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Monday, May 13, 7:08 AM Global airline stocks trade weak in European markets after concerns about a new virus intensify. The novel coronavirus infection has killed over 34 people and can be transmitted between humans, according to the World Health Organization. On watch: Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Continental (UAL), China Eastern Airlines (CEA), China Southern Airlines (ZNH), Copa Holdings (CPA), Gol Linhas (GOL), Latam Airlines (LFL), Air France-KLM (AFLYY.PK), Deutsche Lufthansa (DLAKY.PK) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Friday, May 3, 1:55 PM Global airline passenger traffic picked up in March, according to the latest batch of data from IATA. International traffic was up 6% while domestic traffic grew at a 5.7% clip. Analyst Rahul Sharma notes emerging markets helped drive the growth and thinks recent fare increases shows confidence by the group that demand will sustain. Global carriers to watch: Ryanair (RYAAY, Emirates, Cathay Pacific Airways (CPCAY.PK), Singapore Airways (SINGY.PK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Continental (UAL), China Eastern Airlines (CEA), China Southern Airlines (ZNH), Copa Holdings (CPA),Gol Linhas (GOL), and Latam Airlines (LFL). Comment! [Consumer, Global & FX]
Monday, April 29, 4:12 PM As the first Dreamliner returns to flight, a number of other global airlines appear to be following suit. Latam Airlines (LFL -2.5%) expects its Boeing (BA -1%) 787 Dreamliners to return to operations in June, while China's aviation regulator will likely grant approval next month for the aircraft to begin commercial service with the nation's airlines. The first Dreamliner was due to be delivered to China Southern and Hainan Airlines last year, but the delivery was held up because Chinese authorities hadn't issued an airworthiness certificate for the aircraft. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, March 15, 5:31 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: ULTR +9%. AKG +9%. BCEI +9%. WAL +4%. KWK +4%.
After-hours top losers: YONG -5%. YGE -4%. TRX -4%. LFL -4%. NSU -3%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 9:51 AM Airline stocks trade higher after IATA raises its profit forecast for the sector. The trade group says it expects airlines to hit a profit level of $6.7B this year, up from a prior estimate of $4.1B. The lift is due to "improving efficiency and restructuring," says IATA director-general Tony Tyler. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
Monday, July 30, 2012, 3:00 PM Argentina better hire more currency-sniffing dogs as dollar deposits continue to flee the country, now off 42.3% since October. Following the government appropriation of the energy industry, depositors and investors aren't waiting around to find out the next target, writes Sober Look. 5 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 2:33 PM Brazilian airline Tam (TAM +5.5%) says it will delay a share-swap auction to June 22 to give shareholders more time to approve its merger with Lan Airlines (LFL -0.5%) that would create Latin America’s largest airline. The number of holdouts among Tam's minority shareholders surprises analysts, but the takeover is not likely to be derailed. Comment! [Global & FX, Consumer, M&A, On the Move]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 12:09 PM More on Argentina's takeover of YPF: The government will send a bill to Congress to take a 51% stake in the oil & gas giant for the "public good," according to an official. The move follows weeks of government pressure for the firm to spend more and pay its investors less. Shares -14%, Repsol (REPYY.PK) -1.7%. 9 Comments [Energy, Global & FX, M&A]
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 3:52 PM The Argentine ETF (ARGT -4%) continues to tumble (off 13% in a month) as the U.K. sends a warship to the South Atlantic. Yesterday, President Kirchner yesterday called the U.K.'s claim on the islands "absurd." Also not helping are growing threats of nationalization of the country's oil giant YPF. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 3:13 PM Spain's Repsol (REPYY.PK -5.6%) follows shares of its Argentine subsidiary YPF sharply lower on worries President Fernandez could announce greater intervention into the oil giant's operations on Thursday. The Argentina ETF: ARGT -2.4% - also taking a hit as YPF no doubt makes up a nice chunk of its holdings. Comment! [Global & FX, Energy, On the Move]
Friday, February 24, 2012, 8:30 AM The Economist removes Argentinian inflation statistics from its comprehensive economic statistics reporting, admitting numbers can be dodgy all over the world, but this particular figure is a special case of pure manipulation. "We see no prospect of a speedy return to credible numbers." ARGT +13.6% YTD. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 1:22 PM Facing an increasing capital flight problem, the Argentine government puts into service 100 specially-trained dogs at border crossings to sniff out hard currency begin spirited out of the country. Central bank data shows $8.4B dollars left Argentina in Q3, a sharply higher pace than earlier this year. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 1:26 PM Shares of Brazilian airline Tam SA (TAM +2.3%) and Chile's Lan SA (LFL +2%) gain as Brazil's antitrust regulators begin their review of the proposed merger, and are expected to issue their ruling by the end of the day. Comment! [On the Move, Global & FX]
Friday, December 9, 2011, 12:15 PM South American carrier Lan Airlines (LFL +2.1%) gains after reporting strong November passenger statistics. Traffic increased 13.4% on a 15.1% rise in capacity, while its load factor decreased 1.3 points to 80.3%, with about 65.6% of total passenger traffic coming from international passengers. Comment! [On the Move, Global & FX]
Monday, November 14, 2011, 6:47 AM Dollars are exiting Argentinian banks just days after the country instituted currency controls aimed at stemming a drain on central bank reserves. The government insists there will be no freeze on dollar deposits, but citizens have seen this movie before. ARGT -24% since its March inception. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 11:54 AM Brazilian airliners TAM (TAM +3.8%) and Gol Linhas (GOL +2.6%) are solid gainers after reports surface indicating each company is close to receiving approval from regulators for a merger - Tam with Chile's LAB and Gol Linhas with Webjet Linhas Aereas SA. Comment! [Global & FX, On the Move]

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