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5 Key Quotes from UPS on the Freight Industry and the Economy
Here are five key quotes from UPS UPS conference call: 1. The state of the overall economy by David Jackson
UPS Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS Q2 2008 Earnings Call
UPS Takes a Hit From Soaring Fuel, Weak Economy
By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Parcel Service UPS on Tuesday reported an in-line profit that was hit by fuel costs and a weak U.S. economy, but the package delivery company's shares rose more than 3 percent as analysts said it was...
UPS: Market Bellwether at Fire-Sale Price
Ockham Research submits: Atlanta-based UPS UPS reported earnings this morning that were in line with analyst estimates but lowered the company’s full year per share earnings guidance to between the range of $3.50 - $3.70 from $3.90 - $4.20, citing a weak domestic economy and higher fuel costs. Because...
Earnings Preview: United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service UPS is expected to report Q2 earnings before market open Tuesday, July 22, with a conference call scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 85c on revenue of $12.81B. There is a tight consensus range for EPS of 83c to 86c, while...
Transportation Industry Keeps on Trucking
Zacks.com submits: We have all seen how the cost of fuel has eaten away at margins across the global economic spectrum, but how has it directly affecting the transportation industry? We spoke with Zacks senior equities analyst Ann Heffron, CFA recently in order to find out. Have...
Schaeffler Ups Continental Offer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Family-owned Schaeffler has raised its takeover offer for tires-to-brakes maker Continental CONG to 70.12 euros per share from 69.37 euros previously, the ball bearings maker said on Monday. The company had already said it would adjust its offer ...
This Week's Key Earnings Reports
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: This week is another busy earnings week. Below we highlight key companies expected to report from July 21st through the 25th. For each company, we provide the current earnings per share estimate and change in that estimate over the last month. We also...
Record Borrowing Ups Heat on Brown
By Sumeet Desai LONDON (Reuters UK) - Fiscal rules may have to be relaxed after data on Friday showed public borrowing at record levels, threatening to breach the restrictions the government set itself on how much debt it can take on. Public sector net borrowing for...
Amazon Ups the Stakes in Streaming Video
Amazon unveiled its new "video on demand" service today, just three days after Netflix and Microsoft announced that they'd make 10,000 movies available for streaming via the Xbox 360, confirming that an all-out war is underway for the next big shift in movie/TV viewing habits. Amazon's program...
Revisiting the FedEx, UPS Puts
Daniel Jones submits: Just a quick update on the FedEx FDX and UPS UPS puts. As the market seems determined to put itself into the sub-11,000 Dow camp, shares of these companies have declined and these puts have increased in value. The higher strike price puts in both names have...
Air Express Carriers - Law & Order in the Markets
Victor Cook submits: “Law & Order” is the most successful TV franchise of all time and one of my favorite shows. If I rewrote the opening voice-over from that series to capture the essence of Competing for Customers and Capital it would read like this: In the private enterprise system,...
GE Profit Meets Expectations; Outlook Steady
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co GE on Friday posted a second-quarter profit in line with Wall Street forecasts as its finance business recovered from a brutal first quarter, but the company warned those operations are not out of ...
10 Signs of a Recession
Stockerati submits: Happy Birthday, America! The typical economic cycle consists of two main phases: Boom and Recession. The phase leading to a boom is called expansion and that leading to a recession is called contraction. Another way of looking at this is considering expansion the transition from recession-boom and contraction the...
B&B Ups Rights Issue Size
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters UK) - Bradford & Bingley on Friday increased its rights issue to 400 million pounds after U.S. investor TPG Capital pulled out of buying a stake as concern deepened about the bank's business plan. Private equity firm TPG withdrew after ratings...
UK Bank B&B Ups Rights Issue Size After TPG Quits
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - Bradford & Bingley BB plans to increase its rights issue to 400 million pounds ($794 million) after U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital pulled out of a plan to buy a stake, sending its shares lower. TPG...
Some Consequences if Oil Prices Stay High
Zacks.com submits: Director of Zacks Equity Research Dirk van Dijk, CFA has long considered the affects of sky-high energy prices for an extended period of time on the overall global economy. Today we have him spell out a couple scenarios that may be plausible in the months and...
Air Express Carriers and Intangible Market Value
Victor Cook submits: Two-thirds of the market value of US companies is based on intangibles. Yet, the source of all this intangible market value is considered to be “a mere detail” in some stock pricing models. For example, intangible market value is not given even a passing mention in...
Will Dow's Second Price Hike Be a Wake-Up Call?
Trader Mark submits: Wow, this is amazing... Andrew Liveris CEO of Dow Chemical DOW is one of my favorite CEOs - he has blasted the entire energy policy in the United States if you call it a policy [May 28: Bravo Dow Chemical CEO] and just 5 weeks ago instituted...
FedEx And UPS: Indicators of a Weak Economy?
Greg Feirman submits: Slow U.S. economic growth and an unprecedented increase in the cost of fuel have resulted in lower-than-expected U.S. package volume and an accelerating contraction in the use of premium air products. In addition, the anemic U.S. economy is negatively impacting package volume into the United...
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United Parcel Service of America Inc. Company Info
NAICS Code
Couriers and Express Delivery Services: 492110
