The merger of US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and American Airlines took another step closer to reality, and airline stocks across the industry cheered the news.
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April 16 - News
Yesterday's combination of horrible news, including the tragic explosion in Boston and troubling concerns on the economic front, left investors shaken.
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April 16 - News
On April 14, 2000, all but the most hopeless optimists probably sensed that the era of endless dot-com gains was finally over.
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April 14 - News
It's that time of the month again; time to review the major airlines' unit revenue results.
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April 10 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) CEO Jeff Smisek has been marketing United as "the world's leading airline" for the past year.
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April 9 - News
Research in Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has been trying to build up some momentum for its new BlackBerry operating system and its new Z10 and Q10 handsets.
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April 4 - News
After finishing 2012 with a strong December, airline stocks went on a tear in the first quarter of 2013. Of the five largest U.S.
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April 4 - News
On Tuesday, as shown by the chart below, shares of the major airlines, US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC), United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL), Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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April 3 - News
Ever since American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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April 3 - News
Or maybe not. Yesterday, on April Fool's Day no less, the financial media grasped onto a particularly peculiar story. "Airline Returns Refute Buffett Aversion to U.S.
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April 2 - News
The recent announcement that American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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March 30 - News
Around the world, investors watch the Dow Jones Industrials as a measure not only of the 30 stocks in the average but also of the health of the entire global economy.
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March 24 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 22 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) faced several challenges in 2012, as it weathered the lingering effects of its merger with Continental.
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March 21 - News
Ken Heebner is the co-founder of Capital Growth Management, a money management firm with more than $6 billion under management.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a variety of purposes.
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March 15 - Hedge Funds
United Airlines had a surprisingly strong February, leading the major airlines in unit revenue gains for the first time since 2011.
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March 12 - News
Regional jet manufacturer Embraer SA (ADR) (NYSE:ERJ) gave investors a scare in late 2012, when slow sales of E-Jets aircraft for the 70- to 110-seat market raised the specter...
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March 11 - News
Jim Cramer did the unthinkable this week, recommending an airline stock to "Mad Money" viewers.
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March 8 - News
Thanks to rising disposable income and recovering global economies, investing in airlines has again become a profitable affair.
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March 6 - News
While many airline stocks performed well in 2012, their performance over the past three months has been nothing short of extraordinary.
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March 5 - News
While earnings per share, or EPS, can be a handy statistic for investors to use to evaluate the performance of stocks that they own, it does not always tell the whole story.
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March 5 - News
The recently announced acquisition of American Airlines by US Airways (NYSE:LCC) is part of a trend towards consolidation in the airline industry, which has been going on for ...
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March 4 - News
Pressured by creditors, AMR’s CEO, Tom Horton, is serious about the merger.
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March 1 - News
Anyone who has been investing for a while knows that airlines are a tough business. For decades overcapacity and price competition have been destroying shareholder value.
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February 25 - News
This phrase by the sage is pretty much spot on. Airline stocks in general have performed awfully over the last decade.
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February 24 - News
The airline industry has seen many mergers in last few years.
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February 23 - News
Last week’s agreement between US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and American Airlines (in Chapter 11) will create the nation’s largest carrier in terms of revenues.
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February 20 - News
The US domestic airline industry has been struggling in the past six or seven years. Apart from a few major airlines, many have been struggling to report profitability.
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February 20 - News
A high degree of leverage, expensive personnel costs, and chronic over-capacity have generally made the airline industry a bad investment choice.
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February 20 - News
At the beginning of 2012, I called out ultra-low-cost Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ:SAVE) as the company I would be avoiding at all costs.
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February 19 - News
While understanding that the recently announced merger between US Airways Group, Inc.
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February 18 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors, and Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) is about...
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February 18 - News
Gone are the days where flying around the country, or even the world, was something only the rich could do. Nowadays, flights are a lot cheaper and more accessible.
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February 16 - News
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) has been a bright spot in the U.S. airline industry for the past several years.
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February 15 - News
Most major airlines report unit revenue statistics every month.
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February 15 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL), the nation’s largest passenger air carrier in terms of revenues, just closed out a year when it earned $1.78 a share excluding one...
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February 12 - News
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) took Wall Street by surprise when it decided to purchase an oil refinery in Trainer, Penn., from Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) last year.
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February 8 - News
Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) has been perhaps the most consistent performer in the airline industry over the past decade, delivering substantial profit to shareholders...
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February 7 - News
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that American Airlines parent AMR and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) were finally closing in on a merger agreement.
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February 7 - News
Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) made a splash a few years ago when it transformed itself into America's first "ultra-low cost carrier." Spirit has very low base fares...
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February 7 - News
Ten years ago, JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) was an innovative airline start-up that could do no wrong in Wall Street's eyes.
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February 6 - News
According to reports, a deal between US Airways Group, Inc.
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February 4 - News
Last Thursday morning, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) reported a Q4 2012 adjusted loss of $0.58, which slightly beat the analyst consensus for a loss of $0.61.
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February 1 - News
The PEG ratio allows investors to consider a stock’s P/E ratio- generally used as the basic value metric- with how fast the company’s earnings are expected to grow in the ...
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December 20 - Hedge Funds
If you're a large blue chip company, then you know how hard it is to generate robust growth.
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October 26 - Stock Analysis
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) recently reported its preliminary financial results based on which we provide a unique peer-based analysis of the company.
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October 23 - Stock Analysis
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) rises 7.85% at 12:32 PM EST today as Amex Airline Index adds 2.36% to 34.45 point.
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December 15 - Market Movers
