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It's been a rough month for most S&P 500 stocks. But some are absolutely thriving.

While revenge travel may be a fading concept, consumers still value accruing their vacation hours, potentially boding well for certain travel stocks to buy now. According to a Deloitte report, we may be moving into a new era of travel prioritization.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.

United Airlines stock (NASDAQ NDAQ : UAL) recently reported its Q1 results, with revenues meeting and earnings above our estimates. The company reported revenue of $12.5 billion and an adjusted loss of $0.15 per share, compared to our estimates of $12.5 billion and $(0.45), respectively.

End demand remains solid, and United Airlines is dealing with the Boeing delivery delays by adjusting its fleet strategy. Alongside Delta Air Lines, United Airlines is growing its premium revenue at a double-digit rate.

We recently wrote Japan's Lost Decades to appreciate better why Japan's GDP is smaller than it was in 1995 and why it took 35 years for its stock market to set its recent record high. Many pundits claim the U.S. is following Japan's path.

United Airlines noted in its latest earnings report released this week that the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 in January cost the company about $200 million in losses.

United Airlines increased both its capacity and the amount of passenger travel during the quarter ended March 31. The airline also expects to see another summer of record travel this year, executives said Wednesday (April 17) during United Airlines' quarterly earnings call.