Public Event Detail
FedEx Downplays US-China Trade Spat’s Impact on Its Business
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2018-09-18FDXFedExAlpha Vantage Newstariff_announcement
Event summary
FedEx leaders assured investors that the escalating US-China trade war would have minimal direct impact on the company, affecting only 2% of its revenue from US-China shipments and a quarter of those goods. Despite this, Chairman and CEO Fred Smith reiterated his criticism of tariffs, emphasizing their negative effect on economic growth. The company reported a significant profit increase, boosted by the growing economy and lower taxes, but its shares fell after-hours as results missed Wall Street expectations.
Attached public signals
earnings-surpriseConfidence: 0.00market-repricingConfidence: 0.00tariff-riskConfidence: 0.00trade-war-escalationConfidence: 0.00
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