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Mid-Day Market Movers (XJT, WWWW, NOVB, EMMS)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:29am | 121Expressjet Holdings Inc (NYSE: XJT) jumped 99.09% to $6.53 by 10:20 am. SkyWest has agreed to buy XJT for $133 million. Web.com Group, Inc (NASDAQ: WWWW) shares surged 36.83% to $4.57. WWWW’s earnings in Q2 declined year/year. North Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: NOVB) shares advanced 23.94% to $2.33....
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US Airways July Traffic Report
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:10am | 216U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) has reported year to date 2010 traffic results as of July, showing mainline revenue passenger miles for the month were 5.7 billion, up 1.1% over July 2009 according to MarketWatch. US Airways President Scott Kirby was quoted saying, "Our July consolidated (mainline and...
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Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: Alaska Air Group, Inc., AVX Corp., Regal Beloit Corp., Molina Healthcare, Inc. and WABCO Holdings Inc. - Press Releases
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 6:41pm | 1337Chicago, IL – August 3, 2010 - Stocks in this week's article include Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), AVX Corp. (NYSE: AVX), Regal Beloit Corp. (NYSE: RBC), Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) and WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC). Kevin Matras shows how to calculate a stock's price target and...
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Top Performing Industries For August 2 (WLT, MTL, FTK, DAL)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 2:57pm | 214At 2:10 pm, the Dow gained 1.80% to 10,654.32, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.97% to 1,123.33 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 1.65% to 2,292.01. The industries that are driving the market today are: Industrial Metals & Minerals: This industry jumped 4.35% by 2:10 pm...
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Earnings Peer Pressure 07-29-2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7:00pm | 809Cusick’s Corner With no leadership, XLF & SMH down, plus the Euro currency stuck in the mud, the market had really no catalyst to help any upside advance into the After Hours. Commodities, DBA (ETF w/ Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, and Sugar) continue to move to the upside, and while this could be...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (UCO, SSG, PALL, GAZ)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:50pm | 183ProShares Trust ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (NYSE: UCO) jumped 4.12% today, as crude oil added approximately 1.6%. Better than expected results from Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE: RDS.A) and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) encouraged investors to buy...
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Resurgence of Bear in Oil 07-29-2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 2:55pm | 822Cusick’s Corner All major indices are running into resistance (as noted in the last two Corners), while Finance, XLF, and Semis, SMH, are both pulling back and have been lagging the market over the last few weeks. Both these segments need to breakout, specifically above the June and July highs if...
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Company News for July 29, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 10:12am | 291• Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) reported a one-cent second quarter beat with earnings of $1.17 on revenues up 1.8% to $3.8, shy of Street projections of $3.94 billion • Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) topped consensus expectations by a nickel with fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.29 on a 3.1% revenue...
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Do High Air Fares Equal Profits?
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 8:33am | 138Average domestic air fares in the first quarter of 2010 increased to their second highest level since 2001, rising 4.7 % from the first quarter of 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported. The $328 first-quarter 2010 average fares were down 8....
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Top Performing Industries For July 28 (MBND, AHGP, CEA, WYN)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 11:30am | 211At 11:06 am, the Dow lost 0.18% to 10,519.15, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.41% to 1,109.25 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.56% to 2,275.36. The industries that are driving the market today are: Telecom Services-Foreign: This industry jumped 3.77% by 11:06 am. The...
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Hawaiian Holdings Expecting International Growth
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:37am | 87Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) has had its "buy" rating and $10 price target maintained by Dahlman Rose, who believes that Hawaiian has excellent growth opportunities for 2010-11 in international markets, notably in Tokyo Haneda and Seoul Incheon. Company revenues were better than expected...
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Delta Enhancing Domestic Schedules (DAL)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 9:18am | 82Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) this fall is continuing to focus on enhancing flight schedules in key business markets, with added service planned between 21 cities and Washington, D.C. or New York. Fall schedule highlights include: * Increased service at Washington-Reagan National Airport, with...
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Oh, Now You Want to Buy Stocks
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 10:09am | 403Since the early July stock market low the sentiment has completely changed. In late June and early July every business talk show in the media was mentioning a stock market death cross (50 moving average crossing over to the downside the 200 moving average) and a massive head and shoulders top...
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Icelandair and Alaska Airlines Announce Partnership
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:54am | 138Icelandair, Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) and Horizon Air announced they have entered into a new codeshare agreement and will also launch a reciprocal frequent flier partnership. The codeshare agreement allows Icelandair to place their code on select Alaska and Horizon Air flights. The frequent flier...
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American Airlines Inks Contract With Air Berlin
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:03am | 109American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Air Berlin outlining a comprehensive codeshare and frequent flyer relationship that will allow customers of each airline to book and travel on the other's network and earn frequent flyer miles as well. American and...