Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the US, UP generated $24 billion of revenue in 2023 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, fertilizers, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and historically derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated $24 billion of revenue in 2023 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, fertilizers, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and historically derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

Union Pacific provides rail transportation services in North America. It has approximately 32,000 route miles and transports agricultural goods, automotive products, chemicals, coal, industrial products and other commodities between ports on the West Coast and Eastern gateways, as well as to Mexico. Union Pacific was founded in 1862 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. The stock is a component of the S&P 500. The company has approximately 31,800 employees.

Stocks rose on Thursday, as a very encouraging advance estimate of fourth quarter U.S. GDP was more than enough to offset initial gloom brought on when Tesla disappointed investors with earnings news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the S&P 500 was higher by 0.5%, and the Nasdaq inched up by 0.2%. So far this week, the S&P 500 is up 1.1%, the Dow is up 0.5%, and the Nasdaq is higher by 1.3%. Personal Consumption Expenditures for December will be reported this morning, offering new clues as to likely action (or non-action) from the Fed at the next policy meeting. In the most-recent report, through November, PCE inflation was reported at 2.6% (the latest CPI report, through December, had inflation at 3.4%). Core PCE, which removes volatile food and energy prices, was 3.2% in the latest month, down from 3.4% in the prior month. Our forecasts call for 2.7% for the headline number and 3.0% for the core.