BNET Industries
Market Cap:$40.6B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$51.4B
- Public
- US
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United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services. With more than a century of experience in transportation and logistics, UPS is a leading global trade expert equipped with a broad portfolio of solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Number of Employees 260,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Couriers and Express Delivery Services: 492110
Recent Events
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Smart Power Monitoring with Network UPS Tools
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An epiphany, and a new policing philosophy
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Alchemilla Ultra-Pure Skin Care Becomes a Corporate Member of United Plant Savers Organization
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iPhone Most Popular Touchscreen Device
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FedEx promotes services with international effort
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UPS and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas to Unveil Special Safe Driving Paint...
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UPS Teams with American Red Cross to Send Relief Flight to American Samoa
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UPS UPS Declares $0.45 Quarterly Dividend; 3.3% Yield
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Which Transport Stock Got an 'Outperform' Rating?
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United Parcel Service Q3 Profit Drops; Yet Tops Estimates; Guides Q4 - Update
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Caterpillar's On the Move
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Expansion of UPS Healthcare Network Signals Changes in Industry
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UPS profits drop 43%, recovery has 'long way to go'
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UPS settles patent suit with Katz
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UPS Named Official Carrier for London Olympic Games
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Sears Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $6.2M
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UPS Expands Healthcare Logistics Presence with Facilities in Puerto Rico, the Netherlands
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UPS Launches Marketing Service; To Distribute Retail Offers With Shipments - Quick Facts
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UPS agrees to settle sexual harassment suit brought by a former employee in Benicia
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UPS vs. FedEx vs. USPS. Which is best?
BNET
- 2009-11-19
November 20, 2009 ยท by Ken Kikkawa The holiday craziness begins a week from today. But long before the anticipated ramp up in sales takes place, experienced merchants have already taken a look at an important component of their revenue and expenses: shipping cost. Next to the cost of goods,...
Cisco Ups Bid for Tandberg to $3.4 Billion
BNET
- 2009-11-17
Faced with possibility of coming up short on the necessary shareholder support for its $3 billion bid for Tandberg, Cisco is upping its offer to $3.4 billion. Cisco says the offer is a final one, and has pushed the deadline for getting 90 percent shareholder support to Dec. 1. Cisco...
UPS and Fedex Will Need 64,000 Additional Holiday Workers
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-11-17
The Good News Economist submits: On Monday UPS announced that its projections show it will handle more parcel deliveries this holiday season than it did last year. UPS it will deliver about 400 million packages worldwide between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Furthermore, UPS announced that it will hire 50,000 temporary...
Berkshire Buys Nestle, Exxon; Ups Wal-Mart Stake
BNET
- 2009-11-17
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKaBRKb revealed on Monday new investments in Nestle AG NESNNSRGY and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM, respectively the world's largest food maker and oil company, and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT, the world's largest...
Berkshire Buys Nestle, Exxon; Ups Wal-Mart Stake
Reuters
- 2009-11-16
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKaBRKb on Monday revealed new investments in Nestle AG NESN NSRGY and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT.In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing reporting U.S.-listed...
Cisco Grits Teeth, Ups Tandberg Bid
BNET
- 2009-11-16
Cisco is finding that sometimes acquisitions aren't quite as easy to do as showing the money. This morning it upped its bid for Tandberg from $3 billion to roughly $3.4 billion. Some holders of sizeable chunks of Tandberg stock had objected to the Cisco offer as inadequate....
Cisco Ups Tandberg Bid, Says Has More Than 40 Percent Backing
Reuters
- 2009-11-16
By Wojciech MoskwaOSLO (Reuters) - U.S. network equipment maker Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker Tandberg, backed by holders of more than 40 percent of its shares, few of whom had warmed to its previous bid.Cisco's new offer of 170 crowns per Tandberg share, up...
BT Ups Full-year Outlook as Cost Cuts Help
ReutersUK
- 2009-11-12
By Kate HoltonLONDON (Reuters UK) - BT Group increased its outlook for the full year after stringent cost cuts helped the former telecoms monopoly deliver strong core earnings as it recovers from a debacle at its key division.BT, which is in the process of restructuring following two profit warnings...
Recovery Is Real, But Vulnerable - UPS
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-11-11
Bullish comments out of UPS this morning. Although we’ve been seeing some very weak data out and commentary of the transport sector, UPS UPS is bucking the trend. They think the recovery is real and could continue throughout 2010 as volumes surge. At a meeting in...
Stock Index Futures Point to Early Gains on Wall Street
Reuters
- 2009-11-11
(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.9 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.8 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.8 percent at 4:54 a.m. EST.On the macro front, data showed on Wednesday Chinese factory...
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