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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 54616">, Jun 23, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- UPS (UPS) today reaffirmed its financial guidance for the second quarter of 2005, saying it expected diluted earnings per share in a range of $0.82 to $0.87 compared to the $0.72 reported during the prior-year period.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The company also reiterated that volumes were growing as expected during the quarter with U.S. domestic volume growth ahead of original projections and international export growth maintaining its strength with double-digit growth.&nbsp; &nbsp;&quot;As the second quarter comes to a close, UPS continues to see momentum across each of its business segments,&quot; said Mike Eskew, UPS&#039;s chairman and CEO. &quot;We also continue to expect earnings for the year to increase 16% to 20% as compared to the adjusted $2.90 reported for 2004.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;The 2004 diluted EPS on a GAAP basis was $2.93</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 54616"] , Jun 23, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- UPS (UPS) today reaffirmed its financial guidance for the second quarter of 2005, saying it expected diluted earnings per share in a range of $0.82 to $0.87 compared to the $0.72 reported during the prior-year period. The company also reiterated that volumes were growing as expected during the quarter with U.S. domestic volume growth ahead of original projections and international export growth maintaining its strength with double-digit growth. "As the second quarter comes to a close, UPS continues to see momentum across each of its business segments," said Mike Eskew, UPS's chairman and CEO. "We also continue to expect earnings for the year to increase 16% to 20% as compared to the adjusted $2.90 reported for 2004." The 2004 diluted EPS on a GAAP basis was $2.93 [/QUOTE]

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