Southwest’s Valuation Whack

Allegedly intoxicated Southwest Airlines pilot arrested at airport ahead of flight

Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.

ABC News - 13m

Southwest Pilot Is Removed From Flight and Charged With D.U.I.

The pilot, David Paul Allsop, was taken off a flight to Chicago at the airport in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, officials said.

The New York Times - 1h

U.S. Sues Southwest Airlines Over Chronic Delays

The Transportation Department said in a lawsuit that two of the airline’s routes were consistently delayed in violation of federal rules.

The New York Times - 1d

Southwest’s valuation is out of whack, Citi says in new ‘sell’ call

Southwest Airlines’ stock was falling Thursday, after Citigroup downgraded the stock to sell from neutral, arguing that the valuation has risen while earnings quality and free-cash-flow conversion ...

MarketWatch - 5h

Southwest Airlines pilot accused of DUI is arrested at Georgia airport before flight

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at a Georgia airport and accused of DUI on Wednesday.

NBC News - 21h

DOT sues Southwest, fines Frontier for 'chronically delayed flights'

The Department of Transportation has sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights.

CNBC - 1d

Transportation Department sues Southwest for 'chronically delayed flights'

The Department of Transportation on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights, and fined Frontier Airlines for late-arriving flights.

NBC News - 1d

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Mexico

The tremor was about five miles from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a municipality of around 20,000 people about 372 miles west of Mexico City.

CBS News - 4d

U.S. stocks are expensive ‘on almost any valuation metric.’ Why they could remain so for a while.

U.S. stocks are trading at a pretty lofty level, but investors shouldn’t expect mean reversion anytime soon, according to BofA Global Research.

MarketWatch - 6d

12 coal miners trapped after mine collapses in southwest Pakistan

Officials say a methane gas explosion has caused a mine to collapse in a remote area in restive southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 miners

ABC News - 6d

The stock market is at the same valuation as when Greenspan made his ‘irrational exuberance’ comment

Stocks by one valuation measure are at the exact same place they were when former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan made his infamous “irrational exuberance” comment.

MarketWatch - Jan. 9

AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation

The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.

Inc. - Jan. 8

Anthropic’s $60 billion valuation would obscure a stark reality in AI

Anthropic may be joining rival OpenAI with its own eye-popping valuation, but the hefty valuations for the two biggest AI startups obscure the fact that, for now, these companies are burning ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation

AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.

CNBC - Jan. 7

AI start-up Anthropic closes in on $60bn valuation

Maker of the Claude AI chatbot nears fresh $2bn investment in the latest sign of how much money is pouring into the sector

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Deutsche Bank says it’s now overweight Europe stocks vs. the U.S. Valuation is just one reason.

There’s never been a bigger valuation gap between European and U.S. stocks, and that’s not the only reason why Deutsche Bank now says it prefers equities on the Continent on a tactical basis.

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

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