A Canny Correlation Between Oil and Airline Stocks

Who would have guessed that buying shares of Delta Air Lines would be the equivalent to shorting Exxon-Mobil? An unusual correlation has emerged in the stock market this year: When the price of oil rises, the share prices of airlines fall, and when the price of oil falls, airline share prices rise...

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