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FedEx Corp.’s fiscal third-quarter profit declined from a year earlier as international airfreight remained weak and customers increasingly selected slower, less expensive services, the company said last week.

FedEx Corp. said Henry Maier will succeed David Rebholz as CEO of the company’s FedEx Ground unit, which provides small-package delivery services.

FedEx Corp.’s Ground and Freight units increased fiscal second-quarter profit, cushioning the blow of lower profits at the Express business, the company reported last week.

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit slipped from a year ago due in part to Hurricane Sandy, but operating profit at its less-than-truckload freight unit almost doubled.

FedEx Corp. said it is expecting record volume, fueled by online sales, on “Green Monday” in early December, the busiest online shopping day of the year.

FedEx Corp. last week aimed to improve profits by $1.7 billion over the next three fiscal years, almost all from cutting costs and streamlining operations at the Express unit.

FedEx Corp. last week reported a lower fiscal first-quarter profit and reduced earnings forecasts, but said its less-than-truckload unit provided a bright spot by more than doubling its results.