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Don’t Expect Union Pacific Results To Haul In Big Growth
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) is set to announce its Q3 earnings on Oct. 18. The company faced a tough operating environment during the quarter which saw overall freight volumes flat or slightly down. During this earnings release, we will primarily fo...
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The 20 Biggest Dividend Stocks Within The Service Sector
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Largest Dividend Stocks From The Services Sector Researched By “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Service is good. A wealthy economy has a highly developed cons...
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Union Pacific’s Improving Coal Shipments From Powder River Basin And Colorado Support Outlook
Unlike other regions, Powder River Basin (PRB) and Colorado/Utah regions are witnessing some improvements in coal production, as evidenced by Union Pacific ‘s (NYSE:UNP) coal loading report for August. This is an indication of high demand f...
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Weak Employment Could Spell Trouble For Railroads
The ominous signs about the state of the world economy keep rolling in as the U.S Labor Department released the jobs numbers for August last week. Non-farm payrolls posted an increase of 96,000 in the month of August, down from the 141,000 increa...
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12 Dividend Challengers With Huge Potential To Become A Dividend Hero
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Best Dividend Challengers Researched By “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Dividend Challengers are stocks with a history of rising dividends of more than 5 yea...
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13 Best Dividend Paying Services Stocks For Long-Term Investors
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Best Services Dividend Stocks Researched By “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Stocks from the services sector are important for a consumer based economy like t...
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Union Pacific’s Coal Freight Business Rebounds From Powder River Basin Activity
In Q2, almost all railroad companies took a beating from a slump in its coal freight businesses, but that was largely mitigated by improved performances from its other divisions. Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) was no different but increased coal mining...
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Union Pacific’s Cleaner Locomotives Could Squeeze Margins Over Time
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has recently displayed a new experimental locomotive UP 9900 to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s requirements. As per the requirements, 2015 onwards all new locomotives will need to comply with the Tier 4 ...
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Railroad Regulatory Body Could Delay Imposing New Rules Over Pricing
Railroad companies such as Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) were charged with claims that they colluded to inflate fuel surcharges that were largely unrelated to fuel costs, thereby collecting b...
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Union Pacific Gains On Pricing And Industrials Freight
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) reported its Q2 earnings on July 19th. The results were solid as core pricing gains and solid growth from automotives, industrial products and intermodal freight drove net income up. Margins improved yet again...
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Union Pacific Earnings Will Show Agriculture And Coal Weakness
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) is going to release its Q2, 2012 results on 19th July and we believe, the results could be weak as the decline in coal freight volumes is likely to more than offset the growth in intermodal freight and automotive commodit...
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Railroad Companies Now Face Class Action Status On Fuel Surcharge Charges
Railroad companies such as Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) have been charged with claims that they billed surcharges that were unrelated to fuel costs. It is charged that the companies colluded...
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Falling Oil Prices Will Help Union Pacific’s Fuel Costs But May Hurt Its Volumes
Fuel cost is a significant expense for any transportation company and it’s no different for Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP). However, it is difficult to rein in the fuel expenses that is largely driven by the global macroeconomic events. The volat...
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The Best Dividends On May 29, 2012
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 2 billion that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker s...
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AAR Reports Mixed Weekly Rail Traffic As Coal Volumes Sink
The latest report by the Association of American Railroads released on May 10, shows mixed trends in U.S. railroad traffic this year as coal volumes continue to witness decline. Overall, carload volumes were down 3.2% while intermodal volumes in...
