Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.According to some estimates, up to 40% of the value of world trade travels by air. Thinking about that, the factoid has the ring of truth. You don’t…
United Parcel Service reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday. UPS said it delivered 20 million packages per day during the fourth quarter.
courtesy of USPSIf prices of goods or services are rising or falling, it often means that someone is winning and someone is losing as a result. As a general service reminder, and…
The holiday season brought little joy to United Parcel Service. The package shipping company warned Friday that huge demand for late holiday shipping will cut fourth-quarter earnings below Wall Street estimates.
In a new research report, analysts at Deutsche Bank are very positive on transportation stocks in 2014, despite a strong outperformance in the past year.
Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The package delivery service reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.57 on revenues of…
courtesy of USPSThe United States Postal Service made two announcement recently. First, it announced a $5 billion annual loss. It also said the price of a first class stamp would rise from $.46…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows…
Wikimedia CommonsAmazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) challenge to large retailers is not just that it does not need physical stores to do business, nor that it has one of the most visited websites…
courtesy of USPSThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) expects to ship 15 billion pieces of mail and packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. USPS management claims this will be a record. The…
courtesy of Starbucks In a press release Wednesday morning, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it plans to hire 10,000 U.S. military veterans and active duty spouses in the next five years.…
Courtesy United Parcel Service Inc.United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Friday morning. The package delivery giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.16…
Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsPackage delivery service FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) said on Wednesday that it expects a 13% increase in global shipments during its busiest week of the year. That would…
Jon OggThe S&P 500 Index is hitting all-time highs and we are now deep into earnings season. This week will mark the second week of the earnings floodgates being open. 24/7 Wall…
Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsU.S. crude production has grown beyond expectations in 2013, accelerating in the second half of this year at most key plays around the country, particularly Bakken, Eagle Ford…
