TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| This Week's Leading vs. Lagging Markets J Clinton Hill submits:At the end of each trading week, our market direction radar scans the Hillbent 3000 universe (minimun average daily volume of 100k and largest 3000 market capitalization stocks) for the top 3 and bottom 3 sectors based upon aggregate performance and analyzes their winners and losers. Using this weekly sector report on a regular basis allows Hillbent.com’s readers to efficiently monitor sector rotations and investor sentiment biases. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
How Stimulus Is Affecting Transportation Sector Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: We’re just two months into a two-year economic recovery plan, but already the transportation sector and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are benefiting. And one Senator says there’s even more to come. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 should be able to save jobs in the transportation sector, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says. Sam Wechsler for Talk Radio reports that there is a multiplier effect that occurs when the transportation industry spends money that simultaneously benefits other sectors of the economy, such as the steel and lumber industries. The sector could be hindered by the groundbreaking climate and energy bill that, at its heart, features a complicated cap-and-trade system that will set limits on the overall emissions of greenhouse gases. Adam Violand for The Examiner reports that the The NASA researchers compared the climactic impacts of the transportation sector to the power generation sector and found, in short, that the most efficient way to tackle climate change is to regulate the transportation sector.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
How PHEVs and EVs Will Sabotage America's Drive for Energy Independence John Petersen submits:Tuesday I asked a frequent commenter and staunch electric vehicle advocate whether he ever questioned the ethics of building an EV that can save one owner 400 gallons of gas per year while using enough batteries to build ten Prius-class hybrids that could save their owners a combined total of 1,600 gallons of gas per year. I then spent an hour in stunned silence as the critical importance of that question crystallized in my mind. I didn't get a responsive answer from the commenter, but I did get one of those rare moments of clarity when everything suddenly falls into place. For years the mainstream media, scientists, elected officials and promoters have written and spoken ad nauseum about how a new generation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs, will liberate America from the tyranny of imported oil. The problem is the promises are based on flawed assumptions and utterly false. At their best, PHEVs and EVs are all sizzle and no steak when it comes to national energy independence. At their worst, they are deep cover saboteurs that will undermine America's drive for energy independence while stridently claiming to be part of the solution.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
What Buffett's Burlington Northern Buy Really Means Richard Glenn submits:With Warren Buffett plunking down 44 billion to buy Burlington Northern (BNI), many folks are examining the tea leaves and looking for the hidden meaning of the Oracle's latest move. Economic cheerleaders (mostly in the MSM) were quick to call this a big vote of confidence in the economic recovery. They are wrong.On the other hand, the gloom-and-doomers see a Buffett that is desperate to buy hard assets before a tidal wave of inflation wipes out the value of his cash hoard. I doubt it.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Boeing Soars Beyond Expectations Zacks.com submits: Boeing Company (BA) has posted fourth quarter fiscal 2009 earnings of $1.79 per diluted share, flying past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 per share. For fiscal 2009 the company reported earnings of $1.89, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45 per share. Boeing’s results reflect solid performance across its businesses. By contrast, the year-ago quarter results were affected by labor strike and a charge on the 747 program.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |