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The business of war is profitable. In 2011, the 100 largest contractors sold $410 billion in arms and military services. Just 10 of those companies sold over $208 billion. Based on a list of the top...
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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 thing everyone paid...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Japan’s airline industry has more to lose than that of any other nation as delays in fixing the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner continue. All Nippon Airways (ANA) in...
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Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. (NYSE: RGR) has reported its fourth quarter earnings. If you have been to a gun store or sporting goods store which sells fire arms, it was obviously going to be a great...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) thinks it can fix the battery problems on the 787 Dreamliner. The trouble has kept the plane out of service for a month, and delayed deliveries of those...
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courtesy Boeing Co.American Airlines and U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) will combine in a merger worth $11 billion. AMR bondholders will own 72% of the combined business. U.S. Airways CEO Doug...
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ThinkstockIf there is one thing a U.S. politician does not want to appear after the horror of 9/11, it is being weak on defense. Yet with the exception of entitlements, the biggest part of the U.S....
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ThinkstockFederal approval of the potential merger between U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) and bankrupt AMR likely will hinge on what the carriers are willing to give up. Antitrust experts...
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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...
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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...
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Wikimedia CommonsBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is trying to get back in the game of flying its 787 Dreamliner. So far, the prospects do not seem very good, depending on which reports are to be believed....
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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 gone...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Safety problems aside, the grounding of its 787 Dreamliner is likely going to cost the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) some cash. Japan Airlines, which operates seven of the planes, said...
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Wikimedia CommonsJapanese airline All Nippon Airways, which has been affected as much as any other carrier by the grounding of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner, apparently has started to...
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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...
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