Union Pacific et le CN annoncent une entente visant à améliorer la connectivité ferroviaire en Amérique du Nord

CN and Union Pacific have signed a binding agreement to enhance North American rail connectivity. Union Pacific gains expanded operating rights on CN's EJ&E corridor through Chicago, while CN receives new rights on Union Pacific's network between Memphis and Eagle Pass to facilitate Canada-Mexico cargo transport. The deal aims to increase service capacity, create new growth opportunities, and strengthen competitive positioning in the North American rail sector.

07/22/2026, 8:40 PM • GlobeNewswire

Union Pacific et le CN concluent une entente visant à élargir les occasions offertes aux clients dans le cadre de la fusion

CN and Union Pacific announced a binding agreement establishing a framework for CN to gain competitive access in Union Pacific's proposed merger with Norfolk Southern. The settlement preserves customer options, resolves terminal ownership issues, and expands CN's presence in the Midwest, including access to Kansas City and St. Louis markets. CN will not oppose the merger and both parties will collaborate with the Surface Transportation Board for implementation.

07/22/2026, 8:06 PM • GlobeNewswire

Union Pacific et le CN concluent une entente visant à élargir les occasions offertes aux clients dans le cadre de la fusion

CN and Union Pacific announced a binding agreement framework allowing CN competitive access in Union Pacific's proposed merger with Norfolk Southern. The settlement preserves customer options, grants CN access to key Midwest facilities including Kansas City Terminal and St. Louis Terminal, and provides new routing rights between major markets. CN will not oppose the merger, and both parties will collaborate with the Surface Transportation Board for implementation.

07/22/2026, 8:02 PM • GlobeNewswire

Union Pacific and CN Reach Agreement to Expand Customer Opportunities in Connection with Merger

CN and Union Pacific signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding establishing competitive access framework for CN in connection with Union Pacific's proposed merger with Norfolk Southern. The settlement preserves customer options, expands CN's Midwest presence through terminal acquisitions and overhead rights, and gives CN access to Kansas City for the first time. CN will not oppose the merger, contingent on STB approval.

07/22/2026, 6:51 PM • GlobeNewswire

Union Pacific and CN Announce Agreement to Improve North American Rail Connectivity

CN and Union Pacific signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding to expand rail service across North America. Union Pacific gains expanded operating rights over CN's EJ&E corridor through Chicago, while CN receives new rights over Union Pacific's network between Memphis and Eagle Pass to support Canada-Mexico freight movements.

07/22/2026, 6:50 PM • GlobeNewswire

2 Industrial Stocks to Load Up On When the Market Inevitably Crashes

The article recommends two industrial stocks as ideal crash-buying opportunities: Waste Management, a recession-resistant business with essential services and strong cash flow, and Union Pacific, which benefits from an irreplaceable rail network and a proposed merger with Norfolk Southern that could unlock significant long-term value despite cyclical economic pressures.

07/21/2026, 6:15 AM • The Motley Fool

Le CN affirme que le STB a eu raison de suspendre l’examen de la fusion de UP-NS et d’exiger de plus amples renseignements

CN supports the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision to suspend examination of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's proposed merger, requiring them to submit additional information by July. The STB found the merger application lacks credible evidence of competitive improvements and public benefits, with significant gaps in market share analysis and insufficient remedial measures. CN argues the merger would reduce competitive rail transport options and increase concentration in key freight corridors.

05/28/2026, 6:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

CN Says STB Was Right to Freeze the UP-NS Merger and Demand More Information

The Surface Transportation Board has frozen its review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's proposed merger, ordering them to provide substantial additional information. The STB found the amended application lacks clarity, contains unresolved competitive harms, and inadequate analyses. CN commends the decision, arguing the applicants have failed to meet rigorous merger standards and that the deal would concentrate approximately 40% of U.S. freight rail traffic in one company.

05/28/2026, 6:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Dan Loeb Dumps Microsoft, Slashes Nvidia And Rail Stocks In Sweeping Q1 Portfolio Overhaul

Hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC significantly reshuffled its portfolio in Q1 2026, completely exiting positions in Microsoft, Chipotle, Constellation Energy, Alibaba, Spotify, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The fund also dramatically reduced stakes in Nvidia (from 2.95M to 190K shares), Amazon, Taiwan Semiconductor, and railroad stocks Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

05/18/2026, 3:07 PM • Benzinga

CN Submits Comments to STB on Completeness of UP-NS Amended Merger Application

Canadian National Railway (CN) filed comments with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) opposing the amended merger application between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), arguing it remains incomplete and fails to meet regulatory requirements. CN contends the application addresses only one of three deficiencies identified by the Board, lacks meaningful competitive enhancements, and proposes an insufficient Committed Gateway Pricing program that would harm more shippers than help.

05/11/2026, 2:10 PM • Benzinga

Revised Filing Does Not Address Competitive Balance Issues Created By UP-NS Merger

CSX Corp. launched a public resource website to help shippers and communities engage with the Surface Transportation Board's review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's refiled merger application. CSX argues that the proposed combination would create industry imbalance by reducing competitive routing options for rail shippers, as it would result in one transcontinental carrier alongside four regional carriers.

05/04/2026, 2:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

How to ’Convert’ a 2% Yield Into 6% By Doing Nothing Extra

The article explains a strategy to identify undervalued dividend stocks with 'hidden' yields higher than their stated dividend yield. By combining dividend growth, buybacks, and share price appreciation, investors can significantly increase their returns. Union Pacific and Illinois Tool Works are highlighted as examples where low current yields (2% and 2.4% respectively) translate to much higher shareholder yields (3.7% and 4.2%) and even higher yields-on-cost for long-term holders.

04/28/2026, 5:56 AM • Investing

Stock Market Today, April 23: Markets Dip As Strait of Hormuz Conflict Intensifies

U.S. markets declined on April 23, 2026, with the S&P 500 falling 0.42%, Nasdaq dropping 0.89%, and the Dow dipping 0.36%. Geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and tech sector weakness drove the decline, though some industrial and semiconductor stocks showed strength with solid earnings reports.

04/23/2026, 5:12 PM • The Motley Fool

1 High-Yield Dividend Stock to Buy and Hold for a Decade of Income

Union Pacific is recommended as a high-yield dividend stock with a 2.18% yield, significantly above its industrial sector average. The railroad operator has 126 years of uninterrupted dividend payments and a 19-year streak of increases. With strong operating margins, pricing power, and potential synergies from a pending merger with Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific is positioned for sustained dividend growth over the next decade.

04/21/2026, 9:15 AM • The Motley Fool

Market Check: Industrials, Aerospace, and Infrastructure Earnings in Focus

Industrial, aerospace, and infrastructure companies are reporting earnings with mixed outlooks. 3M faces repeated disappointments with three consecutive quarters of misses. Boeing expects significant earnings decline of 29.5% despite sales growth. Lockheed Martin shows modest growth with focus on guidance. GE Vernova demonstrates strong momentum with 96.9% earnings surge driven by data center and energy infrastructure demand. Union Pacific expects stable growth with agriculture as a key driver.

04/20/2026, 5:06 PM • Investing