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As Hong Kong Airline Fails, Large US Carriers Face Trouble

Posted: April 9, 2008 at 5:32 am

Oasis Airlines in Hong Kong is shutting down. According to MarketWatch "Oasis Chief Executive Stephen Miller told a news conference all flights were being canceled immediately."Oasis gets to join a ...
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Media Digest 4/9/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 9, 2008 at 2:55 am

According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will sell $12 billion in troubled loans to a group of private equity firms.Reuters reports that some members of the Fed believe that the US ...
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Cheap Multiples For Legacy Airlines Flying To Bermuda Triangle (DAL, UAUA, AMR, NWA, CAL, LCC)

Posted: April 8, 2008 at 5:02 am

It's that magic time of the economic cycle, all over again.  Investors run screens galore for cheap stocks to hide money in during a consumer and credit recession.  One group ...
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In The Face Of A Failing Industry Northwest (NWA) And Delta (DAL) Restart Talks

Posted: April 7, 2008 at 4:46 am

The argument that airline mergers improve profits is debatable. Combinations doe not save on fuel costs. Unions often use the marriages as ways to get wage concessions. The last thing ...
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Media Digest 4/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 7, 2008 at 2:55 am

According to Reuteres, Novartis will buy Nestle's Alcon stakes for $39 billion.Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) has given Yahoo! (YHOO) a dealine for buy-out talks.Reuters writes that Yahoo! will inform ...
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An AMR (AMR) Bankruptcy: The Perversion Of The Airline Industry

Posted: April 6, 2008 at 6:22 pm

In all industries staying out of Chapter 11 is a badge of honor. The sole exception to that is the airline business where bankruptcy is embedded in the culture like ...
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Skybus: Another Airline Closes (AMR)(NWA)(DAL)(UAUA

Posted: April 5, 2008 at 12:20 pm

Skybus became the latest US airline to close its doors. Over the last week Aloha Airlines and ATA have also shut down. Northwest (NYSE: NWA) announced that it would raise ...
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Northwest (NWA) Raises Fares, But Will Anyone Pay Them?

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 4:40 am

The management at Northwest (NWA) knows when it is in a pickle. Fuel prices are moving up and passenger traffic is likely slowing as the recession keeps people off airplanes. ...
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Media Digest 4/4/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 2:50 am

According to Reuters,US non-farm pay-rolls are likely to fall by 60,000.Reuters reports that Fed official are playingt down rate cut expectations.Reuters writes that the ex-ceo of UBS (UBS) wants to ...
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Aloha Airlines: A Canary In The Coal Mine? (AMR)(NWA)(DAL)

Posted: March 31, 2008 at 5:28 am

Aloha Airlines went into Chapter 11 last week. That was not enough. Now the carrier says it is ending passenger service after 60 years of operation.Aloha is small and flies ...
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Northwest (NWA) To Push Deal, Cause Pilot Strike

Posted: March 29, 2008 at 5:51 am

Northwest (NWA) could not get pilots in line for a merger with Delta (DAL), so it is going to try to move forward without them. It can get ready for ...
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As Aloha Airgroup Files Chapter 11, The Market Frets About AMR (AMR)

Posted: March 22, 2008 at 5:17 am

Aloha Airgroup has filed for Chapter 11 citing high fuel prices and falling fares. With oil at $100 and both competition and a poor economy warring with ticket prices, the ...
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Media Digest 3/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 18, 2008 at 2:48 am

Accoding to Reuters, the Fed is set for a large rate cut in the face of the financial crisis.Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) says it is well positioned for an ...
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52-Week Lows, Massive List (ALU, BGP, CELL, BBW, CVO, DENN, GCI, INFY, INTU, KLAC, NT, NWA, NXTM, PDLI, PFE, Q, SVVS, SNE, BID, TWX)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 3:04 pm

This was a massive list of lows today.  Not all closed on lows, but the list was chopped down greatly just to accommodate the size of it.  If you look ...
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In The Shadow Of Bankruptcy, Airlines Focus On Mergers (NWA)(AMR)(DAL)

Posted: March 6, 2008 at 6:33 am

The airline industry has periods when more big carriers seem to be in Chapter 11 than not. Another such period may not be that far off. Right now, the news ...
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