Hints and tips:
...Union Pacific and BNSF — a division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway — were the two US railroads most directly affected by the closures, the association said....
...The hedge fund holds a $1.6bn stake in Union Pacific, making it one of the railroad’s largest shareholders....
...Companies are already having to report the emissions embedded in imports to the bloc ahead of duties being levied in 2026....
...Chinese companies aren’t competing for as many American companies given rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, while high US interest rates have led to private equity firms pulling back on deals...
...A bunch of countries led by India will take WTO cases against it....
...involved with Chinese companies, or is it actually lining up a whole bunch of headaches down the line when the review reports?...
...After years of cost cutting, operating margins at big rail companies have peaked. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s valuations reflect this....
...Post-it maker 3M, oilfield services company Halliburton, railroad operator Union Pacific and homebuilder DR Horton are also due to publish results....
...Other earnings: Railroad operator Union Pacific could give insight into whether companies shipping products are responding to higher inflation by seeking cheaper alternatives to air freight....
...They include employees of the largest carriers in North America, such as Union Pacific, CSX and BNSF, a business owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway....
...Consumer goods companies had a remarkably strong 2022 despite the sharp rise in raw material costs and the cost of living squeeze, with companies such as L’Oréal, Unilever and Diageo securing high double-digit...
...Railroad company Union Pacific added emissions rules to a list of factors that could drive up its costs. General Dynamics declined to comment and Union Pacific did not immediately have a comment....
...Freight rail accounted for an estimated 28 per cent of US freight movements in 2020, according to an analysis of transportation department data by carrier Union Pacific....
...The union representing the longshore and warehouse workers at the west coast ports has been engaged in talks with the Pacific Maritime Association, while railroads have also held discussions with unions...
...US railroad Union Pacific on Sunday said it would replace its chief executive Lance Fritz this year. Investcorp is opening an office in Tokyo....
...Secondly, Lex reported on investors Trillium Asset Management and Impact Shares calling on railroad companies Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to offer paid sick leave to eligible workers....
...“The railroads aren’t throwing money at their workers and their current relationship with the labour unions isn’t what you’d characterise as friendly.”...
...Lane is a director of NextEra Energy and retailer TJX Companies, while Vena recently served as chief operating officer of railroad company Union Pacific Corporation....
...We’ve constantly delayed the imposition of all these checks on EU companies exporting into the UK....
...Globalisation has ridden out the multiple shocks to some extent, and a big hand to the companies actually running it, about whom I’ll write more in the autumn....
...The FT ran a very instructive two-page spread recently about which companies are at particular risk from rising interest rates. Check it out here....
...The financial impact of wildfires and heavy rains on the Union Pacific railway so far this year could top $100m, as intensifying effects of climate change brought cascading disruptions to the company’s 32,000...
...It’s not even in the European Union anymore, so it finds itself in a very exposed position, I would have thought, particularly since on its diplomatic side Pacific tilt has been all about being an ally in...
...Results from Snap will be closely watched after last month’s profit warning and transport companies American Airlines, Alaska Air and railroad operator Union Pacific, also report earnings....
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