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...JB Hunt, which is a big old capital-intensive diesel-burning trucking company that owns its own trucks, earned 11 per cent (and that was its worst year in more than two decades; trucking is in a slump)....
...That is significantly higher than the $109mn analysts had been predicting, according to data from S&P Capital IQ. Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations minus capital expenditures....
...The potential for a squeeze in corporate profitability is starting to loom larger for the investors and analysts who track USA Inc. It’s not hard to see why....
...Investors will today vote on an offer for the trucking group, which is on the verge of bankruptcy....
...Tesla stunned attendees at what was billed as an unveiling of its move into haulage trucking by revealing a revamped Roadster, which founder Elon Musk said would be the “fastest production car ever made,...
...Get in touch with the team: Due.Diligence@FT.com Buffett goes trucking Warren Buffett just did a classic Buffett deal....
...Schneider National, one of the biggest US trucking companies, has filed for an initial public offering, in an early indication that the market for new listings could heat up next year....
...Energy stocks led the way on the benchmark S&P 500 as crude prices rallied....
...The S&P 500 slid 0.6 per cent to 2,067.64, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7 per cent to 17,440.59. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1 per cent to 5,039.78....
...The S&P 500, which had its biggest rally in a month on Wednesday, rose 0.2 per cent to 2,108.86 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2 per cent to 18,039.37....
...(FT) Markets Data 05:34 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +94.89 (+0.47%) at 20,078 Topix up +10.87 (+0.67%) at 1,630 Hang Seng down -26.28 (-0.09%) at 28,407 US markets S&P 500: -0.41% at 2,109 DJIA down...
...(FT) Markets Data 05:32 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -397.27 (-1.98%) at 19,662 Topix down -35.12 (-2.16%) at 1,592 Hang Seng down -264.05 (-0.93%) at 28,136 US markets S&P 500: -0.37% at 2,107 DJIA...
...The S&P 500 closed 0.1 per cent higher at 2,039.68, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat at 17,614.90. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 per cent to 4,660.56....
...The S&P 500 ended the session flat at 2,039.82, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1 per cent to 17,634.74 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 per cent to 4,688.54....
...The S&P 500 gained 0.1 per cent to 2,039.33, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2 per cent to 17,652.79. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.1 per cent to 4,680.14....
...By close the S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent to 1,992.37, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4 per cent to 17,039.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.1 per cent to 4,532.10....
...Trucking groups’ year-end results all painted a similarly gloomy picture of demand in December....
...P 500 down -0.83% at 1,546 Bovespa down -0.81% at 55,577 Asia Nikkei 225 down -2.35% at 12,339 Topix down -1.85% at 1,039 Hang Seng down -0.50% at 22,115 Shanghai Composite up +0.17% at 2,328 MSCI Asia...
...(Financial Times) OVERNIGHT MARKETS: DOWN Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -21.61 (-0.17%) at 12,327 Topix down -1.48 (-0.14%) at 1,039 Hang Seng down -29.44 (-0.13%) at 23,061 US markets S&P 500 up +5.04...
...largest private equity pool ever raised for the region, with its formal close expected to be announced in early 2013. http://reut.rs/UVGMVV Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -0.37% at 1,039...
...(Financial Times) OVERNIGHT MARKETS: LOWER Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -29.13 (-0.33%) at 8,829 Topix down -4.20 (-0.55%) at 754.40 Hang Seng down -74.96 (-0.39%) at 19,321 US markets S&P 500 down -...
...Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.6 per cent to 19,039.15 while China’s Shanghai Composite index gained 1.1 per cent to 2,373.31....
...The Nasdaq was up 1.9 per cent to 3,039.88. The most heavily weighted stock on the index, Apple , continued to guide the Nasdaq’s rise, once again hitting an all-time high....
...Toll Holdings, an Australian trucking company, slid 7.8% in Sydney, extending yesterday’s losses after forecasting lower full-year profit. Li & Fung, a supplier for Wal-Mart, rose 1.6%....
...SB10001424052702304723304577366792799118620.html Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.39% at 1,015 Europe FTSE up -0.01% at 5,718 RTS down -0.23% at 1,580 Warsaw Wig up +0.43% at 39,593 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.31% at 1,039...
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