Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the debut of the first St. Regis hotel in Thailand: The St. Regis Bangkok. The new hotel, developed by Rajadamri Lodging Limited, an affiliate of Minor International Public Company Limited, will set a new standard of refined...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced plans to open W Mumbai, marking the debut of W Hotels Worldwide in India.

Ctrip.com International Ltd (NASDAQ: CTRP) was upgraded by Susquehanna from "neutral" to "positive." CTRP's shares closed at $42.84 yesterday. CTRP's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 36.59%. JP Morgan upgraded ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) from “neutral” to “overweight.” COP's shares closed...

Argus has downgraded Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) from Buy to Hold citing pre-announced 1Q RevPAR growth.

The market was quiet for most of the morning but has just recently begun to come under some selling pressure. All three major indices are now sitting in negative territory. The current top 5% gainers and losers in the market are:   Best 1) McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants (NASDAQ:...

After opening slightly to the upside, the major indices have been meandering around neutral territory for most of the day. Traders are seemingly unsure as they assess the continuing rise in oil and commodities and evaluate the potential impact on the economy. Here are the five best/worst performers...

The market opened slightly to the upside this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite all posting slight gains. The market is looking to build on last week's positive momentum, which saw positive economic numbers in many areas including the Jobs Report and...

Ambassadors International Inc (NASDAQ: AMIE) fell 76.07% to $0.67 at 10:00 am. AMIE agreed to sell all of its assets, including its principal operating unit, Windstar Cruises, to Whippoorwill Associates Inc, through a court-supervised sale process. Elecsys Corporation (NASDAQ: ESYS) shares dropped...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, after the earlier session's gains. Crude oil prices surged above $108 a barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points to 12,328.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 1.70 points to 1,329.40. Nasdaq 100 futures...

Ambassador International (NASDAQ: AMIE) declares bankruptcy in Delaware. The stock is halted for trading by the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Wells Fargo has revised up earnings estimates on CarMax (NYSE: KMX), American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK), Bill Barrett (NYSE: BBG), First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN), Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) and Global Payments (NYSE: GPN). It has revised down estimates on DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS),...

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc (NASDAQ: SYMX) climbed 43.90% to $2.95 at 9:45 am. SYMX reported $83.8 million investment by China Energy Industry Holding Group. Ambassadors International Inc (NASDAQ: AMIE) shares surged 33.48% to $3.11. AMIE shares have dropped 43.99% over the past 52 weeks, while...

Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) reports Q4 results. While the Company incurred a net loss of $23.7 million, or $0.76 per diluted share during Q4 2010, this net loss included non-cash, after-tax charges totaling $28.6 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, more fully described below. Excluding...

Ambassadors International (NASDAQ: AMIE) is trading higher today pre-market. At the time of posting shares of AMIE were at $3.44, up 47.64% from Wednesday's close.

Cusick's Corner The market continued to chop its way higher into the After Hours and the strength continued to be wide spread. Most notably the Small Caps, IWM & RUT, were the leaders and traders like to see these higher beta stocks to be on the move. Market watchers will be focused on Ireland...