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3 days agoS&P 500 Clinches 7000, Extends Gains After Traffic Returns to Hormuz Strait
S&P 500 closed above 7,000 for the first time, driven by progress in Iran war negotiations and a broader market rally.
Spirit Airlines' latest bankruptcy filing has Wall Street tapping its rival to flourish. Frontier Airlines' share price jumped 14.5% on Tuesday, as Deutsche Bank analysts upgraded the stock to a "Buy" rating. They also doubled their 12-month price target from $4 to $8. The stock last closed trading at $5.61. Deutsche Bank's Michael Linenberg wrote that Frontier is "best-positioned to be the biggest beneficiary of Spirit's bankruptcy" because it competes the most with the struggling budget airline.
Delta Air Lines experienced a significant recovery in its financial performance, posting record revenues of $15.5 billion for the second quarter, with pre-tax profits of $1.8 billion.