Airline ETF Withstands Rising Oil Prices

  There is a long-standing theory that airline stocks are vulnerable to rising oil prices and the United States Oil Fund (USO) is up over 22 percent since the beginning of the fourth quarter as of November 29, 2017. Fortunately, airline stocks are holding strong this holiday season. For instance, the US Global Jets ETF … Continued

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Heavy Labor Day Travel Helps Airline ETF Soar

Almost a third of U.S. refining output was impacted earlier this year by Hurricane Harvey. After so much extreme rainfall and flooding, several states’ fuel prices remained raised into the holiday season. Despite this, air travel has seen record numbers. An estimated 16.1 million passengers flew over the Labor Day holiday from August 30 to … Continued

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Bitcoin Is Waking Up the World, Not Dismantling Gold

During the Silver & Gold Summit, the Investing News Network (INN) met with Frank Holmes to gain insight into the future of gold and cryptocurrencies.  Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors as well as the chairman of HIV Blockchain Technologies (HIVE). “I think the real big phenomenon is that … Continued

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Passenger Traffic Forecast to Grow as Economy Improves

In the first nine months of 2017, the nine largest publicly-traded U.S. carriers collectively posted a pre-tax profit of $14.7 billion, down 20 percent from $18.4 billion during the same period last year. The loss was primarily due to rising expenses, including labor, up 8.1 percent, and fuel, up 17 percent. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma … Continued

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