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• Short Interest Rising in Tesoro; Shorts Covering Airline Positions

  Jessica Johnson submits: The refiner Tesoro TSO slid 6.9% to $17.28 Tuesday, as crude oil fell as much as$8 a barrel as hurricane Gustav faded - before recovering later in the day. Coal companies were particularly hard hit as well. Short interest has been building up in Tesoro for...

  External links 2008-09-04

  Tags: Energy, Transport, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., Tesoro Corp., UAL Corp.

• Why Airline Stocks Are So Often Bad Investments

  Saj Karsan submits: Warren Buffett is quoted as saying that the airline business in the US “has made no money.” Thanks to a forgettable investment Buffett had made in US Air LCC, he even went so far as to suggest a capitalist should have shot down the Wright brothers during...

  External links 2008-09-04

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

• Watching the Airline Stocks

  Trader Mark submits: The darlings of the market just a few weeks ago, the airline stocks are now down 25-40% in a matter of 2 weeks from their peaks. These make for excellent hedges if you think oil is headed to sub $100 but even with a $10 spike in...

  External links 2008-08-27

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

• Time To Ban CEOs and Senators from Derivatives Markets

  Mark Longo submits: Originally written on 7/18/2008 Pandering and Ignorance Not Limited to WashingtonWe've all witnessed the growing frenzy over derivatives speculation in Washington (see "The Rage Against Derivatives Speculators Is Unfounded" for more information). Senators and congressman have made a number of alarming appearances on the Sunday morning...

  External links 2008-08-14

  Tags: Transport, AirTran Holdings Inc., Alaska Air Group Inc., AMR Corp., Hawaiian Holdings Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp., UAL Corp., United States Oil Fund LP

• A Global Transport ETF Strategy

  Mike Havrilla submits: Investors are currently limited to the iShares Dow Jones Transports IYT as a transport ETF option with net assets of $698 million and 20 component stocks (stats as of 8/8/08 from the iShares website). The top five holdings account for 43.2% of invested assets and include the...

  External links 2008-08-10

  Tags: ETF, Transport, AMR Corp., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., FedEx Corp., JetBlue Airways Corp., Southwest Airlines Co., Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Union Pacific Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc.

• The Airlines' Recent Death Defying Actions

  Robert Herbst submits: Not long ago, daily media stories were predicting which major airline would be the first in line to fail. Las Vegas type odds were given to a list of inevitable airline bankruptcies. There should be no argument the US airline industry is facing unprecedented challenges as they...

  External links 2008-08-07

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

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• Fitch Affirms 16 Classes from 1 Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc. Prime Pre-2005 Transaction

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following classes from Bank of America Mortgage Securities, series 2002-K: --Class 1-A-1 at 'AAA'; --Class 1-A-2 at 'AAA'; --Class 1-A-3 at 'AAA'; --Class 1-A-4 at 'AAA'; --Class 1-A-5 at 'AAA'; ...

  Articles 2008-08-27

• Stocks on the move: Borders, Cell Genesys, Fannie Mae, Talbots

  By Lynn Thomasson Bloomberg News The following companies are having unusual price changes in U.S. markets this morning. Airlines retreated after Citigroup Inc. said "significant risks remain" for U.S. carriers and oil jumped more than $2 a barrel, its third day...

  Articles 2008-08-27

• Motorola, General Patent Settle Patent Infringement Suit Involving Digital Output Transducer

  Patented Technology Assures Backward Compatibility of Cell Phone Handsets, Base Stations and Affects Bluetooth Headsets SUFFERN, N.Y. -- General Patent Corporation International GPCI, a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, today announced that a settlement has been reached in a patent infringement lawsuit between its client, Digital Technology...

  Articles 2008-08-26

• Arab League chief hails 'daring' Gaza blockade-runners

  CAIRO AFP — Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Sunday hailed the "daring step" taken by pro-Palestinian activists whose boats docked in the Gaza Strip despite a tight Israeli blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory. "The act of protest against the Gaza blockade and the solidarity shown by these...

  Articles 2008-08-24

• AMR Corporation Announces Put Option Notification for 4.25% Senior Convertible Notes Due 2023

  FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMR Corporation today announced that it is notifying holders of the $225,490,000 outstanding principal amount of its 4.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 (the "Notes") that they have an option, pursuant to the terms of the Notes, to require AMR to...

  Articles 2008-08-22

• American Airlines adds Chicago-Montego Bay route

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR), announced on 21 August that it will begin a five flights a week service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Montego Bay, Jamaica from 31 January 2009. Although American already operates...

  Articles 2008-08-22

• BellwetherReport.com Analyst Opinions on ALO, KEY, AMR and AMD

  BellwetherReport.com is the leading onlinefinancial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiasedresearch. Investors seeking free and unbiased analyst opinions on thecompanies mentioned in this release are encouraged to sign up to www.bellwetherreport.com for a free subscription to access these reports.Today, we have once again scheduled interviews with a...

  Articles 2008-08-22

• Kadient Wins CRM Magazine's 2008 Market Leader Award for Sales Force Automation

  Kadient has been recognized by CRM magazine as a2008 Market Leader in the category of Sales ForceAutomation SFA for the second year in a row. Most companies implement SFA with the goal of increasing revenue; then theystruggle to get sales people to adopt it, because sales reps receive...

  Articles 2008-08-21

• Nirek Visits Gold Producing Property in Peru Prior to Completing Joint Venture Agreement

  Nirek Resources Inc. ("Nirek") (Frankfurt:3N6)(Gold Warrant:CA6546411175) is pleased to announce a delegation has visited the gold property in Peru. Accompanied by the management of AMR Project Peru S.A.C. ("AMR"), the group flew from Lima to Cuzco; then 200 kilometres inland in a SUV to the town of San Gaban, in...

  Articles 2008-08-20

• American Airlines launches in-flight broadband access service

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines, a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR), announced on 20 August that it has launched an in-flight broadband access service called GoGo. The service, available on American's Boeing 767-200 non-stop flights between New York and San Francisco,...

  Articles 2008-08-20

• American Airlines to add three new Brazilian destinations

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines Inc, a subsidiary of AMR Corp, announced on 18 August that it will add three new destinations in Brazil to its route network. New services will operate from Miami to Belo Horizonte, Salvador de Bahia and Recife from...

  Articles 2008-08-19

• American Airlines finalises deal for Boeing 737s

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and American Airlines Inc, a subsidiary of AMR Corp, announced on 14 August that they have finalised a deal which will see American Airlines take delivery of 26 Next-Generation 737-800s. Six of the new orders are...

  Articles 2008-08-18

• Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on SLB, LEH, AMR, DFS, and CY

  CHICAGO, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research releases NewsBites on key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBites are available to all investors at: http://www.go7now.com/nb/0815Y (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's Seven...

  Articles 2008-08-15

• Agency Management Roundtable Brings Online Marketing Seminar to Scottsdale

  Agency Management Roundtable AMR to Partner with Interactive Marketing Agency Sitewire in Two-Day Online Marketing Seminar SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Agency Management Roundtable (http://www.agencyroundtable.com/) recently announced that it will hold its "Inside Interactive: Building a Successful Online Marketing Practice" seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona on October...

  Articles 2008-08-15