FDX Dividend
 

Just saw where FDX is paying an 11 cent dividend for this quarter...Things must not be that bad..... or are they? I did a search and the dividend is up over this time last year. Hopefully things aren't as bad as I think they are..... any speculation?

Take a look at the company insiders and see who has enough shares so an 11 cent div makes real money for them. An 11 div means nothing to the common share holder on this stock. Semper me if you're on the BOD:)

$3,000 +/- is nothing to sneeze at during recessionary times . .and just before Christmas shopping. . . . although it doesn't go any where near covering the major loss in equity over the last few months.

Then, there's Fred's losses.

Thank you, Mr. President-Elect!

Expect FedEx to have a decent quarter. Fuel prices have come way down while the top fuel surcharges remained in place. That's a ton of money even with a significant drop in volume that is expected. Looking forward I would expect the fuel surcharges to decrease percentage wise as well as the FedEx announcement concerning the lowering of surcharge costs versus increasing retail prices on customers.

Did I miss something in the recent past that would be a reason to blame the incoming President for anything you just said?:confused:

DUH. . . . . . . !!

Don't read much, eh?

How about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Franklin Raines, Jim Johnson, The Congressional Black Caucus, Acorn . . yadda . .yadda . .yadda . . "Osama Obama" (Ted Kennedy's quote) is UP to his eyeballs in the financial disaster we are about to witness.

Read a little and get back to us:obama's association with fannie mae - Google Search

But of course...Obviously, it had to be either Clinton or Obama's fault.:rolleyes:

I don't think Fred or any of the other directors and officers are counting on the dividend to fill the X-mas stocking.

It has a lot more to do with managing cash on hand and it does send a signal that things are ok - we're in good shape and don't need to be hoarding cash. It totals out at $35Mil which is small potatoes compared to the $1.5Bil in cash on the books at the end of August. Looking at the last 10Q filing, cash on hand grew by $34Mil in the 4th qtr in spite of an $.11 dividend.

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Yeah, all politics aside, I think it is quite clear that Frank, Todd, Pelosi and the rest of the lowest rated Congress in history have botched this economy properly with terrible monetary, credit and regulatory policies.:(:mad::cool:

It's kinda' spooky that you fly airplanes yet still believe everything you read online. How much power do you really think a 1st term Senator has?

Nice try. Blame the Congress that has been in power less than 2 years for the problems that were started under Clinton's Republican controlled Senate and expanded by Bush.

He doesn't anymore! Capt Drew retired years ago! But your sentiment would have probably applied then as well! :D Ask him what he would do when ATC assigned him a squawk that included 3 consecutive 6s! :rolleyes: Or how to go illegal in the field at SAN, his home! ;)

Or how to get demoted to FO before retiring.

Yea, but it was freaking hilarious when he comat-ed his box lunch to his ACP. :)

He simply suggested you do your own research. From your statements, you clearly have no idea what the problems involved with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are, when they started, or who is responsible for them. It is worth looking into. Spooky even, given that the folks currently in charge of the Congressional offices responsible for their oversight are the very people who forced through the regulations that brought us to where we are today. Did you know, for example, that the top three recipients of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae campaign contributions are (in order):

1. Chris Dodd
2. Barack Obama
3. John Kerry

Not bad for a "1st Term Senator".

OpenSecrets | Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers - Capital Eye

Maybe you should look at what the numbers really show.
They include all contributions by individuals (over $250) and all PAC money up to September 2nd. Let's see. Who was it that won the democratic nomination? Barack somebody? He got $120k in individual donations from people that work for Freddie/Fannie. He got Millions in donations from all over the country, representing people from all walks of life. Maybe they sensed the need for a change. He only got $6,000 in PAC money. If you want to know who got the big dollars from the PAC's, read a little farther down the list. Hers's a hint...the top three recipients are all Republican. The PAC money is the "buyer" of influence, not the individual donor.

On another note, I heard on Art Bell about a crack in the earth that had been discovered up in Washington state (I think.) The U S Army investigated it and could find no bottom....apparently it is a gateway to hell! It is now under constant guard by the military but they are keeping it a secret from all of us.

Yeah, but what country? Millions from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip etc.
Bet you're real proud of that, aren't you?

First of all, what's your source about where these monies came from? Secondly, I'd say: Sweet. Because if Hamas and Hezbollah actually donated money, that's money that those jerks can't spend against us in this war on terror. Thirdly, there's no way that any money of significance could have come from the Gaza Strip, because the Arabs there don't have enough money to even have their trash picked up, never mind contributing to a presidential candidate here in the U.S.

What say we wait and see how he does, before all you Republicans head for the hills.

JJ

Gaza Strip? So a Palestinian wanting to see change for the better is different than a Jew wanting to see change for the better how? We get oil from terrorist states every day, is that OK? Maybe we should talk about all the money the rags gave to George W?

I am proud of the fact that we finally had an above-the-board election where the clear winner of the popular vote also won the electorial college. Makes it a little more convincing when we preach to others about free and open elections.

It is also a proven fact that the "0" had disabled all security protocols for his internet donations, and for what altruistic reason might that be?:confused:

I'm thinking of doing the same for my internet donations. I'll let you know when it's done and you can start contributing. That doesn't mean, however, that I'll like you any better then than now.:D But if you feel the need, contribute away.

JJ

How is your bum shoulder? oops wrong old dude:D Would the contributions go towards jetjokstraps for your racquetball playing:D

GW and his buffoons have turned this country into an

OBAMANATION

I'm personally looking forward to it.

Why is this thread still open...Are the mods on holiday?

Look forward to this, one of the first acts of censorship will be to severely restrict your rights under the second amendment by surreptitious means.

Here you go genius. Tip of the iceberg. Google up Obama and Illegal contributions and you can do your own homework, 280,000 hits

About Obama’s illegal foreign campaign contributions from GAZA Palestine, which he listed as GA(like Georgia)

October 1, 2008 — budsimmons About Obama’s illegal foreign campaign

contributions from GAZA Palestine, which he

listed as GA(like Georgia)

Do you like his slick cuteness, listing GAZA as GA to be confused with GEORGIA (USA)? Palestinian brothers inside the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip are listed in government election filings as having donated $29,521.54 to Sen. Barack Obamas campaign, according to WorldNetDailys (WND) Jerusalem bureau chief, Aaron Klein.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?f…
The donations would violate election laws, including prohibitions on receiving donations from foreigners and guidelines against accepting more than $2,300 from one individual during a single election, Bob Biersack, a spokesman for the Federal Election Commission, said in response to a query.
The contributions also raise numerous questions about the Obama campaigns lax online donation form, which apparently allows for the possibility of foreign contributions.
Last week, the Atlas Shrugs blog outlined a series of donations in 2007 made to Obamas campaign from two individuals, Monir Edwan and Hosam Edwan (See 8/4/08, below). In an online form on Obama’s campaign site, the Edwans listed their street as Tal Esaltan, which they wrote was located in Rafah, GA.
Rafah is not a city in Georgia. The Atlas blog immediately raised concerns that the money may have been donated from the Gaza Strip town of Rafah.
A WND investigation tracked down the Edwans, who are brothers living in the Tal Esaltan neighborhood of Rafah, a large refugee camp in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Speaking to WND, the two brothers praised Obama and admitted giving the money online to his campaign. They said they are not U.S. citizens or green card holders but are citizens of Palestine.

And when you get tired of reading about Obama's illegal campaign contributions on the World Net Daily site, there is this riveting bit of info:

Soy is making kids 'gay'

When that comes to pass, remind us that you were right about it by posting a link to this thread. Until then, Ill keep you in my "conspiracy nut" file.

Hey...Don't forget to talk about Obama being a muslim, and being sworn in with the koran.:rolleyes:

And I will keep you in my "tax me up the rear and slowly erode my freedoms" file.

Latest rumor ... he's enrolled his girls at Sidwell Friends School in NW DC. It's a private Quaker School. Who knew he was Quaker? :confused:

This thread started out as ..... well, I forget what this is all about now, but folks have discussed politics, religion, race, and just about everything in between. Hope you enjoyed the holiday reprieve. ;)