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• US Airways' Scott Kirby Joins the Board of LodgeNet

  I opened up my email yesterday to see I had an Implu alert that US Airways President Scott Kirby was joining the board of LodgeNet. That made me wonder if there could be some possible cooperation at work here on a future inflight entertainment system. by Brett Snyder

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 8:30 AM PDT

  Tags: Board, US Airways Group Inc., Entertainment, LodgeNet, Corporate Governance, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Brett Snyder

• Priceline: More Headwinds Ahead

  Amit Chokshi submits: Priceline.com ("PCLN" or the "Company") reported earnings in early August, exceeding Street estimates and raising guidance for the year.  On the surface, those results would usually lead to a strong rally in the stock, but PCLN shares instead fell by over 10% after earnings.  Even with the...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 4:31 AM PDT

  Tags: Priceline.com Inc., Retail, Internet

• EU Starts Probe Into BA, American, Iberia Tie-up

  By Pete Harrison BRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - European Union anti-trust authorities said on Friday they had launched an investigation into a planned tie-up between British Airways BAY, American Airlines AMR and Spanish carrier Iberia IBLA. "We have opened, on our own initiative, an investigation under...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 3:00 AM PDT

  Tags: American Airlines, Antitrust, Immunity, European Union, Corporate Law, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., UAL Corp.

• Options Trader: Thursday Outlook

  Phil Davis submits: Oil’s back at $120 - Yippee! We’ll see if they can hold it there but the CNBC weather team is on the ball with the most pessimistic possible forecasts, repeating Katrina over and over like a mantra even though Gustav is projected to max out at...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 6:35 AM PDT

  Tags: US Market, Bank of America Corp., Las Vegas Sands Corp., Marathon Oil Corp., Prudential Insurance Company of America, Exxon Mobil Corp.

• Nevada: More Than Just Gambling?

  Stockerblog submits: Nevada is more than Las Vegas. Its banking and finance industries are very strong, as is also the construction industry, but there is yet a lot more. Check out the following interesting facts:Nevada is a state without usury limits, which has attracted many credit card companies to...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 5:29 AM PDT

  Tags: Retail, Financial, Utility, Boyd Gaming Corp., Bally Technologies Inc., Employers Holdings Inc., International Game Technology, Las Vegas Sands Corp., MGM Mirage, Ormat Technologies Inc., Sierra Pacific Resources, Southwest Gas Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd.

• Bad Luck or Bad Management?

  What a mess. But at least it's a familiar mess. Hundreds of airline passengers were stranded in dozens of airports throughout the eastern United States Tuesday, after a Federal Aviation Administration computer system in Atlanta abruptly failed. Travelers in some of the nation's largest hubs, including Atlanta...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 10:26 AM PDT

  Tags: Software, Atlanta, Nadin, Flight Plan, F.A.A., Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, The Travel Industry

• 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...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 2:18 AM PDT

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

• Retailers and Financials Up During the Bear Market

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Financials and Retailers have been some of the worst performing stocks of the bear market that started last October.  There are some stocks in these groups that have managed gains in this market, however.  Below we highlight Retailers and Financials in the Russell...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 2:06 AM PDT

  Tags: Retail, Financial, Advance Auto Parts Inc., Assurant Inc., Ameritrade Holding Corp., Aon Corp., AutoZone Inc., BlackRock Inc., Capitol Federal Financial, Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc., Foot Locker, The Gap Inc., Hudson City Bancorp, Inc., LKQ Corp., Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., Northern Trust Corp., Priceline.com Inc., Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp., Ross Stores Inc., SAFECO Corp., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Staples Inc., Hanover Insurance Group Inc., TJX Companies Inc., UnionBanCal Corp., Urban Outfitters Inc., Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.

• Top 12 Consumer Internet Stocks

  Sramana Mitra submits: My thesis on Web 3.0 is based on the verticalization of the web around specific Contexts. Here is a list of the top 12 Consumer Internet stocks, some of which, to varying degrees, understand how to create a business around a vertical context. 1. Google...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 2:01 AM PDT

  Tags: Internet, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., Expedia Inc., Google Inc., Move Inc., Blue Nile Inc., Orbitz, Priceline.com Inc., Shutterfly, WebMD, Yahoo! Inc., ZipRealty Inc.

• Hedge Fund Manager's Notebook: Why the Euro is Tanking, MGM's Folly, and an Attractive Farming Stock

  1) Nice speech Hilary. You got my vote. Too bad you are not running for anything. The worse George Bush?s performance became the more radical the reaction had to be, hence Obama. 2) It is amazing that natural gas [NG] let you in at $7.75 when the hurricane...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 1:29 AM PDT

  Tags: US Market, CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust, CurrencyShares Euro Trust, MGM Mirage, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., United States Natural Gas Fund LP

• Southwest to Cut 200 Flights Early 2009

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co LUV said on Tuesday it plans to cut about 200 flights in the first quarter of 2009 as it tries to focus on more profitable flights to combat high fuel costs and a slow economy. The...

  Tue Aug 26, 2008 @ 5:45 PM PDT

  Tags: Flight, Southwest Airlines Co., Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management

• ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. XJT Q2 2008 Earnings Call

  Tue Aug 26, 2008 @ 8:31 AM PDT

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Expressjet Holdings Inc., Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Delta Taps $1 Bln Loan Ahead of Northwest Merger: Report

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc DAL said it tapped a $1 billion loan ahead of its planned merger with Northwest Airlines Corp NWA and renegotiated its credit-card agreement to ensure revenue is turned over in a timely manner,...

  Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 7:00 PM PDT

  Tags: Merger, Delta Air Lines Inc., Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance

• Best and Worst Performing Stocks of the Current Bear Market

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Since the current bear market began back on October 9th, 2007, the Russell 1,000 is down about 18%.  Of the stocks in the index, 8.5% are down more than 50%, while 25% are actually up since then.  Below we highlight the 25 best...

  Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 8:42 AM PDT

  Tags: US Market, Financial, Arch Coal Inc., American International Group Inc., Alpha Natural Resources Inc., APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bucyrus International Inc., Boyd Gaming Corp., Avis Budget Group Inc., CF Industries Holdings Inc., CIT Group, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Continental Resources Inc., Encore Acquisition Co., E*Trade Financial Corp., Flowserve Corp., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, First Solar Inc., General Motors Corp., Hess Corp., Petrohawk Energy Corp., Helmerich & Payne Inc., Illumina Inc., Kansas City Southern, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Las Vegas Sands Corp., MasterCard Inc., MBIA Inc., Massey Energy Co., Mosaic Co., MGIC Investment Corp., National City Corp., Office Depot Inc., Oshkosh Truck Corp., Perrigo Co., Rite Aid Corp., Regions Financial Corp., iStar Financial Inc., SLM Corp., SanDisk Corp., Sohu.com, Southwestern Energy Co., Tenet Healthcare Corp., Terra Industries Inc., Tesoro Corp., Wachovia Corp., Whiting Petroleum Corp., Walter Industries Inc., Washington Mutual Inc.

• Can Six Flags Survive this Roller Coaster Ride?

  Rishin Banker submits: Nearly 90-degree drops, gut-wrenching turns, and nerve-wracking thrills - you can find them all at one of America’s favorite theme park giants, Six Flags SIX [1.14, 0.00 (0.00%)], either by visiting one of its 20 locations nationwide or by simply following the company’s share price.  SIX stock...

  Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 3:16 AM PDT

  Tags: Retail, Six Flags Inc.

• Ambassadors Group Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Ambassadors Group Inc. EPAX Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 2:40 AM PDT

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Ambassadors Group Inc.

• Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. HA Q2 2008 Earnings Call

  Sun Aug 24, 2008 @ 8:08 AM PDT

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Hawaiian Holdings Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance

• 6 Ways to Profit from a China Investing Strategy

  William Patalon III submits: Investors who abandon China now will live to regret their decision. That’s why we say that every investor has to have a China investing strategy. by William Patalon III

  Sat Aug 23, 2008 @ 12:26 PM PDT

  Tags: China, Boeing Co., Diageo Plc., First Solar Inc., Coca-Cola Co., McDonald's Corp., MGM Mirage, PepsiCo, Sina Corp., Yum! Brands Inc.

• Mishaps Have Damaged Reputation: Qantas

  Qantas has admitted negative publicity surrounding a series of maintenance mishaps has "not insignificantly" damaged its brand, and the effects could be permanent.Outgoing chief executive Geoff Dixon says research commissioned by the airline shows the media reports have seriously hurt Qantas' reputation."I have no doubt over the last eight...

  Fri Aug 22, 2008 @ 10:00 AM PDT

  Tags: Qantas Airways Ltd., Branding, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, AAP

• 2008 Q2 Portfolio Holdings: Berkowitz, Rodriguez & Pabrai

  Davy Bui submits: In their 13F-HR filing for Q2 2008, Bruce Berkowitz and his cohorts at the Fairholme Fund continue their shift from energy into healthcare:Fairholme opened huge relative positions in Pfizer PFE, Forest Labs FRX and UnitedHealth Group UNH. The UNH position echos Seth Klarman’s endorsement. I don’t...

  Thu Aug 21, 2008 @ 12:58 PM PDT

  Tags: Pfizer Inc., Seeking Alpha, Amgen Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Forest Laboratories Inc., GlaxoSmithKline Plc., St. Joe Co., Jackson Hewitt Tax Services Inc., Pinnacle Airlines Corp., Ross Stores Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Stamps.com, UnitedHealth Group Inc., United Rentals Inc., WellCare Health Plans Inc., WellPoint Inc.

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