E*TRADE Generation Trader: Inside the Airline Price Wars
"Generation Trader" sponsored by E*TRADE explores the most compelling business stories moving the market, while utilizing E*TRADE's innovative trading platform.
In this episode we take a look at a big earnings week for the nation's largest airlines. E*TRADE Senior Equity Option Strategist Mary Ryan showcases how to use the company's mobile app to track these market movers.
Both Southwest and American Airlines reported quarterly earnings Thursday. Shares across the industry sank Wednesday after United Continental announced plans to increase capacity. This sparked concerns over possible price wars.
Stocks fell in the opening session Tuesday as earnings reports continued to pour in and as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and caregivers not to buy or serve certain pureed fruit pouches marketed to toddlers and young children because the food might contain dangerous levels of lead.
