Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An aerospace expert and Managing Director of The Lundquist Group. On June 21, Fred W. Smith, founder of Federal Express, passed ...

Smith once said he came up with the name Federal Express because he wanted the company to sound big and important when in fact it was a start-up... MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder ...

Fred Smith's innovative express shipping company revolutionized air cargo, establishing the overnight delivery standard. He built FedEx into a global shipping giant from a concept in a college term ...

The Trump administration has warned that it could take years for refunds to be paid out for tariffs that the Supreme Court ...

Created in 1971, the Federal Express Corporation, an overnight air freight delivery system was an innovative company known for its memorable advertising campaigns. The core of the Federal Express ...

His vision for how to ship packages overnight led to not just a new company, but also a new sector of the world economy and a now-familiar English verb. By Alex Traub Frederick W. Smith, who bet ...

Andrew Harnik / AP Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small ...

MEMPHIS — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels and ...