Tone mix
Week by week 52 weeks
Share of Norfolk Southern Corp.'s 662 headlines over the last 52 weeks by the model's call, and the same mix week by week.
Biggest swings in the last year
The weeks whose tone moved furthest from the 8-week average, with the story most outlets carried that week.
- Week of Dec 15, 2025 · tone -582 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns-58
- Week of Aug 17, 2026 · tone -53New timeline set for Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger proceedings-58
- Week of Oct 26, 2026 · tone +40Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst Says+54
- Week of Jun 8, 2026 · tone +33Should You Buy Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)?+44
- Week of Feb 2, 2026 · tone +22Norfolk Southern's profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty+42
- Week of Apr 13, 2026 · tone +44Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): Israel Englander Is Buying This Stock+36
Daily headline tone, last 90 sessions
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Each point is the average score of the headlines about Norfolk Southern Corp. in one trading session, with the 8-session average drawn through it. Sessions with no headline about the company have no point.
Tone by period
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| Last 7 sessions | 14 | +53 |
| Last 30 sessions | 73 | -1 |
| Last 90 sessions | 213 | +1 |
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Every headline in the period counts equally.
Headlines on Friday, November 6, 2026
1 headline, average tone 0: 0 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.
- www.trains.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern begins offering hiring bonuses for experienced conductorsNeutral
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| Norfolk Southern begins offering hiring bonuses for experienced conductors | www.trains.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Thursday, November 5, 2026
3 headlines, average tone +2: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative. Showing all 3.
- www.prnewswire.com · 1 outletNew Study Finds Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Could Deliver Up to $5.8 Billion a Year in Economic and Health BenefitsPositive
- www.bozemandailychronicle.com · 1 outletUnion Pacific's proposal to buy Norfolk Southern is not in the 'public interest'Negative
- www.themarketsdaily.com · 1 outletCritical Comparison: Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC)Neutral
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| New Study Finds Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Could Deliver Up to $5.8 Billion a Year in Economic and Health Benefits | www.prnewswire.com | 1 | Positive |
| Union Pacific's proposal to buy Norfolk Southern is not in the 'public interest' | www.bozemandailychronicle.com | 1 | Negative |
| Critical Comparison: Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) | www.themarketsdaily.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Monday, November 2, 2026
5 headlines, average tone +59: 3 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 5.
- www.businessworld.in · 1 outletNSC Clears Rs 1,194.92 Cr Investment For Five ITI Clusters Under PM-SETUPositive
- www.thetrucker.com · 1 outletSchneider and Norfolk Southern partner to expand domestic intermodal capacity across the eastern U.SPositive
- www.logisticsmgmt.com · 1 outletSchneider National and Norfolk Southern partner on eastern intermodal growth as UP-NS merger loomsPositive
- www.altoonamirror.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern: Local inspection of track not automatedNeutral
- www.fool.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term InvestorsNeutral
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| NSC Clears Rs 1,194.92 Cr Investment For Five ITI Clusters Under PM-SETU | www.businessworld.in | 1 | Positive |
| Schneider and Norfolk Southern partner to expand domestic intermodal capacity across the eastern U.S | www.thetrucker.com | 1 | Positive |
| Schneider National and Norfolk Southern partner on eastern intermodal growth as UP-NS merger looms | www.logisticsmgmt.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern: Local inspection of track not automated | www.altoonamirror.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Norfolk Southern: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors | www.fool.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Friday, October 30, 2026
4 headlines, average tone +94: 4 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 4.
- www.prnewswire.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern and Schneider partner to expand domestic intermodal capacity across the eastern U.S.Positive
- www.trains.com · 1 outletSchneider to shift intermodal business to Norfolk SouthernPositive
- www.trains.com · 1 outletSchneider CEO calls UP-NS merger 'icing on the cake' for new Norfolk Southern intermodal dealPositive
- yellowhammernews.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern, Birmingham and Trussville begin joint operation to fix blocked railroad crossingsPositive
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| Norfolk Southern and Schneider partner to expand domestic intermodal capacity across the eastern U.S. | www.prnewswire.com | 1 | Positive |
| Schneider to shift intermodal business to Norfolk Southern | www.trains.com | 1 | Positive |
| Schneider CEO calls UP-NS merger 'icing on the cake' for new Norfolk Southern intermodal deal | www.trains.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern, Birmingham and Trussville begin joint operation to fix blocked railroad crossings | yellowhammernews.com | 1 | Positive |
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Headlines on Thursday, October 29, 2026
1 headline, average tone +68: 1 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.
- wjactv.com · 1 outletDRONE | Norfolk Southern remove remaining cars from Altoona derailment sitePositive
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| DRONE | Norfolk Southern remove remaining cars from Altoona derailment site | wjactv.com | 1 | Positive |
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How the score works
A headline's tone is not a forecast of the share price. Read the headlines themselves before acting on an average.
Which headlines count
Headlines come from the GDELT global news feed from 2019-09-23 on. A headline counts only when a model judges it to be about Norfolk Southern Corp., not a passing mention.
How each headline is scored
The model calls each headline positive, neutral or negative news for the company. A period's tone is the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 (all negative) to +100 (all positive).
When a headline counts
Headlines published by 9:15 a.m. New York time belong to that day's session. Later and weekend headlines move to the next trading session.
Repeated stories
When several outlets carry the same headline, it counts once per session.