| Finding Opportunity in Buffett's Burlington Northern Buy Markos Kaminis (Wall St. Greek) submits: Remember a few weeks back when Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) and Union Pacific (UNP) sank the transports and the Dow on warnings that the economy was not steaming ahead after all? BNI's stock derailed that day, but Warren Buffett, who owned a major stake in the company, demonstrated why he is the greatest investor of all-time. While the world was selling BNI like it was the plague, America's Grandpa was putting together a plan to buy the rest of the company's outstanding shares. Buffett Buys Burlington Northern OutrightComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Will Increased Competition from European Rival Impact NetJets' Profitability? Ravi Nagarajan submits:The Financial Times has reported that a rival of Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) NetJets subsidiary will expand its presence in the global private jet market. Switzerland based VistaJet has hired Robert Hersov, a former executive from NetJets Europe. The company also announced a partnership with Bombardier’s (BDRBF.PK) FlexJet subsidiary which will help to expand VistaJet’s presence in the United States market. VistaJet is still a relatively small player with a fleet of only 26 jets compared to 160 aircraft in the NetJets Europe fleet. However, VistaJet plans to expand to between 50 and 60 aircraft over the next three years.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
EPA and NHTSA Predictions for Start-Stop Systems Strengthen My Position John Petersen submits:On April 1st the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] and the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] announced a joint final rule establishing fuel economy standards for all light duty vehicles sold in the United States. In my last article, I focused on the overall fuel efficiency improvements the new CAFE regulations will require. After spending a couple days reading and digesting the Final Rule Release, which runs to 1,469 pages, I've concluded that my initial optimism over the future of start-stop technology was understated. The Final Rule Release begins with several hundred pages of introductory materials that describe the key efficiency technologies automakers are expected to implement between now and September 2015. It describes start-stop as: Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Beyond ‘Real Time’ Reporting, Forecasting Future Traffic Jams Instead of just alerting drivers to delays and dangerous conditions, new software will estimate what traffic will be like in 10, 20 or more minutes. nytimes.com |
Earnings Scorecard: AAR Corp. Zacks.com submits: Following the upbeat first quarter earnings release on September 15, the majority of analysts covering AAR Corporation (AIR) have raised their earnings estimates for both fiscal 2011 and 2012. First Quarter Summary AAR Corp. posted upbeat results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 based on the huge leap in revenues from the Government and Defense Services attributable to the acquisition of Aviation Worldwide Services ("AWS") in April 2010.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |