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When businesses and consumers ramp up activities, UPS sees an uptick in package volumes, signaling economic growth and consumer confidence.
Conversely, a downturn in UPS’s business, such as a reduction in package volumes or revenue, can signal economic contraction or a looming recession. This sensitivity to the economic climate makes UPS’s operational metrics – from package volume to revenue trends – a barometer for assessing the overall health of the global economy.
When a company like this starts slashing jobs – 12,000 to be precise - it's an indicator. This is a staggering figure that’s more than just a number; it’s a harbinger of economic trends, both domestically and internationally. UPS’s decision is not an isolated event. The company’s package volume has slipped in the last quarter, a seemingly straightforward statement that carries significant weight. This decline is not just a corporate setback; it’s a reflection of broader economic softness, particularly in Europe.
...there was a sober silence in the room. Samuel Adams, a key figure in the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, spoke up to say,
“We have this day restored the Sovereign to Whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let His kingdom come.”
Colonel Douglas MacGregor predicts a continuation of the Iran war soon, once all sides have replenished missile stocks.
"Washington’s political class manifests much less regard for the long-term strategic interests of its own citizens—their security and prosperity. As a result, Washington pays an exorbitant price in reputation and treasure for policies that confront Palestinians with the choice of death or expulsion from their homelands.
"Assumptions of tacit acceptance or rapid capitulation are implicit and dangerous.
[The Muslims will not 'do a deal.']
"When Hitler was briefed on the expected Soviet reaction to Operation Barbarossa, Major General Ernst Koestring, a Prussian officer fluent in Russian from a family that had lived in Moscow since the reign of Catherine the Great, advised: “Initially, German forces will advance rapidly. The various peoples on the Soviet periphery will likely welcome the German forces. Resistance will be weak. But when the Germans advance into ...
