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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

A Short Transport ETF Strategy for the Global Slowdown

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

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

Daily rant: I hope a United Airlines (uaua) spokeswoman was right when she told me United is aware of its customer service problems and that it's working on programs to improve the situation. As a longtime traveler on United, where passenger traffic is hitting new highs, the quality of customer service feels as though it's hitting new lows. I'd go so far as to say that at times many of United's flight attendants and others, such as the ticket agents at Los Angeles International Airport, act as though they might as well be working for the post office or the government.

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Another month has passed and another round of Mayor’s picks has arrived. The news on the market right now is all about mergers and acquisitions. Some stocks will benefit others will suffer after making dumb moves. Overall it drives the market up (although artificially) and creates good gains for savvy investors. I’m still high on casino stocks but I see the high side coming soon after Harrah’s takes a buyout. Airlines are still on the comeback and retailers like Walmart are in the dumps. So here’s the results from the last 4 months along with my newest picks.

1 Month Return - 3.99%

2 Month