TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| Will CDSs Push GM into Chapter 11? Zacks.com submits: By Dirk van DijkYesterday's Financial Times had this tidbit:Hedge funds and other investors stand to make billions of dollars on credit insurance contracts if GM declares bankruptcy, a prospect that is complicating efforts to persuade creditors to agree to a restructuring plan for the automaker, analysts say.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
How Short Term Supply Constraints Will Impact Booming HEV Markets John Petersen submits:For several weeks I've been writing about robust demand in Europe for a new class of HEVs that are usually referred to as "stop-start" or "micro hybrids." According to the EPA's website: "Stop/Start hybrids are not true hybrids since electricity from the battery is not used to propel the vehicle. However, the Stop/Start feature is an important, energy-saving building block used in hybrid vehicles.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Rethinking the Baltic Dry Index Hard Assets Investor submits: By Julian MurdochLeading Or Lagging IndicatorThe Baltic Dry Index, or BDI, is an index that tracks a blending of rates to ship dry goods - basic raw materials like iron, coal and grains - on three different-sized boats on the four main shipping routes.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
The Boeing Company Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript The Boeing Company (BA)Q3 2009 Earnings CallOctober 21, 2009 12:00 pm ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Airlines Are Not Long Term Investments Saj Karsan submits:On Wednesday, it was announced that shareholders in Japan Airlines (JALSY.PK) would be wiped out, as the company would undergo a restructuring that would see creditors and the Japanese government own the beleaguered airline. Obviously, the immediate problem was that the billions of dollars of the company's losses prevented the company from paying back the billions of dollars of the company's debt. But more fundamental than this is the plague that afflicts the entire airline industry, and always has.Warren Buffett is quoted as saying that the airline business in the U.S. “has made no money.” Thanks to a forgettable investment Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) had made in US Air, he even went so far as to suggest a capitalist should have shot down the Wright brothers during their historic "first in flight" moment.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |