Industrials

American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) is in the spotlight after JPMorgan upgraded the stock and rejected Wall Street’s fears amid a weak third quarter report. JPMorgan’s analyst Jamie Baker said in his report that American Airlines’ plans to increase revenue which will boost the stock price in the near future. The analyst is bullish... Read more

Predictions of stock market volatility have been shrill since Donald J. Trump won the presidency. While the ballots were still wet with Putin's ink, many pundits predicted, as did Paul Krugman, that the stock market would suffer an apocalyptic meltdown, and would never, ever, recover for as long as the Orange Administration was in... Read more

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) is an important airline stock, which garnered the attention of the market earlier this month after JPMorgan gave a bullish outlook for the stock. JPMorgan’s analyst Jamie Baker increased his price target for Southwest to $66 from $60. The analyst also gave an “Outperform” rating to the stock. Southwest has... Read more

United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) and Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE:COL) announced on Monday that they have signed a merger deal reportedly valued at around $30 billion. United Technologies will acquire Rockwell Collins for roughly $30 billion as part of the recently signed deal thus boosting its already strong presence in aircraft engines and systems. The acquisition... Read more

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) recently reported a staggering second quarter and increased its guidance. The stock seems a promising investment for a variety of reasons. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) cash from operations in the second quarter came in at $5 billion, double the analysts' estimates of about $2.5 billion. Boeing also reported a backlog of 5,700... Read more

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) is on investors’ radar these days after the stock received bullish outlook from investment firm Evercore ISI. Evercore analysts Duane Pfennigwerth and Raymond Wong said that Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) shares have now transitioned to “leading” from “lagging” amid a massive margin expansion, which is expected to grow... Read more

Activist investors Corvex Management LP and 40 North Management LLC want Clariant AG (VTX:CLN) to reconsider its planned $20 billion merger with U.S. firm Huntsman Corp. (equals) after disclosing a combined 7.2% stake in the Swiss chemical maker. Carl Icahn protégé Keith Meister serves as managing partner and chief investment officer of Corvex, and manages $6... Read more

Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE:DOW) and DuPont (NYSE:DD) have reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that would allow the chemical majors to proceed with their "merger of equals." The companies will be required to sell multiple crop protection and two petrochemical products for their deal to advance, a move which the department... Read more

It's been a busy day for software-industrial company Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON), after it announced the acquisition of cyber security firm Nextnine, while Executive Chairman David Cote shed some light on the state of the company's aerospace division, which has been under review as part of a spinoff plan. The company said it signed a... Read more

Shares of payment processors First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) and CardConnect Corp. (NYSE:CCN) rose on May 30th, after the companies announced a definitive merger agreement. CardConnect Investor Report The transaction will see First Data acquire CardConnect, its smaller peer, at $15 a share, for an aggregate value of $750 million. It also includes the settlement of CardConnect's... Read more