The great mover of packages known as FedEx is shifting to what it calls “dimensional weight pricing.” It’s about size as well as heft and more money for FedEx. A FedEx spokesman gave this quote to Bloomberg News: “We felt like we weren’t receiving the correct compensation for the services we were providing.” Marketplace’s David Weinberg explains.
President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services appears before the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Sylvia Burwell’s nomination will be considered by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. There will be plenty of political questions about the future of Obamacare. But what questions would healthcare executives and policy wonks want to ask? We got in touch with a few to find out.
Meanwhile: Google. Amazon. Walmart.com—These aren’t the first places that people think of when planning a funeral service. But more people are shopping online for cremation urns.
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