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The overall market is flirting with the flat line today; currently the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is off by 2.78 points, trading at $1,145; considering last week's high volume pop, a period of consolidation is expected and healthy. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:...

Shares of US Airways, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) are popping this morning, currently higher by 4.67%, trading at $9.41. The stock is moving on the back of Southwest Airline's (NYSE: LUV) $1.4 billion bid for AirTran (NYSE: AAI). Call volume is exploding in LCC today. Within the first hour of trading 33,000...

NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: NHWK) jumped 96.31% to $6.38 at 10:21 am. Virtual Radiologic has agreed to acquire NHWK for $170 million or $6.50 per share in cash, representing a 100% premium over NHWK's closing price on Friday. AirTran Airways (NYSE: AAI) climbed 59.56% to $7.26....

Shares of AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) are higher on the session by 1.57%, currently trading at $6.48. The stock is popping on word that AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) will be acquired by Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) for $1.4 billion. Options traders are coming after the calls in the name as well....

Shares of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) are skyrocketing today on news that it will be acquired by Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) for $1.4 billion; shares are currently higher by 58.02%, trading at $7.19. Just last week, on September 21st, Benzinga highlighted curious call buying on the $5.00...

Shares of TransDigm Group Inc (NYSE: TDG) gained after the company announced its plans to purchase McKechnie Aerospace Holdings Inc for $1.27 billion in cash. TDG's shares gained more than 3% following the announcement. Petroleum and natural gas producers' shares moved up slightly today. The NYSE...

Oppenheimer's Datatimes Report included these items of interest: 1. AT&T (NYSE: T) announced that Matthew Rose will join its board of directors. Mr. Rose also serves on the board of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) and had previously served on the board of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, a Berkshire...

AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI), announced earlier today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) in a transaction currently valued at more than $1.37 billion. Including existing AirTran Holdings indebtedness and capitalized aircraft...

Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) today announced its selection by GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL) to exclusively provide Next-Generation Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 CFM56-7 thrust reverser service bulletin modifications 737-78-1069 / 737-78-1079 and repair services. Spirit will supply these...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), for a combination of cash and Southwest Airlines' common stock. At...

Shares of Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) surged more than 4% to reach a record high of $81.70, after the company reported an upbeat Q1 profit yesterday. NKE's shares have risen 82% in the past year. US Technology stocks rose, led by Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) up more than 5%. AMD has reduced its...

In a recent report from Dahlman Rose, Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) issued new 3Q10 guidance. Capacity discipline continues to be the name of the game in the airline industry. Revenues continue to improve, but are not back to 2008 levels yet. The Continental/United merger is still expected to...

US Energy stocks gained ahead of Energy Information Administration's weekly supply data. Shares of Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) rose more than 2%, a day after the analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded the company. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) rose about 0.42%, while the NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index...

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) updated its 3Q outlook Dahlman Rose is fine tuning its estimate since we are below the range. New 3Q10 EPS estimate to $0.26, up from a prior estimate of $0.21 and compared to a loss last year of $0.93. American expects 3Q10 mainline traffic to grow by 3.6% on 3.5%...