Tag: UPS

Is UPS the Best Dividend Stock?

UPS‘ (NYSE: UPS) current forward dividend yield of around 4.4% is highly attractive for income-seeking investors, but is the payout sustainable? The company’s earnings have disappointed recently, and the dividend cover looks pretty thin in 2024. Is UPS a stock for dividend hunters to buy? Here’s what you need to know before buying the stock. UPS’ […]

Ukraine ups pressure on US to allow strikes in Russia: ‘This is insane’

Ukraine’s struggle to fend off Russia’s massive offensive in the Kharkiv region has underscored a pressing issue that Kyiv has long tried to overturn: a ban on firing U.S. weapons to hit inside of Russia. Russia launched its Kharkiv offensive from the neighboring Belgorod region, and some Ukrainian officials are arguing that the attack could […]

UPS driver in Orange County shot dead behind wheel of parked van

A gunman who reportedly drove up alongside a parked UPS truck in Orange County and fired several rounds at the driver, killing him Thursday has been taken into custody, authorities announced. Officers with the Irvine Police Department responded to calls of the deadly shooting at Chrysler and Bendix streets in what appears to be the […]

UPS profit beats estimates as cost cuts offset weak delivery demand

(Reuters) -United Parcel Service reported first-quarter profit above estimates on Tuesday as cost cuts partly offset subdued demand for small-package delivery, sending its shares up 3.5% premarket. The company cut 12,000 jobs in January to save $1 billion in costs in 2024, attempting to counter sagging volumes and higher labor expenses as demand normalized following […]

UPS driver delivers calf at Wisconsin farm

SEYMOUR, Wis. (WFRV) — In his decades-long career as a UPS driver, Jon Strnad has delivered millions of packages. But few have been as special as the delivery he made on April 15. Strnad was driving up a hill in Seymour, Wisconsin, when he saw a cow in labor. He said the animal was struggling […]

UPS driver delivers calf on a Seymour farm

SEYMOUR, Wis. (WFRV) – With a three decades-long career, UPS driver Jon Strnad has driven millions of miles to deliver millions of packages across northeast Wisconsin. But his delivery on Monday, April 15 was the most special of all. Strnad was driving up a hill on Tubbs Rd. when he saw a heifer in labor, […]