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Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of better business

AP News 3 days ago

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of business strength, some good indications for economy The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full ...

Sex offender with letter carrier job reassigned

AP News 5 days ago

Calif. sex offender with letter carrier job reassigned to post that doesn't deal with public A letter carrier who is a registered sex offender has been reassigned after concerns were raised that he was delivering mail in a San Diego suburb with ...

More notice urged in postal closings

AP News 5 days ago

Post office urged to give people more notice of office closings, more time to comment When the Postal Service wants to close a local office, it should give residents more notice and an increased chance to air their concerns and comments, the ...

Rep. Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman Tours Union Pacific Rail Terminal

Getty Images 6 days ago

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 09: California republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) looks at a map with Union Pacific VP of Public Affairs Scott Moore (L) following a roundtable discussion following a tour of the Union Pacific rail ...

Calif Governor Race Whitman

AP News 6 days ago

Meg Whitman, who is running for governor of California, attends a meeting at the Union Pacific railroad offices in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Copyright 2010 AP News

Overseas Shipholding completes 3.5M share offer

AP News 6 days ago

Overseas Shipholding Group completes 3.5M share offer; collects $158.7 million in proceeds Oil tanker operator Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. said Tuesday it has collected $158.7 million in proceeds from its offering of 3.5 million common shares at $45.33 each. Overseas Shipholding Group ...

Postal Service Proposes Eliminating Saturday Mail

consumeraffairs.com 6 days ago

Increased email, sagging economy, hurting USPS bottom line Saturday mail delivery would become a thing of the past under a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service's Postmaster General, John Potter. The nation's mail delivery system would also curtail overtime, continue to raise ...

Postal workers agree deal to end long dispute

AFP European Edition 7 days ago

Postal workers and state-owned Royal Mail have agreed a deal to end a long-running dispute over pay and modernisation that sparked a series of walkouts last year, both sides said. The agreement struck on Monday, which followed more than two months of ...

Rough seas may be ahead for shipping IPOs

AP News 10 days ago

2 shippers preparing for IPOs may encounter rough seas as investors weigh getting on board Two bulk shipping companies will be competing for investors' attention next week when they are expected to go public, but analysts are questioning their ability to nab ...

MALACCA TANKERS

AP News 11 days ago

Map locates the Malacca Strait, where Singapore's Navy warned that a terrorist group is planning attacks on oil tankers Copyright 2010 AP News

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