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Airlines: People Won't Fly, So We'll Raise FeesFri Nov 20th, 2009
Lisa LaMotta Airlines say it’s the right time to fly, touting cheap fares and less crowding, but special holiday fees could keep travelers grounded on Turkey Day and well into next year. The Air Transport A |
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Airlines Cope by ConsolidatingThu Nov 12th, 2009
Lisa LaMotta The days of soaring stock prices and luxury flights have passed for airlines around the globe, but the new reality of cost-cutting and consolidation could keep the major legacy carriers from being pe |
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Randoms: Question Conventional Wisdom!Tue Sep 15th, 2009
Todd Harrison As I sit here and digest the latest proclamation of economic recovery, I'm reminded of several quotes littered throughout history that, how shall we say, were somewhat premature.In no particular orde |
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The Fees Airlines Are Counting on You Not to NoticeThu Jul 30th, 2009
Scott Reeves Fares are falling, but airlines will slap passengers with about $2 billion this year in fees for ticket changes and cancellations. Average domestic ticket prices declined 9.1% in the first quarter of |
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MV Traffic Report: Market at the CrossroadsFri Jul 24th, 2009
Matt Theal What a week. The DJIA soared passed 9000; the S&P broke out of the 955 level. Some earnings reports were great: Apple (AAPL), Baidu (BIDU), Caterpillar (CAT); others were met with selling press |
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New York Subway Goes the Way of Lehman BrothersThu Jun 25th, 2009
Scott Reeves New York's cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Agency -- the behemoth that oversees the operation of the city's subways, buses, and commuter rail lines -- has sold the naming rights to one of t |
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New York Cabbies Get Taken for a RideTue Jun 23rd, 2009
Ryan Goldberg New York City has seen the price of one thing after another plummet in the last year: real estate, stocks, consumer goods. The price of one item, however, keeps rising into the stratosphere. That ite |
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Strip Clubs: Low-Cut Meets Low-CostFri Jun 12th, 2009
Mike Schuster As the economy struggles to keep its head above water, numerous markets--housing, banking, auto -- are facing plummeting revenue. And now -- contrary to all expectation -- live nude entertainment is |
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Airlines: Coach Class Becomes Cattle ClassFri Jun 5th, 2009
Scott Reeves Suck in your hips, travelers, because some airlines are squeezing more seats into existing planes in an effort to boost revenue. But wedging your bovine butt into a smaller space on the redeye may be |
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Economic Snapshot: How Your Favorite Companies Celebrated Earth DayFri Apr 24th, 2009
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