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• Bank Break Ups are Bad for Customers

  BNET - 2009-11-09

  The government's playing Goldilocks when it comes to big business break-ups. Meanwhile, it's the customer that suffers. by Richard Northedge

  Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Bank, Customer, Government, Vertical Industries, Financial Services, Finance, Richard Northedge

• Wednesday's Notable Market Action

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-28

  Earnings Call ExcerptAs we noted yesterday, the Vix spiked again and the call buyers in the options are sitting pretty now. The VIX jumped over 12% on the day to just under 28. VIX – CBOE Volatility index – Monday’s leap in the reading of Wall...

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• Whiting Petroleum Beats on Production, Ups Guidance

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-28

  Earnings Call ExcerptPre Call Note Key Points: 3Q09 Production above the upper end of guidance Production guidance raised Biggest IP for a Bakken well in company history (> 4,700 BOEpd) The 3Q Numbers: Production of 5.13 MMBOE (55,761 BOEpd), above...

  Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Bank, Production, Millimeter, Bakken, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Personal Finance, Finance, Seeking Alpha, Whiting Petroleum Corp.

• Prime View International Ups Terms Of Deal For E Ink

  PaidContent - 2009-09-30

  With some shareholders threatening not to approve Taiwan-based Prime View International‘s offer to purchase E Ink, Prime View has now upped the terms of its agreement to buy the company, which makes display technology vital to the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Kindle and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Reader. In addition to...

  Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Shareholder, E Ink Corp., Prime View, Financial Accounting, Finance, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joseph Tartakoff

• Energy Roundup: China Ups Acquisition Ante, Q-Cells Axes 500 Jobs, Chevron's New Toy, and More

  BNET - 2009-08-14

  China's insatiable energy resource appetite --  China's hunger for energy resources has boosted its spending on oil and mining acquisitions by at least half this year, despite growing concern and opposition in the U.S. and Australia. If China National Petroleum buys Repsol YPF's Argentine unit, the country's purchase of overseas...

  Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Job, Acquisition, Source Inc., Chevron Corp., Personal Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxes, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Financial Planning, Management, Kirsten Korosec

• Earnings: Sirius XM Ups Guidance, Subscriber Losses Smaller Than Expected

  PaidContent - 2009-08-06

  Sirius XM (NSDQ: SIRI) managed to cut its losses during the quarter, as it benefited from savings due to the merger between Sirus and XM a year ago. Subscription acquisition costs per subscriber dropped 20 percent to $57 from $71. And the company managed to eek out an increase...

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• United Parcel Service, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-07-23

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Gary Chase – Barclays Capital. Gary Chase – Barclays Capital On the outlook as you talked about business conditions remaining the same can you talk about what you are seeing and what you...

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• United Parcel Service, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-23

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Gary Chase - Barclays Capital. Gary Chase – Barclays Capital Just a couple on the progression from the first quarter into the second, how would you define what the biggest challenge was? Has it been the weight...

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• Sweat The Small Stuff: Now Is The Time To Focus On The Details To Better Manage Risk

  BNET - 2009-01-01

  In today's economy, companies cannot afford to overlook even the smallest details when it comes to protecting their assets. But did you know that minor oversights, such as an incorrect shipping number or poor reporting systems, can waste thousands - or even millions - of dollars a year? The good...

  Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Asset Management, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations

• A Building Products Distributor Finds Truckloads Of Benefit In An Innovative Freight Distribution Partnership

  BNET - 2009-01-01

  Wolseley North America is a supplier of construction products and services. The company comprises Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., the nation's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies, Stock Building Supply and Wolseley Canada. The company's management proposed making better use of UPS Freight vehicles that, after delivering their loads, returned to base...

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