When we started off 2013, most of the Wall St. firms we follow put out their top stock picks for the year. We covered those various lists so our readers could get…
ThinkstockA federal bankruptcy judge approved the AMR exit from Chapter 11, which includes a merger with U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC). The same judge declined to put his stamp of approval on…
Douglas A. McIntyre IslandAir24/7 Wall St. is tracking daily features around the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs). This is an integral part of investing and personal finance, and there are often just as many…
courtesy Airbus S.A.The markets must be optimistic about both consumer and business spending, as well as the ongoing drop in oil prices. The stocks of almost every major airline reached 52-week highs…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to shake off the doldrums as stocks traded below the break-even line all day. There was little data out in either…
ThinkstockAs the market has printed new highs on a daily basis this week, we have reminded readers that there is a big difference between a bull market and market rally. Bear market…
ThinkstockFor the month of February, Delta Air Lines Co. (NYSE: DAL) raised its revenue per mile for each passenger carried by 5%, compared with February a year ago. It is a good…
Paul Ausick Total U.S. online travel-related spending came to about $103 billion in 2012 according to the latest data from comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR). Air travel alone accounted for about two-thirds of all travel…
ThinkstockWhat are the biggest fears of the consumer with airlines? Outside of safety and crash issues, those fears are likely to be the price of tickets to fly and the cost of services.…
ThinkstockAn $11 billion merger between bankrupt AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, and U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) could be concluded as early as this week, according to sources cited at…
ThinkstockDo winter storms really need to be named storms? In all honesty, this is something that from the eyes and ears of a financial news analyst looks and sounds a lot like…
ThinkstockAirline mergers are messy for employees, aircraft builders, airports and especially customers. The likely merger of U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) and bankrupt AMR, parent of American Airlines, will cause another…
ThinkstockThe U.S. airline industry had one of the more turbulent decades in its history. In the past few years, the majority of the country’s largest carriers have merged with a competitor or…
ThinkstockA number of press reports say that U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) will take over the airline operations of bankrupt AMR. The marriage of U.S. Airways and American Airlines would create one of…
Courtesy General Motors Co.German Employment Bump Germany’s Federal Labor Agency reported that unemployment in the country improved very slightly in January. Those unemployed dropped a mere 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 2.92…
