Southwest Airlines (LUV)

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I hear you KingDMC. LUV is not the only airline lagging on good earning today. Think with all the news about another plane down in africa is causing it. IMO

9:49 EDT - After Delta (DAL) reported solid 2Q results Wednesday, other US carriers are flooding the zone today with their quarterly reports, though in general investors are shrugging. Earnings at Southwest (LUV) and American (AAL) were never higher last quarter while Alaska (ALK) set a 2Q high. United (UAL), which has been lagging, also reported growth and announced a $1B stock buyback as the industry has finally built up sufficient cash to start giving some to shareholders. UAL is leading the way with its 6.4% stock jump--shares had been badly lagging--while LUV, AAL and JetBlue (JBLU) are modestly lower. ([e-mail]; @kevinkingsbury)