UPS and FedEx stocks jump after Trump opposes more funding for USPS - Washington Examiner
The stock value of package delivery companies UPS and FedEx jumped Thursday after President Trump said he opposed more funding for the U.S. Postal Service over mail-in voting.
Stocks for UPS and FedEx each shot up by more than $3 shortly after Trump's comments about not wanting to give additional funding to the Postal Service. The increase on Thursday represents a 1.5% to 2% jump in stock value for each company. Both companies have also had a stock spike since the end of July.
“It’s basic competition 101. If your competitor, a state competitor, is hurt, it’s an advantage for private companies in the same industry,” said Tim Wu, an antitrust professor at Columbia University. “It’s absolutely a boon for UPS and FedEx. It’s doubtlessly helpful to them.”
The stock value of package delivery companies UPS and FedEx jumped Thursday after President Trump said he opposed more funding for the U.S. Postal Service over mail-in voting.
Stocks for UPS and FedEx each shot up by more than $3 shortly after Trump's comments about not wanting to give additional funding to the Postal Service. The increase on Thursday represents a 1.5% to 2% jump in stock value for each company. Both companies have also had a stock spike since the end of July.
“It’s basic competition 101. If your competitor, a state competitor, is hurt, it’s an advantage for private companies in the same industry,” said Tim Wu, an antitrust professor at Columbia University. “It’s absolutely a boon for UPS and FedEx. It’s doubtlessly helpful to them.”