Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

Marriot International (NYSE: MAR) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.37 on revenue of $3.02 billion. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.33 on revenue of $2.13 billion. Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.61 on revenue of $2....

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced its plans to buy PopCap Games for at least $750 million. EA will pay $650 million in cash and $100 million in common shares. EA also issued downbeat Q2 projections. ERTS shares dropped 3.27% to...

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Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced it has executed a lease for a new corporate headquarters in Rockville, Md. The news follows the October 25, 2010, announcement by Governor Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and City of Rockville Mayor Phyllis...

Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) earnings are right around the corner! Don't be caught off-guard: The company unveils its next round of earnings this Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Wondering what to expect from this Wednesday's announcement? Don't worry. Here's your essential guide to Marriott...

“We believe we could see outperformance by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT), Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) and LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) given their strong higher end portfolios and concentration in urban gateway markets which have outperformed in...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Orient-Express Hotels (NYSE: OEH), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "In what we view as an unexpected announcement, OEH's CEO Paul White resigned suddenly. We believe this will be viewed as a bearish indicator for the stock given...

These companies are trading lower today: AON Corp (NYSE: AON) is down nearly 39%, trading near $31.50. Windsteam Corp (NASDAQ: WIN) is down over 15%, trading near $11.15. Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) is down over 4%, trading near $54.60 after the company announced plans for a joint-CEO management...

Shares of Thoratec (NASDAQ: THOR) are lower on the session by 0.25%, trading at $35.35. Overall put volume is now running at 4.55x the daily average, with 38% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 8,048 contracts have traded on the session so far. Thoratec Corporation is a manufacture...

According to Rodman & Renshaw, Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) filed a 249-page Form 10 detailing the spinout of its timeshare business into a separately traded company to be called Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (MVWC). Rodman & Renshaw said that it has spent the past several...

According to J.P. Morgan, Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) will be the first lodging company to report 2Q11 earnings on July 13. J.P. Morgan said that it believes that MAR will report in-line operating trends (RevPAR), with the potential for 2011 and 2012 consensus EPS to move higher depending...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Steve Grasso said that he bought Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today. Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) fell 0.05% today, and it closed at $36.62. Tim Seymour said that he would take profits in Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) on Thursday. Kansas City Southern (...

Shares of Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) are lower on the session by 0.29%, currently trading at $36.53. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five months, though it is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A...

Is it really summer earnings season already? It seems like just yesterday we were navigating all the numbers and steering our portfolios into profitable waters. Yet, here we are! Alcoa (NYSE: AA) has been batting lead-off in New York seemingly since Bernie Williams was in diapers, and that's not...

It's hot. Your air conditioner (if you're lucky enough to have one) has been blasting away for weeks. You're starting to count the swimming pool as your daily bath. Your nightly iced tea has slowly morphed into a mojito or six. And yes, the kids are driving you up the wall. Welcome to summer...and...