Here at The Motley Fool, we firmly believe that buying business over the long haul gives investors the best chance for succeeding in the stock market.
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May 13 - News
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) has had an outstanding performance this year. The stock has rallied 53% YTD, while the S&P 500 has improved 14%.
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May 10 - News
Investors have favored Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) this year, with the stock up more than 50% year-to-date.
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May 10 - News
"A policy row caused by the infusion of outside money into Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 10 - News
If March was a month to forget for the major U.S. airlines, then April was a month to mourn.
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May 10 - News
According to a recent IATA report, global air travel will rise by 5.4% in 2013 in spite of difficult macro-economic conditions in developed economies.
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May 8 - News
Last month, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) -- the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines -- reported its second straight disappointing quarter. Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
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May 6 - News
While air travel is such a vital consumer activity in the total economic mix, the business of providing air travel as it currently is doesn't seem to be lively at all.
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May 2 - News
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) has been a favorite of investors for years, as it has been able to avoid much of the turbulence that has sent countless competitors into bankruptcy...
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April 30 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), US Airways Group, Inc.
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April 28 - News
A price war is brewing between United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) and Virgin America on two lucrative transcontinental routes.
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April 28 - News
Note I said nothing about surviving. They're doing that...but just barely.
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April 28 - News
Underfunded pension plans represent one of the biggest potential financial problems facing the nation.
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April 27 - News
The Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to cut its 2013 budget as part of the sequester mechanism implemented to reduce the federal deficit.
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April 24 - News
Often when we're presented with facts about the environment, the numbers used can be so astronomically high, and the language so confusingly jargon-ish, that its tough for the...
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April 22 - News
Bankrupt carrier American Airlines is on track to merge with smaller rival US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) later this year.
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April 22 - News
Warren Buffett is known for having a long-held aversion to airline stocks.
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April 21 - News
DALLAS (AP) -- American Airlines resumed most flights Wednesday, a day after a massive technology failure forced the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all planes from coast...
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April 17 - News
The merger of US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and American Airlines took another step closer to reality, and airline stocks across the industry cheered the news.
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April 16 - News
Last week, researchers at Wichita State University and Purdue University released the results of the 2013 Airline Quality Rating survey.
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April 15 - News
It's that time of the month again; time to review the major airlines' unit revenue results.
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April 10 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) CEO Jeff Smisek has been marketing United as "the world's leading airline" for the past year.
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April 9 - News
After finishing 2012 with a strong December, airline stocks went on a tear in the first quarter of 2013. Of the five largest U.S.
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April 4 - News
Ever since American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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April 3 - News
Or maybe not. Yesterday, on April Fool's Day no less, the financial media grasped onto a particularly peculiar story. "Airline Returns Refute Buffett Aversion to U.S.
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April 2 - News
In this full interview with Doug Levy, he discusses his new book, Can't Buy Me Like.
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April 1 - News
The recent announcement that American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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March 30 - News
Around the world, investors watch the Dow Jones Industrials as a measure not only of the 30 stocks in the average but also of the health of the entire global economy.
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March 24 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 22 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) faced several challenges in 2012, as it weathered the lingering effects of its merger with Continental.
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March 21 - News
Ken Heebner is the co-founder of Capital Growth Management, a money management firm with more than $6 billion under management.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) was in 34 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. UAL has seen an increase in hedge fund interest lately.
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March 20 - News
United Airlines had a surprisingly strong February, leading the major airlines in unit revenue gains for the first time since 2011.
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March 12 - News
Regional jet manufacturer Embraer SA (ADR) (NYSE:ERJ) gave investors a scare in late 2012, when slow sales of E-Jets aircraft for the 70- to 110-seat market raised the specter...
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March 11 - News
Jim Cramer did the unthinkable this week, recommending an airline stock to "Mad Money" viewers.
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March 8 - News
Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper's Appaloosa Management hedge fund returned some 30% in 2012, earning Tepper a cool $2.2 billion.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
While many airline stocks performed well in 2012, their performance over the past three months has been nothing short of extraordinary.
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March 5 - News
While earnings per share, or EPS, can be a handy statistic for investors to use to evaluate the performance of stocks that they own, it does not always tell the whole story.
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March 5 - News
The recently announced acquisition of American Airlines by US Airways (NYSE:LCC) is part of a trend towards consolidation in the airline industry, which has been going on for ...
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March 4 - News
Pressured by creditors, AMR’s CEO, Tom Horton, is serious about the merger.
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March 1 - News
Anyone who has been investing for a while knows that airlines are a tough business. For decades overcapacity and price competition have been destroying shareholder value.
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February 25 - News
This phrase by the sage is pretty much spot on. Airline stocks in general have performed awfully over the last decade.
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February 24 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner is the world's most technologically advanced commercial jet, but it doesn't fly.
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February 24 - News
The airline industry has seen many mergers in last few years.
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February 23 - News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is proposing a long-term fix for the 787 Dreamliner's troubled batteries that will keep the fleet grounded until April at the earliest...
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February 22 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) cut the grounded The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) 787 from its flying plans at least until June and postponed its new Denver-to-Tokyo flights...
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February 21 - News
Although Buffett has been leery of investing in airlines since he fared poorly back in the early 1990s with US Airways Group, Inc.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds
Last week’s agreement between US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and American Airlines (in Chapter 11) will create the nation’s largest carrier in terms of revenues.
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February 20 - News
Airlines around the globe are reporting record load factors. Some airliners are even reporting record earnings.
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February 20 - News