Notes From All Over -- The Market Is Closed Edition -- January 5, 2021

From my watch list:

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Of the six in that list:

• I am currenty directly invested in three;
• I was invested in the three others but sold them quite some time ago;
• Enbridge is perhaps the holding that I have had the longest; I haven't accumulated shares in ENB ever since the original investment maybe ten years ago;
• most on that list have been real disappointments and I would have done much better with Tesla or Amazon

Fantastic: American Airlines joins Alaska Airlines -- it will no longer allow emotional support animals starting next week (week of January 11, 2021); link here.

I can guarantee you both American Airlines and Alaska Airlines completed exhaustive surveys before making their decisions;

From the article:  

Concern that passengers were fraudulently passing off their pets as the more loosely defined and fee-free category of emotional support animals is part of what prompted airlines to ask the DOT to review this issue;

The DOT rule was also prompted by an increase in service animal complaints from passengers with disabilities, misbehavior by emotional support animals, a lack of clarity around the definition of "service animal" and disruptions caused by "requests to transport unusual species of animals onboard aircraft," according to the DOT. 

Pigs and peacocks are among the unexpected animals that have previously flown as emotional support animals. 

American says existing bookings for emotional support animals will be honored only through the rest of the month. 

Starting February 1, 2021, American will require passengers traveling with service animals to electronically submit a DOT form in advance of a flight outlining the dog's behavior, training and health. Authorization is valid for one year or until the expiration of the animal's vaccinations.