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No Profits For Southwest (LUV, UAL)
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is supposed to be one of the best airlines out there. It has a loyal customer base and it has a better safety record than many other…
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Southwest Airlines Company
$39.24
▲ $0.55 (+1.42%) today
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LUV Coverage
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Transportation
In Air France/KLM Results, a Foreshadowing of Airline Trouble
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global airline industry association, warned in its annual forecast that the economy could hurt earnings of carriers around the world in 2012, particularly in Europe.…
2:50pm ET
Investing
Can Transport Stocks Deliver On Dow Theory? (UAL, LUV, CSX, NSC, JBHT, LSTR, NAT, FRO)
The Dow Jones Transportation Average has risen just 7.7% in the past five years, and barely 3% in the past 12 months. Not exciting, that’s for sure, except for the ride to…
4:04pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (V, MA, C, CVX, APD, EBAY, ZZ, BLK, BAC, FCS, FCX, MS, LUV, EGHT, TSL, JASO, STP)
Stocks opened higher this morning and have mostly remained in positive territory throughout the day. Reports that China was considering lowering its banks’ capital reserve requirements boosted both Asian and European markets…
2:45pm ET
Investing
New Southwest Plane Interiors Garner Higher Revenues Per Plane (LUV)
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) may have an ace up its sleeve for future guidance. The airline’s new interior plane design will boost the average number of seats on each plane. If…
Jon C. Ogg 7:45am ET
Investing
Airbus Orders Outpace Boeing in 2011 (BA, EADSY, LUV)
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) took orders for 805 new airplanes in 2011. Its main competitor, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (OTC: EADSY), makers of the Airbus, took new orders for 1,419…
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Special Report
The 10 Most Hated Companies in America
Customers, employees, shareholders and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a lengthy list of corporations for which there is substantial research data to choose the 10 most…
6:27am ET
Media
Media Digest (12/16/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Zynga posts at the high end of its IPO range and will raise $1 billion. (Reuters) Congress reaches a tentative deal to keep the government open. (Reuters) Bill Gross’s PIMCO Total Return Fund…
11:18am ET
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Southwest Orders 150 Boeing 737s (LUV, BA)
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has placed the first firm order for 150 new airplanes from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). The airlines has ordered 150 of Boeing’s latest model of the venerable…
3:24am ET
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Bain, Other Consultants, Top Best Places To Work List
Bain & Company topped the 2012 version of the “Glassdoor Top 50 Places To Work.” McKinsey, MITRE, and Shalom Consulting were all among the top 10. Tech leaders were also near the…
2:04pm ET
Transportation
Is There an Airline Stock with Upside Potential? (AMR, DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC, JBLU, ALK, HA, SAVE)
The recent bankruptcy filing by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, has put a damper on any enthusiasm there might have been among investors for US airlines stocks. A report…
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Media
Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) Japan says…
9:31am ET
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Airline Profit Forecast Cut in Half for 2012 (DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC)
Cost increases and flat cargo traffic are expected to cut airline profits in half in 2012, from $6.9 billion in 2011 to $3.5 billion in 2012. Profit margin is expected to fall…
9:29am ET
Investing
Southwest, Still Oversold & Flying Strong (LUV)
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) was recently called a grossly oversold stock by us as a turnaround stock price where the fundamentals of the business were not going in the same direction…
Jon C. Ogg 1:59pm ET
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Airline Stocks Up on AMR Bankruptcy (AMR, DAL, UAL, LCC, JBLU, LUV, FAA)
This morning’s announcement by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection appears to have pushed up the shares of competing US carriers.…