http://www.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp?symbol=UNP Union Pacific Company Newsfeed en Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:50:54 EDT Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:50:54 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=57225869&headline=union-pacific-1st-quarter-profit-rose-11-despite-drag-from-weak http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=57225869&headline=union-pacific-1st-quarter-profit-rose-11-despite-drag-from-weak <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Tess Stynes </pre> <p> Union Pacific Corp.'s (UNP) first-quarter earnings rose 11% on stronger revenue, though weaker shipments of coal and agricultural products continued to weigh on the railroad operator's freight volume. </p> <p> Weak coal demand has continued to weigh... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:50:54 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=56736659&headline=union-pacific-ceo-steering-steady-course-after-sudden-appointment http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=56736659&headline=union-pacific-ceo-steering-steady-course-after-sudden-appointment <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Bob Sechler </pre> <p> Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) Chief Executive Jack Koraleski faced immediate challenges after taking the helm a year ago, with coal shipments on a steep decline and a drought sapping demand for grain transport. </p> <p> But one of the biggest tests of... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:44:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=55979652&headline=union-pacific-4th-quarter-profit-rose-7-5-though-coal-volume http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=55979652&headline=union-pacific-4th-quarter-profit-rose-7-5-though-coal-volume <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Tess Stynes </pre> <p> Union Pacific Corp.'s (UNP) fourth-quarter earnings rose 7.5% though the railroad operator reported that weakened shipments of coal and agricultural products continued to weigh on freight volume. </p> <p> Slumping demand for coal has continued to... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:58:15 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=55916570&headline=market-snapshot-markets-geared-up-for-apple-google-results http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=55916570&headline=market-snapshot-markets-geared-up-for-apple-google-results <div class='newsbody'><p> By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch </p> <p> LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Tech heavyweights Apple Inc., Google Inc., International Business Machines Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are scheduled to release quarterly results next week, and with gloomy expectations for earnings for the sector... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:20:21 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54593491&headline=union-pacific-3rd-quarter-net-rose-15-on-better-margins http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54593491&headline=union-pacific-3rd-quarter-net-rose-15-on-better-margins <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Melodie Warner </pre> <p> Union Pacific Corp.'s (UNP) third-quarter earnings rose 15% as the railroad operator's margins continued to improve. </p> <p> "Despite a 12% decline in coal volumes and significantly weaker steel and scrap-metal markets, we generated best-ever... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:52:34 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54454165&headline=earnings-preview-transport-cos-face-muted-volume-growth http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54454165&headline=earnings-preview-transport-cos-face-muted-volume-growth <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Nathalie Tadena </pre> <p> TAKING THE PULSE: Top railroads and other freight haulers, considered economic bellwethers because of the breadth of goods they ship, are expected to post mixed results in the third quarter as the sector continues to face macroeconomic headwinds... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:03:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54241161&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54241161&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch <div class='newsbody'><p> Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are Bed Bath &amp; Beyond Inc. (BBBY), Apogee Enterprises Inc. (APOG) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC). </p> <p> Bed Bath &amp; Beyond's fiscal second-quarter income fell 2.2% in results muddled... Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:17:03 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54058789&headline=some-u-s-railroads-forecasting-soft-peak-shipping-season http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=54058789&headline=some-u-s-railroads-forecasting-soft-peak-shipping-season <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Bob Sechler </pre> <p> Executives of some top U.S. railroads provided a dim outlook for peak autumn shipping season--the time when retailers traditionally stock up in advance of the holidays--saying Wednesday that the economy clearly has slowed. </p> <p> "We're expecting... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:17:29 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53613202&headline=u-s-railroads-could-face-more-regulation http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53613202&headline=u-s-railroads-could-face-more-regulation <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Bob Sechler </pre> <p> Top U.S. freight railroads have been on the losing end of a pair of recent regulatory and court moves regarding competitive pricing and service levels, raising the specter of renewed constraints on an industry deregulated more than three decades ago... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:50:35 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53596346&headline=stb-announces-initiatives-in-wake-of-2011-rail-hearings http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53596346&headline=stb-announces-initiatives-in-wake-of-2011-rail-hearings <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Bob Sechler </pre> <p> U.S. regulators took tentative steps Wednesday toward resolving a long-running feud between freight railroads and shippers, more than a year after heated hearings last summer regarding pricing and service levels. </p> <p> The Surface Transportation... Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:20:15 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53523456&headline=union-pacific-2q-net-rises-28-on-lower-fuel-costs http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53523456&headline=union-pacific-2q-net-rises-28-on-lower-fuel-costs <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Melodie Warner </pre> <p> Union Pacific Corp.'s (UNP) second-quarter earnings rose 28% as margins improved on lower fuel costs, though the railroad operator's overall volume was flat. </p> <p> Union Pacific transports steel, sand and pipe to drilling sites where oil and... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:01:53 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53490784&headline=peabody-energy-in-pact-with-kinder-morgan-to-secure-gulf-coast http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53490784&headline=peabody-energy-in-pact-with-kinder-morgan-to-secure-gulf-coast <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Chelsea Stevenson </pre> <p> Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) said it entered an agreement with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP) to expand the Gulf Coast coal-export platform for Peabody's Colorado, Powder River Basin and Illinois Basin coal products. </p> <p> The deal... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:23:25 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53450252&headline=correction-to-u-s-transports-earnings-preview http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53450252&headline=correction-to-u-s-transports-earnings-preview <div class='newsbody'><p> "EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Transport Companies Seen Stronger Over Year Ago," published at 14:14 p.m. EDT, misspelled the last name of YRC Worldwide Inc.'s chief executive in the last paragraph. It is Welch, not Welsh. </p> </div> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:20:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53448349&headline=earnings-preview-us-transport-companies-seen-stronger-over-year http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=53448349&headline=earnings-preview-us-transport-companies-seen-stronger-over-year <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Nathalie Tadena </pre> <p> TAKING THE PULSE: The transportation sector is generally expected to post stronger results from a year earlier as a decline in fuel prices is projected to boost results. </p> <p> Top railroads and other freight haulers are considered economic... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:44:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52972648&headline=union-pacific-ceo-sees-slow-us-economic-growth-improving-volumes http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52972648&headline=union-pacific-ceo-sees-slow-us-economic-growth-improving-volumes <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Nathalie Tadena </pre> <p> Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) acting Chief Executive Jack Koraleski said he expects slow growth for the U.S. economy this year, though concerns about high levels of unemployment continue to weigh on consumer sentiment. </p> <p> "We don't see [the... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:40:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52882573&headline=three-union-pacific-workers-killed-in-oklahoma-crash-sunday-reports http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52882573&headline=three-union-pacific-workers-killed-in-oklahoma-crash-sunday-reports <div class='newsbody'><p> Three Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) employees were killed Sunday morning in a head-on collision of two freight trains east of Goodwell, Okla., according to several reports. </p> <p> The Daily Oklahoman reported Monday that a diesel fire continued to burn at the site. </p> <p> According... Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:38:40 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52852906&headline=class-action-status-granted-in-fuel-surcharge-case-against-railroads http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52852906&headline=class-action-status-granted-in-fuel-surcharge-case-against-railroads <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Bob Sechler </pre> <p> The four top U.S. railroads have lost a key round in a long-running legal battle, after a federal judge on Thursday granted class-action status in a lawsuit alleging they colluded to inflate fuel surcharges paid by shippers by billions of dollars... Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:04:51 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52846934&headline=chesapeake-appoints-new-chairman-directors-chosen-by-icahn http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52846934&headline=chesapeake-appoints-new-chairman-directors-chosen-by-icahn <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Saabira Chaudhuri </pre> <p> Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) has appointed Archie W. Dunham, the former chairman of ConocoPhillips (COP), as its new independent chairman, along with naming four new independent directors to its reconstituted nine-member board. </p> <p> Mr... Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:08:01 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52679566&headline=six-companies-selling-long-bonds-in-improved-market http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52679566&headline=six-companies-selling-long-bonds-in-improved-market <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Patrick McGee </pre> <p> Deere &amp; Co. (DE) appears to have inspired a host of companies to sell long bonds in the U.S. debt markets. </p> <p> After Deere sold $2.25 billion of 10-year and 30-year bonds at the some of the lowest rates on record Tuesday, six companies... Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:59:08 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52549480&headline=stb-chairman-board-to-act-soon-in-wake-of-rail-hearings http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=UNP&article=52549480&headline=stb-chairman-board-to-act-soon-in-wake-of-rail-hearings <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Bob Sechler Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- A top regulator of the U.S. freight rail sector said Thursday his agency is close to taking some action in the long-running feud between railroads and shippers over pricing and service levels. </p> <p>... Thu, 24 May 2012 16:16:12 EDT