Wikimedia Commons (Stuart Seeger)According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) posted the worst record among major airlines for on-time arrivals in June at 66.8%.…
United Continental Holdings Inc.U.S. airlines are among the lowest-rated industries in the country when it comes to customer satisfaction. According a survey completed earlier this year by the American Customer Satisfaction Index…
United Continental Holdings Inc.If it weren’t for the various ancillary revenues that airlines have cobbled together over the past several years, the industry would likely be in much worse shape. In 2007,…
BlackBerry Ltd.Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear before the end of the next year. This year’s list reflects the fact that mergers and acquisitions…
BlackBerry Ltd.Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear before the end of the next year. This year’s list reflects the fact that mergers and acquisitions…
Wikimedia Commons (Stuart Seeger)Despite consistently high jet fuel prices, the airlines have continued to see their stocks go even higher. When you take a look at what they charge for everything from…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, May 30, 2014. They include Alaska Air, Apple, Infoblox, PNC Financial, Renesola and Splunk.
ThinkstockEvery time the economy gets good again, and every time the stock market gets high again, waves of mergers and acquisitions begin taking place. The stock market’s bull run is now more…
The results of the new J.D. Power Airline Satisfaction Survey were not a surprise. The two winners have been at the top of their categories for several years: Alaska Airlines and JetBlue…
ThinkstockAs an industry, airlines received the fourth-worst score in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) rankings of customer satisfaction. Only pay TV, social media companies and Internet service providers rank lower. Even…
The analysts at Jefferies point out that corporate travel was up in March, and that could bode well for the top companies and the economy. Here are some of the airlines stocks…
The Merrill Lynch Endeavor list offers their top small-cap picks. 24/7 Wall St. went through the list to find not only their top stocks to buy, but the names that had the…
ThinkstockAirlines hit hard by rising fuel costs have adopted many of the same countermeasures that drivers hit with higher fuel costs use: fewer trips and more efficient vehicles. The main difference is…
ThinkstockCurrency cycles and their changes against the U.S. dollar affect equity multiples because they reflect and drive capital inflows and outflows. Dollar cycles also influence earnings through a complex variety of channels…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stronger the U.S. dollar becomes against foreign currencies, the more investors need to look at the small- and mid-cap stocks. Typically much of their core business is…
