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Southwest (LUV) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Airline begins selling vacation packages through an in-house product that allows Customers to book a getaway with less stress DALLAS , Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --  Southwest Airlines Co.  (NYSE: LUV) is creating more opportunities for Customers to book their vacations with the launch of their in-house packaged vacations product— Getaways by Southwest™ . These vacation packages, sold and serviced by Southwest®, offer signature flexibility and benefits that Customers want.

• Airline adding third airport in the Volunteer State, joining Memphis and Nashville • Southwest also grows routes in San Diego with new terminal opening soon DALLAS , Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is again growing its route map with service at Knoxville, Tennessee's McGhee Tyson Airport scheduled to begin March 5, 2026. The five daily round-trips to and from Knoxville, along with the airline's schedule through April 6, 2026, are available for purchase today at Southwest.com ®.

Airline-stock investors endured a bumpy ride to start the year. Things are a bit smoother now.

The airline sector is buzzing, after the consumer price index (CPI) for July showed fares rose 4% last month , in stark contrast to June's 0.1% tumble.

It doesn't matter whether an investor manages a small personal portfolio or millions of dollars in a vehicle like an investment fund; when it comes to the discipline of value investing, one thing remains true. This characteristic is that these investors must be willing to place relatively contrarian bets, which is essentially where value is found.

Southwest Airlines (LUV -3.54%) announced a sudden change in its corporate governance, and that shift rattled some investors. The airline's stock price took an almost 4% hit on Friday during a session when the S&P 500 index closed down a relatively modest 1.6%.

Tech earnings from Microsoft and Meta exceeded expectations, driven by strong AI momentum and robust guidance, providing comfort to tech investors. Intel struggled with weak earnings, poor guidance, and ongoing restructuring, highlighting company-specific challenges rather than broader tech sector weakness.

Southwest put its first-ever assigned seats on sale this week, ending more than half a century of open seating. Prices vary depending on where you sit on the plane and demand.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. , July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Elliott Investment Management L.P.