FedEx and UPS add 'China fee' ahead of the end of de minimis
In the final weeks before US de minimis exemption for parcels from China ends, UPS ...
Coronavirus has seen off much of what, only a few weeks ago, seemed normal. Not least at FedEx, which this week announced fiscal Q3 2020 results – our previous Premium take can be found here.
For some, the commute has become a memory, while in many countries kids no longer go to school. FedEx has abandoned economic forecasting.
Yet the quarterly ritual of dull-as-dishwater conference calls between company execs and sell-side analysts shows no regard for viral pandemics.
Why would it, when you can ...
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