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Investing
Post Office May Close 700 Locations
The writing has been on the wall for years. The Postal Service is slowly going out of business. The fax was the first piece of technology that cut into the need to…
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United Parcel Service Inc - Class B
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2:54am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT. Bloomberg
Reuters: Microsoft’s (MSFT) results and forecast were weak. Reuters: CIT (CIT) may sell its aviation finance business. Reuters: Fatigue at the Fed is leading to questions about its expanded role. Reuters: Twitter…
4:02pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Q1-2009 Holdings P to Z (BRK-A, PG, SNY, STI, TMK, USB, USG, UNH, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings for the first quarter of 2009 are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009. There are some changes…
3:00am ET
Media
Media Digest 4/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, tech giants reported reasonable earnings for last quarter because of cost cutting and a resilience in a bad economy. Reuters reports that Chrysler is still working on a deal…
9:39am ET
Investing
Is UPS Foreshadowing For Amazon.com Earnings? (UPS, AMZN)
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is trading off after the company reported poor earnings this morning. There is an interesting angle here that could reflect on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) ahead…
5:48pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Disclose Holdings S to Z (BRK-A, SNY, STI, TMK, USB, USG, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)
The final list of Warren Buffett’s year-end stock holdings from Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) are out and we broke them down alphabetically with this being the “S to Z” stock list. …
8:00am ET
Investing
Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (EE, LRY, NEM, RSYS, RVBD, RYAAY, STAR, UPS)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning: El Paso Electric (EE) Raised to Hold at Jefferies. Liberty Property…
7:57am ET
Investing
Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AFFX, APD, ACAS, AMLN, AMAT, AINV, CTXS, DRYS, XOM, IRBT, LRCX, NFLX, NSR, NHY, NYX, BTU, UPS)
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious calls we are seeing this Thursday morning: Affymetrix (AFFX) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Air Products (APD) Cut to Neutral at…
8:54pm ET
Jobs
The Layoff Kings: The Companies That Cut The Most In 2008 (C)(HPQ)(T)(GM)(BAC)(SBUX)(WFC)(DOW)(JAVA)(JPM)(AMR)(MRK)
People who get to the end of 2008 and are still at work can be thankful. The unemployment rate will probably be over 7%. That does not count the people no longer…
7:40am ET
Investing
Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADSK, CVA, SFD, MMM, ATU, BLK, CBEY, ITW, RFMD, ROP, UPS)
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we are seeing this Tuesday morning: AutoDesk (ADSK) Started as Buy at KeyBanc. Covanta (CVA) Started as Buy at Jefferies. Smithfield…
3:50am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, New York Times, FT, Bloomberg.
According to Reuters, Japan has fallen into a recession. Reuters writes that the top seven executives at Goldman Sachs (GS) will take no bonuses. Reuters reports that a poll showed that many…
5:26pm ET
Industrials
New Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Stocks T-Z (TMK, USB, USG, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)
We have outlined the changes in the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and consolidated these into alphabetical order from "T to Z" for the quarter ended on September…
10:03am ET
Jobs
UPS & FedEx Losing DHL As Competition Via Layoffs (UPS, FDX)
DHL has announced that it was cutting 9,500 jobs as it discontinues air and ground operations within the United States. DHL Express says that it will continue to operate between the United…
3:37pm ET
Transportation
FedEx Finally Likes Fuel Prices As Economy Weakens (FDX, UPS)
It looks like lower fuel prices are turning into net gains for transportation companies. Finally! FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) has announced that it now expects to post earnings of $1.23 per share…
9:30pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Holdings T to Z (TMK, USB, USG, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)
These are the last of Warren Buffett’s and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) holdings as of June 30, 2008: Torchmark Corp. (NYSE: TMK) more than 3.51 million shares in multiple lots US…