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Wall Street Breakfast

FedEx lands Amazon deal as UPS scales back

Wall Street Breakfast

Seeking Alpha

Business, Investing, Business News, News

3.8950 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

FedEx inks deal with Amazon to fill delivery gaps left by UPS. (00:21) Samsung launches ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge as Apple reportedly prepares iPhone Air. (01:18) Coinbase to join S&P 500 index, shares surge 9% after hours. (02:11)

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:08.0

Thanks for joining us on this Tuesday, May 13th. I'm Julie Morgan.

0:13.1

Amazon shifts gears on shipping. Samsung slims down its smartphone and Coinbase scores a new spot.

0:21.6

Amazon has reached an agreement with FedEx to take over package deliveries previously

0:26.6

handled by UPS. According to an email obtained by Business Insider, FedEx offers cost favorability

0:34.6

over UPS, providing Amazon with cost savings and alleviating capacity constraints.

0:41.1

If you remember, UPS said it was reducing the volume of packages delivered for Amazon by 50%

0:47.7

by the second half of 2026. This would enable UPS to focus on the delivery of heavier packages traveling a longer distance

0:56.7

while reducing the delivery of lighter packages from Amazon.

1:01.0

The shift is expected to result in a workforce reduction of 20,000, closure of 73 facilities

1:07.6

and $3.5 billion in savings for UPS. FEDEC shares moved higher on the news last trading

1:14.8

in the pre-market with a 1% gain. Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S-25 Edge. The new

1:23.3

ultra-thin edition makes it one of the slimmest and lightest premium smartphones available.

1:28.7

The last edition revealed through an online event stands out with a thickness of 5.8

1:34.1

millimeters and a weight of 163 grams. The device is priced starting at $1.100 and goes on sale

1:42.6

at the end of this month. In parallel, there are reports that

1:46.3

Apple is preparing to launch the iPhone 17 Air, which is rumored to be the thinnest and lightest iPhone

1:53.1

ever made and likely expected in September of this year alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup.

2:00.5

It is rumored to be higher than the current Pro Max,

2:03.2

possibly starting at $1,300 or more,

2:06.3

positioning it as the most premium model in the lineup.

2:11.1

Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase will be added

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