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After pulling back early in the summer travel season, short sellers are moved back into United Continental (NYSE: UAL) as July came to a close. Short interest in U.S.-based airlines Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) and Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) grew more modestly...

With the summer travel season well underway, the short interest in most U.S.-based airlines dwindled. Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) saw sizable drops in their numbers of shares sold short between the June 28 and July 15 settlement dates. The number of shares...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...

As the summer travel season got underway, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) saw sizable swings in short interest. Other players in the U.S. airline industry that saw increasing short interest between the June 14 and June 28...

As the summer travel season got underway, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) saw sizable declines in short interest. But other players in the U.S. airline industry saw increasing short interest between the May 31 and June 14 settlement dates. These include Allegiant...

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) had the largest swings in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the May 15 and May 31 settlement dates. We take a closer look at these three below. The number of shares sold short in Alaska...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) had the only sizable upswing in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) increased more modestly. Take a closer look at...

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) had the only sizable upswing in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) also increased somewhat. We take a closer look...

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Short sellers seem to have had their fill of U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) during the first two weeks of April, ahead of its impending merger with AMR, parent of American Airlines, which has been in bankruptcy since November 2011. Short interest in U.S. Airways retreated more than six percent, taking...

The earnings crunch is in full swing this week. Some of the highlights include anticipated quarterly reports from the likes of Apple, Amazon.com and Ford, which analysts expect to report lower per-share earnings for the most recent quarter than a year ago. On the other hand, year-over year...

Short sellers continued to bet on U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) during the final two weeks of March, ahead of its impending merger with AMR, parent of American Airlines, which has been in bankruptcy since November 2011. Short interest in U.S. Airways grew about 16 percent. However, short interest in...

President Barack Obama’s proposed $3.8 trillion budget is designed to cut the deficit by $600 billion over 10 years, after factoring in the negation of cuts already enacted under the sequester according to The Associated Press. Depending on the framework of the final budget, some businesses...

By and large, the short interest in U.S.-based airline stocks rose again during the first two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), United Continental (NYSE: UAL...

In a report this past week, analysts at the Merrill Lynch unit of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) offered list of potential large cap leveraged buyout candidates. All the companies that made their list have healthy cash flow, smart valuations and low corporate debt. Here is a quick look at four of...