Topic: DHL International GmbH

The Entrepreneurial Mind Why US entrepreneurs tend not to think globally

American small-business owners face many barriers in seeking customers from other countries, Cornwall writes.

TNT sale to UPS blocked by European regulators

TNT Express was set to be absorbed by shipping giant UPS, but the sale was blocked by the European Union's antitrust chief. UPS first offered to buy TNT Express in March to increase its shipping footprint in Europe. 

TNT Express takeover abandoned by UPS. $6.9B deal nixed.

TNT Express, the struggling Dutch package delivery company was set to be taken over by UPS in a $6.9 billion deal. But the shipping giant has abandoned the deal, sending shared of TNT Express plummeting. 

Sandy relief: How trips to the Hamptons turned into a mission of mercy

New Yorkers have come together to help each other in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy – from volunteers reinstalling drywall to lawyers helping victims navigate government bureaucracy.

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Rent or own? The new sharing economy values access over ownership

To rent or own, that is the question posed by the burgeoning sharing economy. For a growing population engaged in this high-tech, low-cost 'collaborative economy,' access to cars, clothes, cuisine – or even a cat –  is better than ownership.

Under Israeli blockade of Gaza, books are a rare, cherished commodity

Israel does not explicitly ban importing books to Gaza, but the blockade makes it extraordinarily difficult to do so. The shortage amounts to a kind of censorship, Gazans say.

Stocks rise on Apple dividend

The Dow rose 6 points to close at 13239 on a  dividend from Apple, a deal for UPS and the promise of greater demand for U.S. Steel.

UPS to buy Dutch delivery company TNT Express for $6.8 billion

Atlanta-based UPS is the world's largest delivery company, while TNT, headquartered in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, is the second-biggest express mail company in Europe behind Germany's DHL.

Change Agent Super Bowl pizzas give US troops a taste of home

Through Pizzas4Patriots Mark and Kent Evans send thousands of pizzas to US troops stationed overseas on Super Bowl Sunday and the 4th of July.

Suspicious packages from Yemen highlight cargo screening weaknesses

US authorities have ramped up screening of cargo on passenger and freight-only flights since 9/11. But explosive materials in suspicious packages from Yemen, found aboard two cargo planes, suggest that terrorists might be seeking weak points in the cargo-screening system.

Unemployed workers learn to grow their own food

In Ohio, a private college teaches 20 families with unemployed workers how to put food on the table by growing vegetables

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