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On the Road to Profits: Trucking & Logistics Index
UPS
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+11.42%
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The accompanying table presents statistics and the seven largest companies by market cap in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Trucking & Logistics Index. The Top 35 Rated companies in the index managed to post a gain of 1.5% in the past year, compared to losses of 34.5% for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY), 23.8% for iShares Dow Transports (IYT), and 24.9% for PowerShares Progressive Transport Portfolio (PTRP) (since its 9/23/08 market launch).
The index includes a total of 66 companies, with 53 eligible for...
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Bearish on UPS ...
UPS
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-8.10%
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less e-commerce activities drive this company low. also, there are lots of damages from UPS shipping although customers are getting full refund. 'free shipping' offer from companies will trigger them to re-re-negotiate the price rate with UPS. with DHL going under, there may be some opportunities, but the rate of UPS shipping is already too high. hybrid vehicles will require UPS substantial amount of capital to invest + get rid of current vehicles at salvage level.
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A Global Transport ETF Strategy
UPS
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-8.28%
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(closed on 10/03/08)
Investors are currently limited to the iShares Dow Jones Transports (IYT) as a transport ETF option with net assets of $698 million and 20 component stocks (stats as of 8/8/08 from the iShares website ). The top five holdings account for 43.2% of invested assets and include the following: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI, 10.7%), Union Pacific (UNP, 9.6%), FedEx (FDX, 9.1%), Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG, 6.9%), and United Parcel (UPS, 6.9%). In addition, the iShares Dow Transports ETF also includes three passenger airlines: AMR Corp. (AMR), Continental (CAL), and JetBlue (JBLU); alth...
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UPS: Long UPS, Short FDX Paired Trade May Work
UPS
UPS Big Future Promise
UPS
-17.02%
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United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) CFO Scott Davis reaffirmed recent guidance at an investor conference in Cologne Germany. Included in the comments was a one sentence forecast for the US economy for 2007
“Davis said domestic small package operations will be affected this year by a slowing economy in the United States, with next-day air growth flat to slightly positive in 2007.”
If you respect Dow Theory tenets that transportation should confirm the Dow be ye afraid or at least sell a few positions.
The real long term news is the fundamental shift in the mix of internati...
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From the Blogosphere
Chasing Value: Ten stocks for 2010 -- Part 4
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Filed under: Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F), Market matters, FedEx Corp (FDX), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Options, Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, E*TRADE (ETFC), EZCORP (EZPW)  Fourteen stocks have been reviewed so far with eight of them potential contenders for 2010. These include some picks from 2009, some old dependables and a few more on the speculative side.
During the year I have written on occasion about selling put options (naked puts) because the premiums offered were very generous and from my perspective assumed market collapse. This was reflected in my July post...
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Stock Market News for November 11, 2009 – Market News
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A day after the triple-digit rally, Wall Street paused for a breather as investors decided to book profits on a light trading day. The markets opened lower and then swung between gains and losses amid prevailing caution after a series of disappointing results. The Dow, nevertheless, managed to tack on 20 points for its fifth straight session gain. <>The Standard & Poor's 500 Index shed 0.01%, to 1,093.01 and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 2.98 points, or 0.14%, to close at 2,151.08. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks declined in price for every two that rose<><><><><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
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Before the bell: Stocks ready to climb on hopes of continued low rates
Filed under: Before the bell, International markets, Market matters, Amer Intl Group (AIG), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Economic data, Commodities, Oil, Federal Reserve  U.S. stock futures were higher Wednesday morning, indicating stocks will open on an upbeat note after investors expectation that interest rates will remain low for some time increased following speeches from Federal Reserve officials. As the dollar further fell, investors turned to asset buying, pushing stocks higher.
Stocks looked for direction Tuesday, finishing the day mixed and not much changed, as Wall Street took a break fro...
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UPS: A classic economic recovery play
UPS
+6.97%
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Filed under: United Parcel'B' (UPS), Stocks to Buy  Not all stocks rise on cue. Despite a decent Q3 EPS performance of 55 cents, United Parcel Service, Inc.'s (NYSE: UPS) shares have lagged, but I'm nevertheless Reiterating my Buy rating for the company, first recommended on April 7, 2009 at a price of $51.28. Here's why:
Increased pricing power, in some delivery segments, and higher volumes will ensue in the quarters ahead, as the U.S./global economic recoveries strengthen. Overall, revenue should increase 7-9% in FY2010 after a difficult FY2009. The First Call FY2009/FY2010 EPS estimates for...
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Earnings highlights: Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Hershey, McDonald's, UPS ...
Filed under: Earnings reports, Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), McDonald's (MCD), 3M Corporation (MMM), Caterpillar (CAT), New York Times'A' (NYT), Bank of New York (BK), Hershey Co (HSY), Gannett Co (GCI), Morgan Stanley (MS), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), SLM Corp (SLM) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: <> AirTran Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AAI) reported its third consecutive quarterly profit and will increase capacity. <>Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares soared after it report...
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