AAL News

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sean Duffy as his pick for secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday. Here's a look at how the latest Trump selection could affect companies in the transportation sector:

Elliott Investment Management was busy in the third quarter. According to a new 13-F filing with the SEC, the activist made several portfolio moves, with multiple new positions focused around travel and lodging.

The week was a whirlwind of political and corporate news. From Chuck Schumer calling on the FTC to reconsider a major oil merger, to Donald Trump's niece sharing her thoughts on her uncle's legal woes, the news cycle was anything but dull. Let's dive into the top stories.

For investors who do not mind taking a little risk and are already growing tired of the ins and outs of traditional investments, growth stocks are becoming attractive alternatives to pump the adrenalines of investment daredevils out there.

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

American Airlines Group's (NASDAQ:AAL) short percent of float has risen 6.49% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 77.58 million shares sold short, which is 13.45% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth downgraded Mesa Air Group Inc (NASDAQ: MESA) and SkyWest Inc (NASDAQ: SKYW) to Underperform as she believes the pilot rates being established

If you think filling your car’s gas tank is expensive, how about filling the tanks for a Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) 737-800?

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on American Airlines Group. Looking at options history for American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) we detected 32 strange trades.