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Southwest Airlines and Alaska Air Earnings: A Tale of 2 Californias
In the past few years, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) have been arguably the two most successful U.S. airlines. Southwest and Alaska have achieved enviable margins....
3 Things to Watch When Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Reports Q3 Results
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) has enjoyed quite a run in 2017, with units up more than 25% ahead of the company's third-quarter earnings report. Fueling that gain was a series of....
C.H. Robinson's Net Revenue Recovers in the Third Quarter of 2017
The beginning of the back half of the current year brought some relief to C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ: CHRW), as the logistics specialist's third-quarter 2017 earnings filing showed evidence of
Why American Airlines Group, Inc. Stock Keeps Sinking
Last Thursday, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) reported a third-quarter profit that was slightly higher than what analysts were expecting. The company's fourth-quarter margin forecast also came in....
Berkshire Hathaway: A Look Ahead at Third-Quarter Earnings
A true conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has its hands in everything from brick making to soft-serve ice cream.Here's what to expect when the company reports....
Hawaiian Holdings Stock Craters Again on the Latest Southwest Airlines News
Last December, shares of Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) hit an all-time high above $60, up from less than $6 as recently as 2013.Since then, the Hawaiian Airlines parent has delivered a string of....
Union Pacific Railways' Earnings Take a Small Hit from Hurricane Harvey
The recent string of hurricanes that hit the U.S. was likely going to have an impact on earnings to a certain degree for just about every company out there. This past quarter, Union Pacific....
Norfolk Southern Does the Little Things Right to Grow Q3 Earnings 13%
A railroad business has to do one thing well to be a great investment: Be efficient. Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has never had a reputation as an efficient operator, but the....
Spirit Airlines Incorporated Earnings: Profit Plunges as a Fare War Heats Up
Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) faced severe challenges during the third quarter of 2017. Between late August and late September, Spirit's operations in Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were....
United Continental Beat on Earnings -- Yet Shares Sank
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Million Dollar Portfolio's Matt Argersinger discuss the complicated earnings picture for United....
Old Dominion Freight Line Serves Up Another Quarter of Strong Earnings Growth
Old Dominion Freight Line's (NASDAQ: ODFL) quarterly earnings seem to keep trucking along at a great pace. The company posted another quarter of better-than-expected earnings results thanks to....
Spirit Airlines' Nemesis Crashes and Burns: Good News or Bad News?
Over the past year, legacy carrier United Continental (NYSE: UAL) has become a giant thorn in Spirit Airlines' (NASDAQ: SAVE) side. Under the leadership of its new president, Scott Kirby, United....
This Airline Is About to Pay a Dividend for the First Time. But Will It Help the Stock Price?
Look up; there's a new dividend flying in the skies. Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA), the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, has initiated a shareholder distribution. That puts it in good company....
Strong Earnings at Hawaiian Airlines: Can the Good Times Continue?
Last Thursday, Hawaii-based leisure airline Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) reported its third-quarter earnings. The results were stellar once again, with Hawaiian's adjusted pretax margin....
United Continental's Management Has No Answers for Wall Street
On Wednesday afternoon, United Continental (NYSE: UAL) reported subpar third-quarter earnings results (as expected) and provided a dismal outlook for Q4. The following day, a collection of Wall....
The Southwest Effect May Not Be All It's Cracked Up to Be
The so-called "Southwest Effect" has been back in the news lately, after Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced that it plans to begin flying to Hawaii next year. This phrase was first coined in....
Kansas City Southern Shook Off Hurricane Harvey's Impact With Surprising Ease
Any company that has a lot of business operations in the Gulf Coast of Texas was expected to post poor results this past quarter because of the devastation that Hurricane Harvey wrought on the....
Cost Creep Remains American Airlines' Achilles Heel
In recent years, United Continental's (NYSE: UAL) perennial margin deficit relative to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has become a frequent topic of conversation among airline investors and analysts.....
Why United Airlines Stock Crashed and Burned on Thursday
Shares of United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) stock got destroyed in Thursday trading (yes, again), falling 12% by day's end, after the airline reported disappointing Q3 2017 results.United, America's....
The 3 Stocks on the MFM Team's Radar This Week
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill asks Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, Supernova and Rule Breakers' David Kretzmann, and Motley Fool Hidden Gems' Andy Cross....
Profit Plunges Again at Floundering United Continental Holdings, Inc.
On Wednesday afternoon, airline giant United Continental (NYSE: UAL) reported that adjusted earnings per share totaled $2.22 for the third quarter, beating the average analyst estimate by $0.10.....
Canadian Pacific Railway Struck All the Right Chords in the Third Quarter
If this were horse racing, Canadian Pacific Railway's (NYSE: CP) third quarter was like winning a trifecta pick. The company delivered on just about every measure you would want from a stock, and....
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Is Joining the Airline Dividend Club
In the decade after 9/11, while most of its competitors were going bankrupt, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) was the only major airline to continue paying a dividend. However, in the past five....
5 Things Delta Air Lines, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
Last week, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) kicked off earnings season for the airline industry by reporting a solid pretax profit (before special items) of $1.72 billion. Nevertheless, its adjusted....
CSX Keeps Inching Ahead
The railroad industry has managed to work its way through tough times, and CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has started to see improving results in the recent past. Even though railroads still face plenty of....