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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...

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. stocks finished the day almost unchanged as investors and traders were presented with a mixed bag of data today. A better than expected report on the service sector negated another report that showed that companies added fewer employees to their payrolls than anticipated in January. The...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...

Markets were relatively calm during Thursday's trading session as investors anticipate Friday's jobs report. The December employment report is expected to show about 200,000 payroll jobs representing a steady growth and a clear sign that labor market and economy are both strong. Related:...

Short sellers largely retreated from U.S.-based airline stocks between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. However, the number of shares sold short in U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) rose significantly in the period. Note that American Airlines remains in bankruptcy, pending its merger with...

Among the in U.S.-based airlines, the largest upswings in short interest in early September, as the summer travel season came to a close, happened to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). The number of shares sold short in Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) and SkyWest (...

Among the in U.S.-based airlines, the largest upswings in short interest in late August happened to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL), as the summer travel season began to wind down. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Allegiant Travel (...

After pulling back for most of the summer travel season, short sellers moved back into Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) in early August. Short interest in U.S.-based airlines JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and U.S....

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-...

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...

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...