Shipping stocks fell as the end of the port workers' strike looks to put paid to the prospect of sustained higher freight rates

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Key Takeaways FedEx shares advanced on Monday as analysts said a likely labor action by dockworkers could lift demand for air freight.Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are reportedly planning to go on strike beginning at midnight,

FedEx ($FDX) is in the news recently, with speculators chasing FedEx stock higher. That could prove to be a dangerous venture, however. FedEx has

As a massive dockworker strike leaves billions of dollars worth of cargo stranded near U.S. ports, companies that transport cargo by air could stand to benefit. The supply chain logistics platform Flexport is telling their by-sea clients to consider the skies instead.