Airline adds flights between Atlanta and New Orleans

Airline Stocks Fall After Sharp Decline In US Payrolls

Delta Air Lines Inc.’s total system traffic in August decreased 0.5 percent on a capacity decrease of 1.6 percent, the airline reported Thursday. (DAL)

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Delta Air Traffic Falls 0.5%, Capacity Slides 1.6% In August

Airline Stocks Falter On Steady Oil Prices, Profit Taking

Airline stocks gained Tuesday morning after Hurricane Gustav spared drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, sending oil to a five-month low and improving the bottom line and earnings forecast for airlines and automakers.[More...]

The markets were fairly calm today, the major indexes were never more than +/- 0.75% at any point during the trading session. To the right you can see the daily chart of the S&P 500. Volume was weaker than average, I think this probably has to do with either the long weekend coming up or the amount of uncertainty stemming from the Russia/Georgia crisis among many other things. There are a few key things to watch out for during the remainder of this trading week: Wednesday - Crude oil inventory report and refinery utilization report Thursday -[More...]

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U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday. Following Monday's broad sell-off and volatile session, which was also marked by low volume, today might not be different -- volatile and low volume. Several reports are in focus today, specifically some housing data that could shine more light on the sector, and consumer confidence, which could also move stocks. Meantime, oil prices declined and the dollar strengthened against major currencies.

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) shares are down over 3% in premarket trading after the mining giant reported fiscal first-half profit more than doubled. RTP's acquisition of Alcan and soaring commodity prices helped Rio achieve the results. RTP shares have been declining due to worldwide slower growth.

Meanwhile, Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) shares were 2.4% higher in after-hours after it announced a plan to buy back up to $5 billion of stock.

Staying with share buybacks, Coach (NYSE: COH) are also 1.7% higher in premarket trading after announcing a buyback program of up to $1 billion, which follows the completion of a similar repurchase.

And of course, Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH). Shares of the embattled banker are rising this morning following speculation that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts may be interested in buying Neuberger Berman, according to CNBC, while Blackstone Group backed away.

Continue reading Before the bell: Futures mixed again; RTP, LEH, COH, GM, MRVL, NWA ...

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Corey Rosenbloom at Afraid To Trade has a good breakdown of the somewhat divergent technical picture for the major indexes. I have a more bearish take, but agree the picture is far from clear. I think oil has a better chance of going up than down this week, considering support around 90.00 and the ascending 200 day moving average beneath.As we see[More...]

I'm willing to invest in anything if it can make money... but prefer to find evidence of a chance of profitability. So despite peeving customers off... nevermind them anyhowUnited's decision to end free meals on certain flights – including on some trans-Atlantic routes – appears to have struck a chord with frequent-fliers. United sent a memo to its workers Monday detailing the changes, which included the elimination of free meals for coach-class customers flying between United's Washington Dulles hub and Europe. Also eliminated: complimentary meal service in domestic business class.<br[More...]

Jack Warkenthien runs through the stocks for the day to watch. They include: Anadarko Petroleum Corp (NYSE:APC), Coach Inc. (NYSE:COH), Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA), and Delta (NYSE:DAL). He also runs through how high fuel prices are keeping us safer and how the current election relates to the 1960 presidential election.

Schaeffer's Laura Houser takes a look at today's options activity

Schaeffer's Carly Schaeffer takes a look at today's options activity

Schaeffer's Laura Houser takes a look at today's options activity

Schaeffer's Laura Houser takes a look at activity on the Street ahead of the market open