FedEx CEO: 'Economy will come around'

Courtesy CNN Money  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 3:37am

If you're looking for insight into the global economy, Fred Smith is a pretty good place to start. As CEO of Memphis-based package-delivery giant FedEx, he oversees an army of some 290,000 workers who collectively move 7.6 million parcels daily to more than 220 countries.



 

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