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US HOT STOCKS: CapGen Financial, BHP Billiton -2-
Last Update: 9/2/2008 5:27:45 PM
Among the companies whose shares are active in after-hours trading Tuesday are
Ambac Financial Group Inc. (ABK), Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALXA) and
Donaldson Co. (DCI).
Ambac rose on the news that it received regulatory approval in Wisconsin to
capitalize and reactivate Connie Lee Insurance Co., its financial guarantee
subsidiary. [...]

US HOT STOCKS: Freddie Mac, Ford, General Motors -2-
Last Update: 9/2/2008 2:11:50 PM
Among the companies whose shares are actively trading in Tuesday’s session are
Sciele Pharma Inc. (SCRX), International Shipholding Corp. (ISH) and Regions
Financial Corp. (RF).
Shionogi & Co. (4507.TO) said Monday that it will buy Atlanta’s Sciele Pharma
($30.59, $11.32, 58.74%) in an all-cash deal worth $1.42 [...]

Airline shares descend as oil prices rebound
By Christopher Hinton, MarketWatch
Last Update: 6/20/2008 3:13:00 PM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Airline stocks were declining Friday on rebounding oil
prices.
The Amex Airline Index (XAL) slipped 7.5% to 17.99 points with all of its 14
components in the red. The index climbed more than 10% in prior-day trading after
China said it would [...]

WSJ BLOG: Can British Airways Save American Airlines?
Last Update: 6/20/2008 3:36:22 PM
(This story has been posted on The Wall Street Journal Online’s Deal Journal blog
at blogs.wsj.com/deals.)
Posted by Heidi N. Moore
The answer to that question, by the way, is “probably not.”
Call it the consolidation that wasn’t.
After Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) and [...]

Fuel Prices Pressure Airlines To Cut Capacity; Shares Plunge
Last Update: 5/21/2008 5:51:31 PM
By Ann Keeton
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
The dramatic impact that fuel prices are having on U.S. airlines came into
sharper focus Wednesday as the world’s largest airline slashed its flight
schedule and shares for several carriers plunged to multi-year [...]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A stronger dollar was putting pressure on oil prices
Thursday, and that was translated into solid gains for airline stocks. The Amex
Airline Index rose 1.2% to 23.73 points with nine of its 14 components trading
higher. Crude for June delivery dropped 41 cents to $113.05 a barrel in
electronic trading, thanks to a strengthening [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to
see active trade in Monday’s session are W.W. Grainger Inc., Philips Electronics
NV and Eaton Corp.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of $1.37 a
share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.
Philips (PHG) is forecast to post earnings of 40 cents a U.S. [...]