TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| Amazon: A Potential Digital Contender in the Shipping Industry Timothy Lutts submits: Putting on our investment hat, let’s look at United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx (FDX) and then at a potential competitor from the digital universe. United Parcel Service, headquartered in Atlanta, is the big dog. With annual revenues of $51 billion, it’s already two-thirds the size of the USPS. Its bread-and-butter is packages, representing 62% of revenues. International packages account for 21%, and supply chain logistics and freight make the rest.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Magma Design Automation, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 05/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript Magma Design Automation, Inc. (LAVA)F4Q09 Earnings Call May 27, 2009 5:00 pm ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Toyota Plans to Mass-Produce Plug-in Prius in 2012 Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. JohnToyota (TM) will start mass-producing a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid in 2012, with plans to make 20,000 to 30,000 of the vehicles that year, according to news reports.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Shipping Shows Economic Recovery Disappearing into the Sunset Michael Panzner submits: Given how big a role the transportation industry plays in the global economy, many marketwatchers have been keying in on indicators that gauge activity in the sector to try and get a handle on which way the economic winds are blowing. Among the most widely watched measures is the Baltic Dry Index, a daily barometer published by The Baltic Exchange that tracks shipping rates on a number of key international dry bulk routes.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
What Inventories Say About Imports New data suggests companies are retrenching from a 10-year binge of chasing low-cost manufacturing around the world. forbes.com |