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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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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (CLX, HD, HCA, GCI, ADM, NFX, LUV, AMR)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 1:30 pm

Today's reported ratings actions as of just after noon include announcements regarding Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), HCA Inc. (NYSE: HCA), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), ...
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August’s New Massive Stock Buybacks… Over $30 Billion (LOW, CVS, CELG, COV, INTU, DISCA, HRS, LMT, RSG, LOW, ABC, MXIM, ANR, AVT, JAH, LUV, STJ, ECL, IPG, FRX, ACE, CLF, CTSH, KBR, NWL, VRX, AKAM, AOL, DLB, URBN, ACM, CHTR, MYGN, PFG, HSIC)

Posted: August 31, 2011 at 3:00 pm

The pace of stock buyback announcements in the month of August was almost unbelievable.  The pace was stronger at the start of the month when earnings were still coming in ...
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Boeing Saves The 737: New Engine Trumps New Design (BA, EADSY, GE, AMR, LUV)

Posted: August 31, 2011 at 2:25 pm

After nearly a year of dithering around, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has apparently scrapped the idea of building an all new version of its best-selling 737 and chosen instead to ...
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Is a Replacement for Boeing’s 757 Coming — From Airbus? (BA, EADSY, LCC, UAL, DAL, LUV)

Posted: August 18, 2011 at 9:40 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) stopped making its 757 aircraft in 2004. The single-aisle, narrow-body plane can carry up to 193 passengers on flights of up to 3,900 miles. There is ...
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The 25 Companies Spending Billions On Buybacks (ACE, AKAM, ABC, AOL, AVT, CBOE, CHTR, CSCO, COV, DISCA, DLB, XOM, CVX, HRS, HUN, JASO, JAH, NWSA, RDC, LUV, STJ, BSX, MSI, V, HPQ)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 12:56 pm

It is no secret that the market volatility has many investors rattled.  What is very counter-intuitive is that many companies are continuing with most or all of their investor friendly ...
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Are There Winners If Oil Falls to $80? (XOM, CVC, COP, SD, VLO, MPC, TSO, WNR, UAL, DAL, AMR, LUV, DRYS, DSX, UNP, CSX, NSC, FDX, UPS, ADM, POT, MOS, CF)

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 1:05 pm

The price for WTI crude oil fell below $83/barrel momentarily today as the market takes another shellacking, down around 200 points just before noon. Both crude and the wider market ...
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Market Collapse Silver Lining: Gasoline Prices

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 6:35 am

Gasoline prices are likely to plunge. The same economic concerns that have prompted a massive sell-off in equities have also driven down the price of crude. It has retreated to ...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (CIM, HUM, ADM, COH, DRYS, DUK, OPEN, PFE, SIRI, AWK, CLX, CMCSA, DNDN, GRMN, WFR, TSLA, ZIP, AIG, CVS, DF, FSLR, KFT, LNKD, PCLN, LUV, PG)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 1:51 pm

We have another very busy earnings week ahead for the second quarter reporting season.  Some are DJIA components and some are sector-movers or market-movers.  We are tracking earnings and giving ...
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American Airlines to Buy Airbus Planes (AMR, BA, EADSY, LUV, UAL, ALK, DAL, LCC)

Posted: July 20, 2011 at 12:54 pm

AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of US carrier American Airlines, has reversed a 15-year single-source purchasing program with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and decided to split an order for 460 ...
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Value Stocks for Summer & Memorial Day Trends (COF, CHH, XOM, TAP, LUV, DPZ)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 4:32 pm

Very few people consider the financial ramifications of Memorial Day Weekend as one of the top financial events of the year when it comes to the travel and hospitality industries.  ...
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Media Digest (5/10/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 4:00 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is close to a purchase of Skype for $7 billion (WSJ) Microsoft is close to an $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype (Reuters) PIMCO increased its short ...
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Re-Rise in Crude Plays Games With Airlines (AMR, LCC, UAL, LUV, FAA)

Posted: May 9, 2011 at 3:41 pm

Crude oil is already the most volatile of all economic factors for airlines and their earnings.  Last week we saw oil drop from $110 to under $100 in very short ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALU, APO, BHI, BP, CPO, ETFC, FUJIY, GMCR, LECO, NVDA, OXY, PEP, QIHU, SNDK, LUV, AMTD, TE)

Posted: May 9, 2011 at 8:19 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at ...
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Ten Consumer Product Prices About To Rise Dramatically

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 6:47 am

If the great magician Harry Houdini were alive today, the one thing he could never escape from would be inflation. It affects the rich and the poor -- though of ...
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