Transportation

Airlines Reporting Record Profits

The major airlines have been reporting a string of record profits. Discover just how much they are benefiting from the enormous drop in fuel costs.

United Parcel Service's 4Q Profit Surges

United Parcel reported an adjusted 4Q profit of $1.57 per share, topping the estimate for $1.42. Revenue for the package delivery company came in at $16.05 billion, missing the estimate for $16.27 billion.

Hertz Cuts Outlook on Weak Airport Rentals

Hertz, the No.2 U.S. car rental company, cut its full-year forecast amid weak volume at its U.S. airport car rental business, sending shares in reverse.

GM stock tops 2010 IPO price

General Motors Co shares on Friday topped their 2010 initial public offering price, which will help the automaker's largest shareholder, the U.S. Treasury, pare its losses.

Boeing Starts Fixing Dreamliners

Boeing began installing reinforced lithium ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week.