UPS
UPS buys Dutch shipping rival for $6.8 billion
Monday, March 19, 2012
The U.S. shipping giant said Monday it will acquire Europe's No. 2 delivery company, TNT Express, in effort to expand its global reach.
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What UPS earnings signal about the economy
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
UPS earnings are out today. The company serves as a bellwether stock because as the economy improves, it sells -- and ships -- more items.
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Brown goes green
Monday, December 19, 2011
UPS new chief sustainability officer rings in holiday environmental goals.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Jobless claims, Suez Canal workers' strike, NYSE merger
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department this morning announced weekly jobless claims fell to 383,000, the lowest level in nearly three years....
On mailing champagne flutes
Monday, November 29, 2010
This final note today: A helpful tip as you get those holiday packages ready to ship off to relatives. Whatever you do, don't mark it "fragile."...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Economic news bad. Stock prices good.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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