Retailers and distribution and delivery firms have begun announcing plans for holiday hiring. Early indications show that this year's offerings are on track at least to match last year's hiring.
The more recent observations about Buffett's portfolio changes coming into mid-2018 have been quite different than many of the historic and traditional Buffett picks.
The new UPS experiment will be very small but, if it works, the electric truck business will get a boost.
Douglas A. McIntyre UPS has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union on a five-year contract affecting some 260,000 employees.
Paul Ausick The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Andeavor, CSX, Lam Research, Owens Corning, UPS and Xerox.
Package carrier FedEx announced Monday that it has reserved 20 all-electric semis from Tesla. The new big rigs are scheduled to begin production sometime next year.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Tuesday include Archer Daniels Midland, Cardlytics, Dermira, E*Trade, Herbalife, Mylan, UPS, VMware and Western Digital.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Baker Hughes, BP, Duke Energy, Finish Line, HP, Schlumberger, UPS and Workday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Albermarle, Allergan, Boston Scientific, eBay, FedEx, Gogo, LendingTree, Nokia, UPS and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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UPS has had to "recruit" its own office staff to help out with the high volume of packages it's delivering this year. Some workers were volunteers, others were apparently volunteered.
Paul Ausick UPS has warned both retailers and the shopping public that it may not have enough trucks and delivery people to make all delivery dates.
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple may enjoy a massive tax windfall under the new tax code, UPS warns some holiday deliveries could be delayed, and other important headlines.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Blue Apron, Broadcom, Charter Communications, CVS Health, Delphi, eBay, Rite Aid and UPS.
The deeply troubled United States Postal Service will do brisk business over the holidays, despite companies which including Fedex (NYSE: FDX) and UPS (NYSE: UPS) constantly stealing its customers. The USPS released…
