http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/United_Parcel_Service_of_America_IncFind stories, videos, and photos about United Parcel Service of America Inc. from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:43:00 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/United_Parcel_Service_of_America_Inc14433Find stories, videos, and photos about United Parcel Service of America Inc. from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/06/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/06/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmHorse racing fans are likely to flock to Belmont Park in record numbers Saturday to see Big Brown take a shot at history.Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1809951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1809951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air shipments for some DHL units within the United StatesWed, 28 May 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htmThe average price of regular gasoline jumped more than a penny to a new record high, a AAA survey showed Thursday.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks fell Wednesday amid a bleak outlook for corporate earnings made worse by a profit warning from United Parcel Service, more signs of weakness in the financial services sector and a surge in oil prices.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/20/scotus.internet.tobacco/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/20/scotus.internet.tobacco/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out Maine's law taxing the Internet sales of tobacco products, a statute intended to keep cigarettes out of minors' hands by regulating transportation companies.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmU.S. stocks appeared set to get off to a rough start for new quarter as two major global banks reported new problems by subprime mortgages.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/29/news/companies/ups.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/29/news/companies/ups.ap/index.htmUnited Parcel Service Inc. and the Teamsters union are trying to work out an agreement this weekend involving the security of pensions for company employees.Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/airline_price_probe.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/airline_price_probe.reut/index.htmBritish Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay separate $300 million criminal fines for their roles in conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/news/companies/bc.ups.results.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/news/companies/bc.ups.results.reut/index.htmUnited Parcel Service Inc. Tuesday posted a better-than-expected profit, citing a boost from global markets, plus its supply chain and freight unit that offset a slower U.S. small-package market.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/12/news/companies/ups.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/12/news/companies/ups.fortune/index.htmUnited Parcel Service (UPS) ranks no. 43 on FORTUNE's list of America's largest corporations.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/23/news/international/airbus_ups/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/23/news/international/airbus_ups/index.htmUnited Parcel Service Inc., the last remaining customer for the Airbus A380 superjumbo freighter, said Friday it reached an agreement for Airbus to push back delivery dates of the planes and left open its option to cancel the order outright.Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/12/news/companies/ups/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/12/news/companies/ups/index.htmUPS, the world's largest package delivery company, said it has offered a severance package to 650 employees, according to a statement it released Tuesday.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/companies/tnt.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/companies/tnt.fortune/index.htmTNT ranks no. 387 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $17.0 billion in revenues, up 8% from the previous year. The Hoofddorp, Netherlands-based company was ranked no. 383 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $0.8 billion, down 1.3% from a year earlier.Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/fedex.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/fedex.fortune/index.htmFedEx ranks no. 197 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $29.4 billion in revenues, up 18.8% from the previous year. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company was ranked no. 215 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $1.4 billion, up 72.9% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/united_parcel_service.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/united_parcel_service.fortune/index.htmUnited Parcel Service ranks no. 129 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $42.6 billion in revenues, up 16.4% from the previous year. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company was ranked no. 128 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $3.9 billion, up 16.1% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/25/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/25/markets/stockswatch/index.htmWall Street's bulls appeared set to continue to rally Tuesday on generally strong earnings reports from a tech bellwether and a bevy of Dow components, in advance of two key economic reports.Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/04/news/companies/unitedparcelservice_f500_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/04/news/companies/unitedparcelservice_f500_fortune/index.htmUnited Parcel Service ranks no. 44 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $42,581 million in revenues, up 16.4% from the previous year. The Atlanta-based company was ranked no. 42 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $3,870 million, up 16.1% from a year earlier.Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStocks showed signs of weakness Thursday after a caution on upcoming results from companies reporting strong third quarters raised more concerns about furture earnings strength.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/02/news/emergency_airlift/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/02/news/emergency_airlift/index.htmThe airline industry Friday launched an enormous all-volunteer operation to airlift over 25,000 stranded New Orleans residents to safety.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/07/25/8266633/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/07/25/8266633/index.htmCRAWL BEHIND A DELIVERY VAN FOR a mile or two, and you quickly figure out that its stop-and-start progress consumes an enormous amount of fuel and produces clouds of noxious exhaust. 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Sibson Consulting recently polled 65 big North American companies, from Ameritrade to Xerox, and found...Mon, 13 Jun 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/12/news/fortune500/ups_pilots/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/12/news/fortune500/ups_pilots/index.htmPilots at United Parcel Service have authorized a strike, ahead of mediated talks set for the next two weeks.Thu, 12 May 2005 12:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/21/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/21/markets/stockswatch/index.htmWinning bids on eBay and wireless connections on Motorola phones could combine to lift U.S. stocks when markets open Thursday.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/08/news/postal_rates/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/08/news/postal_rates/index.htmThe Postal Service Friday proposed a sweeping rate increase that would boost the price of a first-class stamp from 37 to 39 cents.Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htmA cold snap in the Northeast sent oil prices higher and could send a chill through stocks Thursday.Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/02/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/02/markets/stockswatch/index.htmA continued decline in the price of oil could fuel further stock gains early Thursday.Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/15/news/fortune500/teamster_funds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/15/news/fortune500/teamster_funds/index.htmTeamster union-controlled pension funds are in worse shape today than in the era of union corruption when money from the funds were used by mobsters to buy casinos in Las Vegas, according to a published report Monday.Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/21/news/fortune500/ups/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/21/news/fortune500/ups/index.htmUnited Parcel Service posted improved third-quarter earnings but the results still missed forecasts on Wall Street.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184660/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184660/index.htmIn February's "eBay for Dummies," Auction Drop CEO Randy Adams was hatching an expansion plan for his California-based company, which processes items for auction on eBay for a percentage of the pro...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/05/pf/franchise/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/05/pf/franchise/index.htmWhen Kevin Jackson joined the ranks of downsized Americans in September 2002, he'd been in the semiconductor industry for 19 years. 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Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/30/329304/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/30/329304/index.htmWhen one of the nation's oldest trucking companies declares bankruptcy just as the biggest railroad announces record quarterly earnings, tabloid headlines like STALLED TRUCK CRUSHED BY SPEEDING LOC...Mon, 30 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/09/01/327289/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/09/01/327289/index.htmThe minders of the S&P 500 made a declaration on July 9 that startled the world. 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DeSio, then 50 years ol...Thu, 01 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/02/01/274666/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/02/01/274666/index.htmFree is all the rage on the Internet, and United Parcel Service is getting into the act. You can track packages online gratis with UPS OnLine World Link, a Microsoft Internet Explorer version custo...Tue, 01 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269122/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269122/index.htmFrank McNamara Mon, 22 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/11/267042/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/11/267042/index.htmThe much anticipated IPO of United Parcel Service is around the corner, and as you might expect, it's being led by a Wall Street giant--Morgan Stanley. 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The U.S. Postal Service advertises the two-year-old priority mail program as a "two-day...Wed, 01 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77668/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77668/index.htmSix bright-yellow taxicabs powered by compressed natural gas are now bouncing through the potholes of New York City, the newest contestants in the great race to create alternative-fuel vehicles. Th...Mon, 22 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/09/01/86777/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/09/01/86777/index.htmIn recessions, as in wars, there are victors and vanquished. Many conservatively financed companies have spent the past year cutting costs or taking over competitors to build their market shares. N...Sun, 01 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86677/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86677/index.htmYou may want to cut back on mail-order purchases in '91. Many catalogue companies, stung by recent sharp rate hikes by the U.S. Postal Service and United Parcel Service, are charging about 10% to 3...Mon, 01 Jul 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74771/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74771/index.htmWILL RECOVERY be delayed or stalled for lack of credit? No, most banks and other lenders are ready to give credit where credit is due -- to good customers for attractive projects. Talk of a credit ...Mon, 11 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/02/12/73075/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/02/12/73075/index.htmNobody loves a good game of tennis more than Graham Y. Tanaka. Says he: ''It's a great workout, the competition is exciting, and the game is very social. You get to know people as you play.'' For T...Mon, 12 Feb 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/13/71627/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/13/71627/index.htmFinding companies with managers who are friendly to shareholders is an important part of Mason Hawkins's search for the perfect stock. ''Before we buy we want to know that our goals and management'...Mon, 13 Feb 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71261/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71261/index.htmWhat labor is to Democrats, big business is to Republicans, right? Not when it comes to money. Corporate America is backing Democrats over Republicans in November's Senate and House elections. Prag...Mon, 07 Nov 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/08/01/84620/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/08/01/84620/index.htmWhen asked what it's like to live in the Danbury metropolitan area, Sue Kimberley, 42, says, ''Metropolitan area! Have you been here?'' She has a point. Danbury itself has only 70,000 people, and n...Mon, 01 Aug 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/01/18/70123/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/01/18/70123/index.htmCORPORATE PERFORMANCE Cover Stories Mon, 18 Jan 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/24/68341/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/24/68341/index.htmWHAT BEGAN a few years ago as an apparent anomaly at a few corporations has become the biggest trend in U.S. labor relations today: companies demanding concessions -- on pay, benefits, work rules -...Mon, 24 Nov 1986 05:01:00 EST