According to Reuters, Swiss banks are getting large amounts of capital to fight the global credit crisis. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) is lobbying to loosen government oversight rules. Reuters reports that…
According to Reuters, talks over a US bailout of banks broke down and will begin again today. Reuters reports that Washington Mutual (WM) became the largest bank failure in US history. Many…
If you were against airline mergers, you might be preaching to the deaf now. Northwest Airlines Corporation (NYSE: NWA) has voted in favor its merger with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). Delta…
The head of the International Air Transport Association thinks that the plight of the airline industry will get worse before its gets better. He believes that losses among carriers could hit over…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning: Alaska Air (ALK) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. AMR Corp. (AMR) Raised to Overweight at…
Not long ago daily media stories were predicting which major airline would be the first in line to fail. Las Vegas type odds were given to a list of inevitable airline bankruptcies.…
These are some of the top analyst Upgrades and positive calls we are seeing early this Friday morning: Boston Scientific (BSX) Started as Outperform at Piper Jaffray. Cabot Micro (CCMP) Raised to…
Stocks in a number of airlines rose over 40% last week with some, including AMR (AMR) moving up over 50%. The price of oil sold off sharply enough to warrant some of…
According to Reuters, the FBI is probing IndyMac (IMB) for possible fraud. Reuters reports that Ebay’s (EBAY) outlook knocked its shares down. Reuteres writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) will sell its Bloomberg…
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is in an odd spot this morning. The company beat earnings and claims a gain before extraordinary items, yet it still had a wide loss on a…
Douglas A. McIntyre Gatehouse Media (GHS) Newspaper company down again. Falls to $1 from $19. Merrill Lynch (MER) More write-off fears. Sells off to $23.64 from 52-week high of $89.23. Citigroup (C) Bad Q2 on…
Citigroup’s (C) CFO says he see write-downs through the end of the year. The head of hedge fund Paulson & Co,says bank losses will hit $1.3 trillion. Write-downs at Lehman (LEH) and…
Today’s 52-week low list was full of some of the usual suspects, and you can count airlines as the top group of 52-week lows after that breather in oil prices did not…
Pinnacle Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ: PNCL) might as well have its wings clipped if you look at the news from this morning. Delta Air Lines, inc. (NYSE: DAL) has given notice of contract…
Douglas A. McIntyre There are the 24/7 Wall St. odds that several companies will have to file for Chapter 11 between now and the end of the year. These will become a permanent part of…
