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Boeing Takes Off, Raises Guidance (BA, EADSY, LUV, ALK, DAL, UAL, LCC, JBLU, FAA)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 10:00 am

For all its struggles with new airplanes, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) put up some pretty big numbers for the third quarter. The company’s EPS of $1.46, sharply above the ...
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Significant Price Gains Expected For Airlines Stocks (AMR, DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC, JBLU, ALK, HA, SAVE)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 1:38 pm

The airlines industry is in a very bad way, unless you are a Wall Street analyst making upside predictions for a sector that Warren Buffett hates. High fuel costs and ...
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S&P Upgrade of Ford Signals Dividend Is Closer (F, GM)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 11:00 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) may not yet quite be investment grade, but the company is getting closer and closer.  Friday morning brought the news that Standard & Poor's has raised the debt ...
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AMR Rumor Mill Builds Momentum (AMR)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 11:18 am

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) was halted, but not for 'News Pending' as you often see.  This morning's halt was after a single circuit-breaker was triggered.  No news has been issued ...
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Rental Car M&A Crashes on the Interstate (DTG, HTZ, CAR, ZIP, GM)

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 10:46 am

In late August, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG) demanded that its suitors, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) and Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR), make an offer ...
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Can AMR Possibly Be In Trouble With Better Traffic Metrics? (AMR)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 5:18 pm

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) is a company we noted earlier this week which might have been the victim of overly aggressive reporting that turned into bankruptcy rumors.  It is rare that ...
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The Bankruptcy Rumor Mill Heads Toward AMR (AMR, EK, BAC)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) is in trouble.  That is at least what the rumor mill is trying to signal.  What may seem like aggressive reporting over the weekend has added fuel ...
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Downgrading Airlines on Traffic Concerns (LCC, UAL, LUV, ALK, SAVE)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:21 am

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) paints a bleak outlook for passenger and freight carriers as economic worries intensify. And the impact of that weak forecast is beginning to take ...
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Europe Hits Struggling Airlines With Carbon Tax (AMR, UAL, DAL)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 10:57 am

The European Union plans to initiate a plan next year that would force any major airline that flies to a European destination to participate in the European cap-and-trade system designed ...
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US Energy Review Puts Focus on Electric Vehicles (HMC, TM, GM, F, NSANF, ADM, VLO, CLNE)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 9:51 am

If the US has an energy policy -- a big if -- that policy turns on two factors. One, reducing energy imports; and two, reducing environmentally harmful emissions. How the ...
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Bright Spot in Shipping: LNG Carriers (TGP, GLNG, APA, ECA, EOG)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Day rates for shippers of container, crude oil, and dry bulk cargoes have been hit hard this year as an over-supply of vessels and general concerns about the weak global ...
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When Is Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Breakeven Year? (BA)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 2:50 pm

There has been a lot of buzz, and outright pain, around the launch of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).  Has it been three years of delays?  ...
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Stamps.com Becomes An Unlikely Winner (STMP, UPS, FDX)

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 2:41 pm

Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ: STMP) is not just up in the double-digit percentage gains today.  The company hit a 52-week high.  Actually, this is a high going back to 2006.  The ...
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Is The Boeing Turnaround In Full Swing? (BA, EADSY)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Orders for new airplanes have been coming relatively thick and fast since June's Paris Air Show. The two major manufacturers, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and European Aeronautic Defense & Space ...
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Postal Service ‘Timing’ Changes, The Allure of FedEx & UPS (FDX, UPS)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 10:57 am

The U.S. Postal Service is proposing "sweeping changes" to how the mail system works in America.  Some is good, and some is not enough.  The aim is to save up ...
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