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Railroads and trucking companies have, for the most part, seen share prices rise over the past 12 months, while ocean-going shippers have taken a severe beating. Of four railroads, CSX Corp. (NYSE:...
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American Airlines parent AMR (NYSE: AMR) has entered Chapter 11 and begun tense talks with its pilots. New carrier United Continental (NYSE: UAL) was granted a certificate from the FAA to begin...
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AMR (NYSE: AMR), the parent of American Airlines, has filed Chapter 11. The move has been expected for some time, as the company has struggled with labor costs, jet fuel, and a large debt load. The...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that air freight volume fell by 4.7% in October, compared with the same month a year ago. Passenger traffic increased by 3.6% in the same...
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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is now sometimes considered a discount carrier and sometimes considered a legacy carrier, but it still has among the most loyal customer base and it seems to be the...
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Big retailer earnings due this week. Earnings from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are due this week. The numbers from Target and Walmart, particularly their...
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These are some of Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Advance Auto Parts. Inc. (NYSE: AAP) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. Amazon.com...
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EADS, parent of Airbus, said it will delay the launch of its A350 aircraft. The news echos the many setbacks of the commercial release of the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. These two events offer...
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Comments as noted: Net profit/loss UAL = $773M DAL = $765M ALK = $131M LUV = $122M LCC = $ 95M JBLU = $ 38M AMR = -($162M) While most of the carriers have recently...
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Transportation stocks get a lot more attention as economic bellwethers than they do as market participants. Railroads, ships, and trucks are not particularly glamorous, and the industries are so...
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For all its struggles with new airplanes, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) put up some pretty big numbers for the third quarter. The company’s EPS of $1.46, sharply above the consensus estimate of $1.12....
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The airlines industry is in a very bad way, unless you are a Wall Street analyst making upside predictions for a sector that Warren Buffett hates. High fuel costs and fewer passengers are simply...
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Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced yesterday that an order for 24 of the company’s new 787 Dreamliners was cancelled by China Eastern Airlines Corp. (NYSE: CEA). A company spokesman also said that the...
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AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) was halted, but not for ‘News Pending’ as you often see. This morning’s halt was after a single circuit-breaker was triggered. No news has been issued by the...
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Each year, Business Travel News publishes its Annual Airline Survey, ranking the five largest domestic airlines in the U.S. The results are based on a poll of 406 travel managers and buyers who spend...
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