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This Is What Holiday Shoppers Worry About Most
More than twice as many Americans find themselves "stressed and frustrated" this holiday season than those who say they are "relaxed" or "happy." In addition, 40% of shoppers said that their....
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Follows Rivals and Raises Its Unit Revenue Guidance
A bizarre peak-season price war led to somewhat disappointing earnings results for the four largest U.S. airlines last quarter. However, the fourth quarter is shaping up to be much better.Earlier this
Better Buy: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP vs. Kinder Morgan
Energy giant Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) and global diversified infrastructure partnership Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP) have seen their stock prices move in opposite....
Spirit Airlines Making Big Strides in These 2 Key Metrics
2017 has mostly been a year to forget for Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) investors, with a wave of pilot-related cancellations and a devastating hurricane season wreaking havoc on the company's....
Airbus – Da braut sich was zusammen
Es brodelt in der Gerüchteküche beim europäischen Flugzeugbauer – zum einen reißen die Spekulationen um einen möglichen(un-/freiwilligen) Rücktritt von Airbus-Chef Tom Enders nicht ab, zum....
JetBlue Airways Corporation Is Set to Soar
After a strong run between 2013 and 2015, shares of JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) have been stuck in neutral for the past two years. Large increases in non-fuel unit costs and weak unit revenue....
Nordic American Tankers Ltd Plunges After Selling a Boatload of Stock
Shares of Nordic American Tankers (NYSE: NAT) are sinking on Wednesday and were down 27% at 10:45 a.m. EST. The driving force behind the sell-off was the pricing of an equity offering well below....
United Continental's New Share Buyback Plan Is Less Impressive Than It Seems
Last week, airline giant United Continental (NYSE: UAL) announced that it is on track to complete its current $2 billion share repurchase authorization by the end of this month. The company's....
Better Buy: Seaspan Corporation vs. Diana Shipping Inc.
Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) and Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) have gone in opposite directions this year. Seaspan has lost more than 35% of its value while Diana Shipping's stock has surged....
What to Expect From Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP in 2018
This past year has been an excellent one for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP). The company crushed the market's return, fueled in large part by a needle-moving acquisition, which....
Hawaiian Holdings Is Getting Serious About Share Buybacks
Hawaiian Airlines parent company Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) has achieved stellar earnings growth over the past several years. For a while, the stock price kept up, rising from less than $6 in....
Here's How FedEx Corporation Crushed It in 2017
It's been another good year for investors in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX). The stock's near 24% rise this year is significantly ahead of the 18% increase of the S&P 500 and key rival United....
Southwest Airlines and United Continental Just Raised Their Q4 Revenue Forecasts
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) disappointed investors in October with their third-quarter earnings reports and fourth-quarter forecasts. While both carriers....
JetBlue's Fleet Review Should Wrap Up Soon -- and It's a Big Deal
Earlier this year, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) launched a comprehensive fleet review, led by new CFO Steve Priest. This entails fine-tuning the timing of aircraft deliveries from Airbus....
Why XPO Logistics Stock Raced Ahead of Peers and Jumped 14% in November
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) has been on fire this year, and November was no different. Shares of the freight and logistics giant soared 14% last month even as close rivals FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and....
3 Top Freight and Logistics Stocks to Buy Now
It's time to load up on freight and logistics stocks as they quietly rev up a future growth engine: e-commerce. As part of the transportation sector, freight and logistics companies facilitate....
This Unloved Airline Stock Is a Great Buy Right Now
Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) is on track to grow its earnings per share in 2017, unlike many of its airline industry peers and despite having already boosted adjusted EPS by 68% last year. The....
These Airline Stocks Soared More Than 12% in November, Here's Why
Airline stocks soared (sorry, couldn't resist) in November, with the three major "discount" carriers -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:....
Forget Gold: Your Money Is Better Off in These 3 Stocks
In general, investing in gold is supposed to be a great way to hedge against uncertainty, since precious metals often go up in value when the market falls. Many investors also buy gold because....
Delta Air Lines Keeps Driving Flight Cancellations Lower
For the past five years or so, boosting operational performance has been a key goal at Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). Between 2010 and 2016, the company reduced cancellations by two-thirds and....
This Is Why Seaspan Corporation's Stock Sank 12.6% in November
Shares of Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) plunged last month, falling nearly 13%, pushing the stock down a disappointing 35% so far this year. Last month's decline came after the company reported....
Why CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Corporation Stock Soared in November
The stock prices of leading railroads CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) and Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) rose strongly in November, with the former increasing 9.3% and the latter up 10.5% on....
American Airlines Writes Another Check to Solve Another Problem
Last week, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and its pilots union revealed that as many as 15,000 December flights didn't have a full crew of pilots assigned. This raised the specter of a....
Here's How Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP Crushed It in 2017
By every measure, 2017 was an excellent year for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP). For example, funds from operations (FFO) in the recently completed third quarter rocketed 28.1%....
Hunter Harrison Is Discussing CSX Succession Plans: Should You Beat Him Out the Door?
Hunter Harrison, not even a year into the job as CEO of railroad CSX (NASDAQ: CSX), told the audience at an investor conference this week that he is "trying to step back a little bit" to give the....