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…
Wikimedia CommonsBoeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) lead director, Kenneth Duberstein, finally gets a chance to lead. With the company’s CEO James McNerney fighting for his job because of growing and severe problems with…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a string of solid earnings reports yesterday and after markets closed last night. As we note below, earnings results were more mixed today, but…
ThinkstockBy the end of this week, AirlineFinancials.com LLC is projecting the seven largest US airlines will have collectively reported $152 million in profits from $33.3 billion in revenue for the 4th quarter.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen so far this Tuesday. There is a larger concentration around biotech and emerging pharma this morning, but that is…
courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) just cannot catch a break on its 787 Dreamliner. After a 787 owned by Japan Airlines caught on fire yesterday when a mechanic was inspecting the…
courtesy Boeing Co.A website called AirfareWatchdog asked about 1,000 travelers which airline has the rudest employees. The sample size may not be any good, at least based on the science of polling, but…
ThinkstockAMR, parent of American Airlines, has moved closer to an exit from Chapter 11 and a possible merger with U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC), as pilots of the troubled company have…
ThinkstockMinimum Wage Hike The National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that the minimum wage will increase in 10 states as 2013 begins. These include Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode…
ThinkstockIn a filing yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) said it expects its consolidated available seat miles (ASMs) to drop by 4.2% in the fourth…
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