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• Hearst Ups Mobile Head Sophia Stuart To International Digital Mag Post

  PaidContent - 2009-12-15

  Sophia Stuart is being promoted from her role as head of Hearst’s mobile unit to executive director, digital for Hearst Magazines International. She’ll start her new job just after the new year. Stuart’s added responsibilities comes at time when magazines have been putting more emphasis on mobile offerings. For...

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• Comparing Shipping Giants: FedEx vs. UPS

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-12-10

  Invest With An Edge submits: By Brandon Clay On a lethargic day in terms of market action on Monday, the day’s biggest news arrived in the after-hours session when FedEx FDX boosted its profit guidance for the current quarter to $1.10 a share from 65-95 cents a share. FedEx...

  Tags: Transport, Invest With An Edge, FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc.

• Big Lots Q3 Profit Beats Street, Ups Q4 View

  Reuters - 2009-12-04

  (Reuters) - Closeout retailer Big Lots Inc BIG reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, as initial markups and lower freight costs boosted gross margins, and raised its outlook for the holiday fourth quarter.The retailer, which specializes in sales of excess inventory from home appliances to toys, saw gross margin rates rise 60...

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• UPS vs. FedEx vs. USPS. Which is best?

  BNET - 2009-11-19

  November 20, 2009 · 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,...

  Tags: FedEx Corp., U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service Of America Inc.

• 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...

  Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Video Conferencing

• 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...

  Tags: Transport, The Good News Economist, FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc.

• 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...

  Tags: investment, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp.

• 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...

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• 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....

  Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Shareholder, Cisco Systems Inc., Erik Sherman

• 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...

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