In a recent Cowen research report, well-respected airlines analyst Helane Becker and her team continue to believe valuations for the airlines remain very compelling.
U.S. Transportation Department's statistical bureau showed that complaints from U.S. travelers rose more than 20% in the first six months of 2015.
Spirit Airlines reported mixed second-quarter 2015 results before markets opened Friday, due in part to bad weather.
A coalition of 17 companies announced Monday morning a job creation program called the 100,000 Opportunities Alliance.
Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 flew from Seattle to Langley, Va., earlier this week using green diesel fuel provided by Diamond Green Diesel.
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Bankrate, Eli Lilly, Embraer, Oracle and Southwest Airlines.
Considering whether oil and fuel prices may or may not go up in the near future, one key analyst still sees upside to airlines.
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Baidu, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cypress Semiconductor, Enterprise Products Partners, Juniper Networks, Ocwen Financial and Pacific Biosciences.
Spirit Airlines's profit margin is currently running just ahead of number two in profitability, Alaska Air.
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include CenturyLink, IBM, Isis Pharmacutical, J.C. Penney and Wayfair.
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Bank of America, CA, CBOE, CSX, FedEx, ITT and Potbelly.
An airline safety rating website recently announced its list of the world's safest airlines for 2015, and two U.S. carriers were among the safest in the world.
A new research note from UBS cites the fact that the airlines still have considerable pricing power, and the analysts see corporate travel and spending remaining very firm during 2015.
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades covered by 24/7 Wall St. on Friday, September 5, 2014.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Thursday the award of more than a dozen contracts. We highlight a few here.
