UPS close to buying rival TNT Express: report
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ups-close-buying-rival-tnt-express-report-033723160.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Fsu1_YlTwj5FkmUhuqpQpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1332128112146-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="United Parcel Service is close to concluding a 5.2-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) deal to acquire Dutch rival TNT Express" align="left" title="United Parcel Service is close to concluding a 5.2-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) deal to acquire Dutch rival TNT Express" border="0" /></a>United Parcel Service is close to concluding a 5.2-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) deal to acquire Dutch rival TNT Express NV and thus create a dominant package-shipping company in Europe, The Wall Street Journal reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
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