General Mills echoes FedEx with a warning about weaker demand

In this article GIS FDX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Limited Edition holiday breakfast cereal, Christmas Crunch in holiday shapes, Target store, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Lindsey Nicholson | Getty Images Two big companies weighed in on persistent demand woes this week. General Mills , which reported earnings Wednesday morning, said tepid demand and pricing pressures are compounding problems for the Dunkaroos and Bisquick maker. That echoed what FedEx said in its report after the bell Tuesday. FedEx shares fell 10% Wednesday, on pace for its worst…