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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), which like its rivals has seen shares suffer due to the Ebola scare, is scheduled to report its third quarter results Thursday, October 16, before the markets open. Can investors have any hope for another big positive earnings surprise like the one back in the...

U.S. stocks rose, lifting the Dow to new historical all-time highs of 17,153.80 following a better than expected rise in orders of durable goods. Consumer confidence improved in August, helping market sentiments while investors and traders placed less emphasis on a report that home prices are...

U.S. stocks were little changed ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement due out on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve will conclude a two-day session, with the central bank likely to announce further cuts to its monthly asset purchases. In economic news, June home sales declined in...

U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...

U.S. stocks rose ahead of next week's busy earnings schedule, but still finished lower for the week. On Tuesday, Yahoo! and Intel kick off earnings in the tech sector with eBay following on Wednesday. Investors will also see results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase in the...

U.S. markets followed European equities and sold off after Portugal's second largest bank Banco Espirito Santo missed a debt payment, renewing concerns over the health of the Portuguese and European economy. Despite a comeback from hefty losses, major indices still finished the day in...

Forbes said General Electric (NYSE: GE)’s aviation wing was “poised for solid growth in coming years.” Reuters sources seemed to agree Tuesday indicating the company and fellow CFM International partner, Safran SA of France were on the cusp of an order for 200 CFM International...

Short sellers got out of the way of the major U.S.-based airline stocks in the lead up to the summer travel season and as share prices rose as much as 10 percent to multiyear highs. The number of shares sold short in American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United...

U.S. markets rose for the fourth straight session as investors positively digested comments coming from the St. Louis Fed. Jim Bullard, the St. Louis Fed chief said that inflation is low but moving back toward the two percent target. As such, Bullard argued that the Federal Reserve Open...

Pro-Russian separatist rebels celebrated an overwhelming victory in a makeshift secession vote held on Sunday. The vote has been condemned by the EU as illegal; however the rebel groups have said it will allow eastern Ukraine to decide whether it will remain a part of Ukraine, become self-...

Two of the oldest airlines have a corporate rivalry that borders on legendary. United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) (United Airlines) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are almost always locked in a head-to-head competition for industry supremacy, despite the rise of several other newer...

U.S. stocks finished higher as the Dow approached its all time high of 16,631.60. The index trading on Tuesday as high as 16,559.39. The S&P 500 index is also not that far away from its all time highs of 1,897.28. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting in Washington....