-owner CVS also plummeted.Meanwhile, bellwether UPS rose fractionally after it projected higher revenue for 2026, also pulling up shares in rival FedEx which gained about two and a half percent.Later this week, megacap technology companies report results.Anna Rathbun, founder and CEO of Grenadilla Advisory says she thinks they will continue to boost the market though there could be some choppiness in the sector.“I am positive on the S&P 500. And I do think that it will be driven by technology, again, in some ways. I don't think it will be without volatility, because even among the large-scale tech players, AI players, there are things that are changing. So Nvidia for a long time was the winner in the AI race with its chip designing, AI chip designing capabilities. But then Google came out as a contender, and now Microsoft is making its own AI chips. So a lot of things are changing, even in the front of the winners of AI or perceived winners of AI. So that's going to be very interesting.”On the economy front, U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in January, slumping to its lowest level since 2014. Also on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve began its two-day policy meeting with the central bank expected to announce no change in interest rates on Wednesday.Other stocks on the move included Corning, which surged 15.5% to a more than 25 year high after Meta said it would pay up to $6 billion for fiber-optic cables in AI data centers.:: General MotorsAnd shares of General Motors jumped nearly 9% after the automaker posted a rise in core profit on higher demand for SUVs and pickup trucks.

In the latest trading session, FedEx (FDX) closed at $312.42, marking a +2.61% move from the previous day.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 27, 2026--FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) ("FedEx") announced today that FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FedEx (the "Issuer"), has priced a private offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.300% senior notes due 2029, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.650% senior notes due 2031, $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.950% senior notes due 2033 and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior notes