UPS drama – a Premium back and forth on key bits and pieces
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TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
SEEKING ALPHA reports:
– FedEx (NYSE:FDX) trades lower after pointing to costs from a constrained labor market in FQ1 and setting profit guidance below expectations.
– Operating income fell to $1.49B during the quarter vs. $1.64B a year ago and the company reported an operating margin rate of 6.8% vs. 8.2% a year ago and 8.5% consensus.
– Digging into the quarter, the company says operating results in the FedEx Ground segment declined primarily due to higher labor costs and network inefficiencies due to inadequate staffing, which negatively affected year-over-year results by an estimated $320M…
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FedEx down 4.3% in after-hour trade, UPS down 2.3%
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