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Airlines Ascend on Relief from High Fuel Costs LUV

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+33.69% in 28 days Airlines Ascend on Relief from High Fuel Costs 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 ... Continue reading »

A Mixed Trade in Transports LUV

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-16.41% in 17 days (closed on 10/03/08) A Mixed Trade in Transports Transports have provided a safe haven for investors with the iShares Dow Transports (IYT) registering a small gain over the past year in spite of a meltdown in financials and sharp losses in the overall market averages. The gains in the Dow Transport ETF were largely the result of strong performance by the top four U.S.-based railroads by market cap which I wrote about yesterday as a bullish trade, accounting for over 30% of the stock holdings for IYT. As evidence of increased commercial interest and product developme ... Continue reading »

Autos & Airlines: Next in Line for Government Aid LUV

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+0.19% in 2 days (closed on 09/16/08) Autos & Airlines: Next in Line for Government Aid Top 5 Auto Makers by Market Cap Top 5 Airlines by Market Cap The U.S. auto industry is poised to begin lobbying Congress for up to $50 billion in low interest loans to help them better compete in the global market by upgrading manufacturing facilities and paving the way for the production of vehicles with better fuel efficiency. Last year, Congress authorized $25 billion as part of an energy bill aimed at producing electric and hybrid vehicles, but auto makers are looking to expand th ... Continue reading »

Airline Stocks Grounded on False UAL Bankruptcy Rumor LUV

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-49.94% in 85 days Airline Stocks Grounded on False UAL Bankruptcy Rumor Global Airline Index Statistics Top 5 Companies by Market Cap Top 5 Companies by 52-Week Stock Price Decline Shares of UAL (UAUA) were briefly halted for trading and grounded earlier today on a re-posted article from six years ago by the Florida Sun Sentinel newspaper on its website which stated the parent company of United Airlines had declared bankruptcy. Only the date was changed in the article from 2002 when United Airlines entered bankruptcy, which the Company emerged from in ... Continue reading »

Other airlines' bankruptcies aren't harmful to Southwest LUV

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-41.24% in 182 days There's a common misperception that when large carriers go bankrupt, they emerge stronger due to better leverage with employee compensation and lower debt levels.  This is used to explain why LUV has been a lackluster performer for years.  This is simply not true.  LUV's problem hasn't been Continental emerging from bankruptcy lean and mean, its problem has been other low-cost carriers imitating its model in cities Southwest hasn't already entered-- namely Airtran, ATA, Frontier, and JetBlue.  So while there may be a bunch of bankruptcies of major airlines, this won't deter Southwest ... Continue reading »

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Former Wall Street Favorites Sink to Single Digits

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The following includes a growing list of companies whose stock are trading in single digits despite a market cap exceeding $5B as investors no longer need to venture into the minefield of micro-cap stocks for tremendous volatility and trading opportunities. It is not meant to be a complete list, but represents well-known companies across a variety of sectors which offer the potential for high returns once the current market pessimism passes and economic growth returns. The best approach for investing or trading in these stocks is to select a basket of at least five of the companies to balanc... Continue reading »

An Index of Top Rated Global Transport Companies

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The accompanying table includes the top 50 rated companies and statistics for the ETF Innovators (ETFI) Global Transportation PerformIdex, which is structured as an equally-weighted index with quarterly updates from a database of 225 companies included in the five indexes below to provide broader investment exposure compared to existing ETFs such as iShares Dow Transports (IYT) and PowerShares Global Progressive Transport (PTRP). 1.) ETFI Global Air Transport 2.) ETFI Global Personal Transport 3.) ETFI Global Maritime Transport 4.) ETFI Global Railroad Industry 5.) ETFI Global Trucking & Logisti ... Continue reading »

Former Wall Street Favorites Sink to Single Digits

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The following includes a growing list of companies whose stock are trading in single digits despite a market cap exceeding $5B as investors no longer need to venture into the minefield of micro-cap stocks for tremendous volatility and trading opportunities. It is not meant to be a complete list, but represents well-known companies across a variety of sectors which offer the potential for high returns once the current market pessimism passes and economic growth returns. The best approach for investing or trading in these stocks is to select a basket of at least five of the companies to balanc... Continue reading »

Major stocks hit 10-year lows, the new subprime & america's best leaders - Today in Money 11/20

Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC), Citigroup Inc. (C), Money and Finance Today, Alcoa Inc (AA), Sara Lee Corp (SLE), Newell Rubbermaid (NWL), Gannett Co (GCI), Southwest Airlines (LUV), News Corp'B' (NWS), Eastman Kodak (EK), Starwood Hotels Worldwide (HOT), Harley-Davidson (HOG) In the News: · Dow Drops Below 8,000; Will It Continue Lower? · Oil Falls to $50/Barrel for First Time Since May, 2005 · Saudi Prince Alawaleed Boosts Stake in Citigroup · PetSmart Stock Jumps on Stronger Earnings · Microsoft CEO Says 'No' Bid for Yahoo; Yahoo Stock Sinks Below $10 · GMAC Seeks Bailout Money in ... Continue reading »

Former Wall Street Favorites Sink to Single Digits

75%

The following includes a growing list of companies whose stock are trading in single digits despite a market cap exceeding $5B as investors no longer need to venture into the minefield of micro-cap stocks for tremendous volatility and trading opportunities. It is not meant to be a complete list, but represents well-known companies across a variety of sectors which offer the potential for high returns once the current market pessimism passes and economic growth returns. The best approach for investing or trading in these stocks is to select a basket of at least five of the companies to balanc... Continue reading »

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