TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| DryShips Shares At Sea Shipper has become the plaything of speculators. forbes.com |
What Do the Bailouts Really Mean for America? VFC submits: As the economy positions itself for a recovery, and the bailouts continue, the question must be asked if the government has spent too much.As a result of the market meltdown, Americans from all walks of life have lined up alongside big business waiting their piece of the bailout pie; and the Federal Government has answered just about every call.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
As Tata Motors Shares Plummet, Buy Opportunity Arises Tata Motors (NYSE:TTM) shares have gone from bad to worse since Friday, down almost 14% and falling 10%yesterday to the low $8 range. Tata just posted its first annual loss in seven years but the company didn't say they were going out of business, in fact, this latest sell-off may provide an opportunity to would-be investors on the sidelines.The consolidated net loss for Tata Motors was $520 million in the year ended March 31, compared with a net income of $460 million a year ago. Year-ago numbers don’t include Jaguar and Land Rover, which Tata bought from Ford (NYSE:F) in June 08'.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Short Interest in Airlines Continues to Decline Jessica Johnson submits:The aviation sector has been hit hard by the recession, and this has been reflected in the short interest. But this is changing; of the 9 stocks shown here, the index of short interest has started to drop after rising from mid June.There are some important differences between stocks; the short interest in British Airways (BAIRY.PK) has continued to climb, almost quadrupling over the past 3 months, while the short base in Continental (CAL) has fallen 40% over the same period. After sharp increases in June, the short base in Jetblue (JBLU) and US Airways (LCC) have both stabilized, while the short base in Airtran (AAI) has been slowly declining for 3 months.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Rail Transport: Down 10% Amid a Muted Recovery The latest rail data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) continues to reflect the weak economy and, despite Thursday’s stimulus boosted GDP, the real economy continues to flounder.Total intermodal traffic came in at 207,401 trailers. This was a marginal increase from last week’s reading, a 10.1% decline from last year and a 14.5% decline from 2007. Of course, it’s important to note that the figures are year over year, so bear in mind that this data is actually worse than the same period last year when the economy was seen melting down. The weekly and monthly data is certainly showing some signs of improvement of the March lows. The AAR reports.:Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |