Stock Price Update

87.32, down 0.66

http://fedex.com/us/investorrelations/stockinfo/

Looking forward to holiday shopping season?

I would say yes. I have been hearing about fierce competition from retailers like Wal-Mart and Target offering free shipping during the holidays to match deals from Amazon, etc., so maybe will be even more shipping this year than usual.

Chapter 11

FedEx is mentioned in the Information Systems section of Chapter 11, noted for its internal communication systems that aid in coordinating "76,000-plus vehicles in handling an average of 5.5 million packages a day". This section also mentions their sophisticated flight operation system and e-business tools for customers.
The article in the link below expands on the IT at FedEx and touches upon ISO certification and six sigma. Sounds like they don't exactly have a six sigma program overall, but have found some concepts to apply.
http://www.enterpriseleadership.org/blogs/Articles/2007/08/27/interview-rob-carter--fedex-cio-says-it-matters

Stock Price Update

88.12, down 2.19

http://fedex.com/us/investorrelations/stockinfo/

Air freight in the spotlight after Yemen plot - MarketWatch

Air freight in the spotlight after Yemen plot - MarketWatch

stock price update

http://fedex.com/us/investorrelations/stockinfo/

87.03, up 0.61

freight prices going up due to tighter security screening?

I have been hearing on the news recently about this, in light of the intercepted explosives shipped from Yemen. will try to locate some articles and add links to this post.