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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) is soaring to new heights following an impressive earnings beat and a fresh alliance with activist investor Elliott Investment Management. In its recent earnings report, the airline posted a 5.3% increase in total operating revenue, hitting $6.87 billion —...

Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) plan to meet for the first time on a couple of weeks to talk about possible changes to the airline. Elliott, which holds more than 9.7% of Southwest’s voting power, said it is eager to meet with company...

Thousands of Americans celebrate Mexican heritage every year on Cinco de Mayo. Mexican Americans know that the holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s defeat of the French back in 1862. Plenty of Cinco de Mayo celebrations across the U.S. include tequila, sombreros and few Mexican Americans....

After a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, Bayer AG (ADR) (OTC: BAYRY) generated excitement among American investors eager to finalize a long-anticipated merger with Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON). But the Federal Trade Commission is not yet on board with the deal, and the companies still...

Shares of Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA) are down 17.5 percent year-to-date, but have bounced 24 percent from its recent lows in July. Daniel McKenzie of BRG maintained a Buy rating on Virgin America with a price target raised to $50 from a previous $47. McKenzie's revised price...

Richard Branson, founder and proprietor of many iconic, global brands, started Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA) 31 years ago out of frustration with trying to get to the British Virgin Islands. "I had a very cute girl waiting for me," he said. Very First Flight Sold Out He was...

Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin Group and backer of Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA), played hooky in Chicago on Thursday. In an elaborate homage to the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Branson partied in a massive Chicago parade outside the Virgin Hotels Chicago building in the...

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling learned that derogatory comments about race are not tolerated—not just by fans, the public, politicians, and civil rights leaders but also by companies that write big checks to your team. CarMax (NYSE: KMX) on Monday became the first company to end its...

Some veteran air travelers might find this hard to believe, but the latest annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) says airline performance last year was at its highest level since the survey began in 1991. The AQR is a joint research project by Wichita State University and Embry-Riddle...

First, Consumer Reports gives Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) its highest ranking ever and now it is placing a new name at the top of its best airlines list. Is Consumer Reports getting soft in its older age? Here’s what it said: “If you’re tired of airline flights that leave you too frazzled to enjoy...