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Airlines Ascend on Relief from High Fuel Costs
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Airline companies have taken flight recently in spite of the October stock market sell-off, tremendous volatility, and global economic slowdown as crashing crude oil prices lower the cost of jet fuel for the industry. The accompanying table includes statistics for the ETFI Global Airline Index and short ETF proposal, which has still lost over 60% of its market value in the past year for the 30 lowest rated companies despite the recent bounce. Both the 30 lowest rated and all 50 companies have fared worse than the ...
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A Short Transport ETF Strategy for the Global Slowdown
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Given the global economic slowdown, lower commodity prices, and cool-down in former red-hot grow markets such as China; the accompanying table presents statistics and an overview of a global transport short ETF strategy for passenger airlines, auto makers, maritime, and trucking companies.
While I am still bullish on the prospects for railroads as a long investment idea and a hedge to these short transport ETF ideas, they will also suffer to some degree depending on the length and depth of the s...
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Airline Stocks Grounded on False UAL Bankruptcy Rumor
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US Airways Group, Inc.
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<> US Airways Group Inc. ( LCC ): Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director W Douglas Parker Bought 197,000 Shares The shares of airline operator, US Airways Group, Inc. ( LCC ), hit its 52-week low this week, as oil prices rise around $140s per barrel. LCC shares have lost 83% its value since the beginning of this year. According to analysts, the airline industry overall will cut capacity by 9% in 2008. Delta, Southwest, United Airlines increased their fares by $5 to $40. Bill Miller increased his holdings by 34% to 5,361,700 shares as of 3/31/08. <> Chairman of the B...
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From the Blogosphere
UAL Corp. Raises Funds – Analyst Blog
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UAL Corporation (UAUA), the parent company of United Airlines, has announced the issue of $810 million notes to pay off existing debt. The $810 million in pass-through securities raised consists of $697 million of Class A certificates with a coupon interest rate of 9.75% expiring in Jan. 2017 and $113 million of Class B certificates with an interest rate of 12.0% expiring in Jan. 2016. A pass-through security is a fixed-income certificate against certain mortgage-backed securities, generally aircraft.
Of the total proceeds raised from the offering, $493 million will be used to pay off equipm...
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Low cost carriers own 30% of domestic airline biz, growing fast
Filed under: Southwest Airlines (LUV), US Airways Group (LCC), UAL Corp (UAUA), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Delta Air Lines (DAL) <> For years, it's been evident that smaller airlines have had an operating advantage, particularly when they use less expensive airports. They've been able to post better numbers as a result, and in the current travel slump, they've outperformed the larger carriers. Well, they've also picked up a considerable amount of market share. According to a report by USA Today, low cost carriers now have 30% of the market in the United States. Price-sensitive consumers are turnin...
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US Airways to cut 1,000 jobs, reduce some routes
Filed under: Bad news, Industry, China, US Airways Group (LCC)  The US Airways (NYSE: LCC) ticker symbol says it all: LCC = Low Cost Carrier. With its latest announcement, the airline may want to change it to LEC -- Low Expense Carrier. In an attempt to keep pace with the plunging travel market, US Airways is cutting 1,000 jobs next year, shoving almost all its flying to its three hubs (Philadelphia, Phoenix and Charlotte) and Washington. Several international routes are being cut.
<>The airline reports that routes from its hubs have been profitable. Currently, US Airways pushes 93% of its flig...
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US Airways Confuses Liquidity Presentation
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US Airways Group (LCC) announced results and glossed over liquidity issues. Under current assets they report Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities of approximately $1,242 million. Under other assets they report $228 of investments in marketable securities. No tangible information on what type of tangible securities, yields, maturities or anything else that an investor could use to come to a rationale conclusion. This is a lack of transparency about liquidity.
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Options Update: Affiliated Computer volatility low into Xerox's $6.4 billion acquisition
Filed under: Xerox Corp (XRX), Options  Affiliated Computer (NYSE: ACS) will be acquired by Xerox (NYSE: XRX) for $63.11 per share in cash and XRX stock. ACS shareholders will receive $18.60 per share in cash plus 4.935 XRX shares for each ACS share they own. ACS closed at $47.25. ACS October option implied volatility is at 27, November is at 28; below its 26-week average of 31 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
<>US Airways (NYSE: LCC) closed of $4.96. WTI Crude futures are recently down .48% to $65.70 according to Bloomberg. LCC October option implied volatility is ...
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