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Baltic Dry: The Death Of An Index (SEA, DRYS, SFL, NAT)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 1:20 pm

Just what does a cratering Baltic Dry Index mean?  Frankly, it looks and acts as though it is signaling the next recession is here already rather than signaling that it ...
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2012 Offers Huge Auto Opportunity If Valuations Can Be Overcome (SIRI, P, F, M)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 11:13 am

2012 may seem like a resurgence of the banking sector is afoot, but what about the resurgence of the U.S. auto industry.  The age of the consumer fleet is at ...
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Capsizing Royal Caribbean With Carnival… (CCL, RCL)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 8:42 am

Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) is getting hammered this morning after one of its Costa cruise lines grounded and partially capsized, resulting in the loss of life and resulting in million ...
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Letting Pandora Take Control Of Your Car (P, SIRI, DISH)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:32 am

Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has announced 23 agreements with automakers and after-market suppliers to include the company’s radio player in their product offerings. Pandora also claims ...
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Huge 52-Week High Surprise: Garmin (GRMN, GOOG, AAPL, TRMB)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 3:23 pm

If you took the developments of the last couple of years with the explosion of smartphones, Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) might have been easy to consider road kill.  Yet here ...
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NTSB Recommends Ban On Driver Phone & Device Use (VZ, T, S, LOGI, AMT, CCI)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Have you been hit or almost been hit by a car driver talking on their cellphone?  Thousands of Americans have died as a result of phone-use related accidents.  Thousands more ...
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Is There an Airline Stock with Upside Potential? (AMR, DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC, JBLU, ALK, HA, SAVE)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 2:04 pm

The recent bankruptcy filing by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, has put a damper on any enthusiasm there might have been among investors for US airlines stocks. ...
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Airline Profit Forecast Cut in Half for 2012 (DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 9:31 am

Cost increases and flat cargo traffic are expected to cut airline profits in half in 2012, from $6.9 billion in 2011 to $3.5 billion in 2012. Profit margin is expected ...
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When Car Sellers Pan Electric & Hybrid Cars (AN, GM)

Posted: December 5, 2011 at 10:12 am

Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) was on a CNBC video this morning on the heels of news that the November sales figures were up 21% from a year ...
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Has Potential Upside Gone Missing in Transport Stocks? (CSX, NSC, UNP, CP, JBHT, LSTR, DSX, DRYS, EXM, FRO)

Posted: December 1, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Railroads and trucking companies have, for the most part, seen share prices rise over the past 12 months, while ocean-going shippers have taken a severe beating. Of four railroads, CSX ...
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AMR Bankruptcy, A Real Boon For Airlines (AMR, UAL, LCC, LUV, DAL, JBLU)

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 10:51 am

The news flow around the AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) filing for bankruptcy is rampant.  Some say it was expected and others believe it was premature.  The aim to work its ...
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Air Cargo Traffic Continues to Slide

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 8:51 am

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that air freight volume fell by 4.7% in October, compared with the same month a year ago. Passenger traffic increased by 3.6% ...
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Southwest, Oversold & Poised For Recovery Against Legacy Carriers (LUV, UAL, LCC, DAL, AMR, JBLU)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 8:20 am

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is now sometimes considered a discount carrier and sometimes considered a legacy carrier, but it still has among the most loyal customer base and it ...
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Another Shipping Bankruptcy Filing Could Signal More on the Way (GMR, ONAVQ, TNK, OSG, NAT, FRO, NM, DRYS)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 9:59 am

An over-supply of product leading to a steep drop in price has claimed another victim. No, this is not a story about a solar PV maker, but about shipping, where ...
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Expected Price Gains in Transportation Stocks (CSX, NSC, UNP, CP, DSX, DRYS, EXM, FRO, JBHT, LSTR)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 2:06 pm

Transportation stocks get a lot more attention as economic bellwethers than they do as market participants. Railroads, ships, and trucks are not particularly glamorous, and the industries are so ...
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