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courtesy of American AirlinesThe closing of the merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways closed Monday morning and a new company, American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) has emerged and...
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Now that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the proposed merger between U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) and AMR Corp. (AAMRQ), the two companies got down to the serious business of...
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ThinkstockThe merger to create the world’s largest airline, which had been stalled by a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, has reached a settlement Tuesday and the news has lifted all...
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ThinkstockA 90-car train operated by a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (NYSE: GWR) delivering crude oil from North Dakota to Florida continues to burn Saturday after 20 cars and 2 engines...
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Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsPackage delivery service FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) said on Wednesday that it expects a 13% increase in global shipments during its busiest week of the year. That...
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ThinkstockNavigator Holdings Ltd. has joined the list of companies looking to capture the interest of a strong market for initial public offerings. The company filed its IPO paperwork (F1) with the...
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ThinkstockThe controversial and pending merger of AMR Corp. (OTC Markets: AAMRQ) and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) is looking more and more likely again. What has happened under the government...
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ThinkstockDryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) has been addicted to raising capital via share sales in the past, and shares are facing real pressure on Monday based on yet another stock offering. The...
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ThinkstockAirline stocks have been a frustrating mistress over the past 25 years. Investors became accustomed to airlines and their frequent trips to bankruptcy, and then often to the airline...
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ThinkstockAirlines hit hard by rising fuel costs have adopted many of the same countermeasures that drivers hit with higher fuel costs use: fewer trips and more efficient vehicles. The main...
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ThinkstockThe proposed merger to create the largest airline is running into trouble. Reports were out that AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) is facing an unexpected regulatory situation regarding its merger...
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Tesla Motors blogElon Musk’s much talked about Hyperloop has been released in its infancy, and this already seems to be one of those projects that is likely to get lost in the shuffle. Unless Musk...
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ThinkstockThe 2012 State of the Climate report released by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) indicates that “Conditions in the Arctic were a major story of 2012.” Ice in the region is...
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ThinkstockThe airlines sector in transportation has done very well in this recovery. It turns out that lowering capacity, merging rivals, increasing airfares, and upping the charges for just about...
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ThinkstockThree tanker cars filled with ethanol are leaking the fuel from a CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) train that derailed at the Port of Tampa. Fifteen cars are off the track and firefighters are using...
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