<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2qasFO_0wKpEk7U00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2qasFO_0wKpEk7U00" width="448" height="336" ><p>U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific reported a 9% rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher shipments and price hikes offset declines in coal freight volumes. The company's net income rose to $1.67 billion, or $2.75 per share, in the quarter, from $1.53 billion, or $2.51 per share, a year earlier.</p><p>(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)</p></div></body>

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Union Pacific reports rise in Q3 profit

U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific reported a 9% rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher shipments and price hikes offset declines in coal freight volumes. The company's net income rose to $1.67 billion, or $2.75 per share, in the quarter, from $1.53 billion, or $2.51 per share, a year earlier.