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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has many distinctions in its sector. It has never filed for bankruptcy. Every year it has been profitable. Unlike Delta, United Continental, and U.S. Airways, when Southwest Airlines adds another company as it did with AirTran, it is done out of strength, not...

Last week’s market action pushed many of the stock market giants below their 50-day moving average. Value investors spent the weekend pouring over their watch lists to find those stocks that might represent value, but there’s another way to look at the action. What about the stocks that didn’t...

In general, airline stocks did well in 2013, leading some analysts such as Jack Hough of Barron’s to promote at least some airlines for 2014.  Hough likes  Delta (NYSE: DAL) in particular. Hough included that airline in a list of what he called turnaround stocks. Hough wrote, “The company has...

Merry Christmas if you’re one of the privileged few who received the deal of a lifetime Thursday while booking airline tickets. According to reports, some customers were able to secure tickets for as cheap as $25 through Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL). The glitch lasted for at least an hour,...

If you are someone who flies four or more times a year, chances are you do not want to listen to other people talking on their cellphones while you are on an airplane. According to a poll by The Associated Press released Wednesday, more than three out of four frequent fliers (78 percent)...

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continued to decline Monday, giving up about 1.2 percent to close at $476.75. Technically, the stock is close to a test of its 50-day moving average that sits at $475.02. Despite the U.S. government shutdown now under way, markets are indicated up slightly in the...

The question of whether US Airways (NYSE: LCC) and American Airlines will be allowed to merge will be settled in court. What is not settled is the date. Reuters reported Tuesday that the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court to start the trial March 3. The airlines had requested a 10-...

Airlines realize that customers hate add-on fees. So, they’re dumping them, right? Not exactly. They’re rebranding them. According to Kiplinger, the fees are the same, only the names are new. Now, they’re called “fare choices” or “trip extras.” For example, American Airlines’ Choice Essential...

More than 30 years ago, Capital One ShareBuilder President Dan Greenshields had not yet started his career in the financial services industry. He was young, hardworking and interested in buying stocks. He also needed a job to pay for his investments. "At the airlines, at Minneapolis...