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  • WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 08: UPS CEO Carol Tome participates in a discussion hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, DC at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on November 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. Tome spoke on business development, hiring and retention and her vision for UPS. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Tech

    UPS just opened a giant new warehouse where 3,000 robots will do most of the work: ‘It’s a linchpin of our strategy’

    By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 21: (RUSSIA OUT) Chinese President Xi Jinping seen during the signing ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace, on March 21, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Three days after being accused by an international tribunal of war crimes in Ukraine, Russian President Putin received Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his state visit to Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

    Elon Musk and Satya Nadella are among the CEOs lining up for face time with China’s Xi, APEC’s biggest business kingmaker

    By Thomas Black, Dina Bass, and others
  • Yellow truckingFinance

    Trucking giant Yellow’s bankruptcy punches a $5 billion hole in the industry, with 30,000 jobs at stake

    By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JANUARY 11: A FedEx delivery man is seen on Chestnut Street in San Francisco on January 11, 2023 as atmospheric river storms hit California, United States. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Leadership

    FedEx slashes 10% of top management jobs as the pandemic-fueled boom in package delivery goes bust now that the economy is souring

    By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
  • TEMPE, AZ – MARCH 06: Bodyarmor SuperDrink coolers and cups are seen in the dugout before a spring training game between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Chicago Cubs at Tempe Diablo Stadium on March 06, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)”n”nRetail

    Coca-Cola buys remaining BodyArmor stake for $5.6 billion

    By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
  • MIAMI, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 03: Travelers wait to drop their baggage at the American airlines counter in the Miami International Airport before starting the Labor Day weekend on September 03, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people unvaccinated against the Covid-19 virus should not travel this weekend. Those who are should wear their masks and take precautions due to the country’s high level of Covid-19 transmission. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

    American’s 1,750 canceled flights since Saturday suggest that holiday travel will be messy

    By Thomas Black, Alan Levin, and others
  • Federal Express (Fedex) delivery truck parked in loading dock in San Ramon, California, May 18, 2020. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)Retail

    FedEx to spend $100 million on improving delivery-vehicle safety

    By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
  • Wealthy people flying private jets to avoid coronavirus

    One way the wealthy hope to avoid coronavirus? Private jets

    By Tom Metcalf, Thomas Black, and others
  • David Abney, chairman and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. UPS rose the most in more than 10 years after beating its own profit guidance, an early sign that a three-year, $20 billion expansion plan is paying off by keeping rising costs in check. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    UPS CEO Would Like You to Know That, Unlike FedEx, Big Brown Is Doing Fine in the Amazon Age

    By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
  • Sale Of Automatic Weapons Comes Under Scrutiny After Orlando ShootingsPolitics

    These Are the Ideas in Play in (Another) U.S. Gun Debate

    By Daniel Flatley, Thomas Black, and others