Stock Movers Airlines, Uber, Lyft, and Six Flags All Rise
Mar 17, 2026
Nora Melinda, a Bloomberg Television markets correspondent covering airlines, ride-hailing, and consumer entertainment. She walks through bullish airline forecasts and record booking trends. She discusses Nvidia-driven jumps for Uber and Lyft and how ride-hailing scale matters. She covers activist pressure on Six Flags and its potential strategic moves.
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Airlines See Record Booking Strength
- Airline stocks rallied on bullish carrier forecasts signaling very strong booking trends.
- Nora Melinda said carriers reported "the strongest booking trends that they've seen in industry history," with premium leisure and business travelers booking early ahead of potential fuel-driven price rises.
Autonomy Partnerships Boost Ride Hail Stocks
- Uber and Lyft shares jumped after Nvidia announced separate autonomous vehicle partnerships.
- Nora Melinda noted Deutsche Bank sees Uber's existing ride-hailing network as a faster path to scale self-driving services compared with firms lacking a ride-hail business.
Hosts Share Driverless Car City Anecdotes
- Hosts discussed how driverless cars follow rules and could change city behavior.
- Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec traded city anecdotes about Waymo testing in NYC and how driverless vehicles might feel like "spa music" with no conversation.