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Notable analyst calls this week: Union Pacific, Lumentum and KBR among top picks

The S&P500 (SP500) closed in the red on Friday, after a week that saw a significantly hotter than expected July PPI report, more tariff-related headlines, and a strong earnings report from Micron ...
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Union Pacific adds lobbyists as part of merger effort

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has bolstered its lobbyist efforts on Capitol Hill to support its effort to merge with Norfolk ...

Closed since 2022 for Union Pacific West Line project, two commuter parking lots reopen in Geneva

The lots had been closed due to construction of a third track on Metra’s Union Pacific West Line, which goes through Geneva, the city said.

Merge Of Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern Signals Better Days For Rail

A signal that the combined corporation is seen as capable of becoming something much greater than the headline number ...
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Inside the merger mind of Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena

When Jim Vena walked into the Union Pacific Center for the first time as CEO two years ago today, he was toting a black, ...
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Union Pacific police investigate latest 'Be Someone' sign on Houston bridge, search warrant says

Is it art or a crime? A mystery painter scaled the "Be Someone" bridge and repainted its message, and now authorities want to know who did it.

Union Pacific to reshape US freight rail with $85 billion deal for Norfolk

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.

Citing lives at risk, train workers urge Union Pacific to allow trail to stunning waterfall

A train workers union this week called on Union Pacific to help facilitate a long-sought trail to Mossbrae Falls, near ...
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Union Pacific: Major railroad posts record earnings, spends more on ...

Union Pacific, one of the major freight railroads that successfully fought off union demands for paid sick days for workers during contentious labor negotiations in 2022, reported another year ...

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern explore cross-continental railroad merger, source says

Union Pacific , the largest U.S. freight railroad operator, is exploring a possible acquisition of Norfolk Southern to create a $200 billion coast-to-coast rail network, a person familiar with the ...

Union Pacific hires Shuster

Union Pacific Railroad Company hired former Rep. Bill Shuster and a team of lobbyists from Squire Patton Boggs.