Posts related to ‘UAUA’

U.S. Airlines Finally Find The Course To Profits

Posted: May 18, 2010 at 1:48 pm

By Robert Herbst AirlineFinancials.com estimates the nine largest US passenger airlines will end the 2nd quarter with over $1.4 billion in profits. This could increase to $1.8 billion if fuel ...
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Media Digest (5/18/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 18, 2010 at 3:55 am

Reuters: The US is going to probe the causes of the spill in the Gulf. Reuters: Blackstone is dropping its bid for Fidelity National. Reuters: The US and Ireland set ...
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The JetBlue $10 Ticket And The Return Of Airline Price Wars

Posted: May 11, 2010 at 6:03 am

It is easy to say that JetBlue's (NASDAQ: JBLU) $10 two-day ticket promotion is simply a gimmick to celebrate the carriers 10th anniversary, but it has dropped other fares to ...
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Media Digest (5/11/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 11, 2010 at 3:46 am

Reuters: Doubts about the EU plan drove markets down. Reuters: SEC and the exchanges will boost market rules to prevent huge sell-offs. Reuters: A Fed official said nations must rebalance their ...
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Suddenly, Airlines Looking Oversold (FAA, CAL, UAUA, LCC, AMR, DAL, LUV, JBLU)

Posted: May 8, 2010 at 12:37 pm

After the Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) merger announcement with UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) , something interesting happened in the sector. Suddenly the valuations seemed too high. Then the shares started ...
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Airline Value Questions (CAL, UAUA, LCC, AMR, LUV, JBLU)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 4:24 pm

Maybe it is the Iceland volcanic ash clouds, maybe it was the market, but more likely than not it was the state of airline mergers that crushed airlines today. Continental ...
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The Eruption Epidemic: More Ash, More Cancelled Flights

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 6:03 am

The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland began to erupt again, grounding flights in the northern UK. And there are fears that the nearby Katla volcano may be unstable. Airports around Europe may ...
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An “Inside Baseball” Look At UAL-Continental Deal–Labor Unions At The Core

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 5:30 am

By Robert Herbst And so it goes after years of trying, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) finally found a competing airline to say “yes.” Big “deals” usually mean there is ...
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24/7 Wall St. Poll: Continental & UAL Merger (CAL, UAUA, LCC)

Posted: May 3, 2010 at 11:13 am

Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL) and UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) have done what has been speculated upon many occasions. The two have announced a relative merger of equals, after talks ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 5.3 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: May 3, 2010 at 8:46 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some ...
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Media Digest 5/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 3, 2010 at 3:52 am

Reuters: UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA) and Continental's (NYSE: DAL) boards approved a merger. Reuters: Investors are concerned about the Greek rescue package. Reuters: Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) defended Goldman Sachs Group ...
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