Fourth
quarter earnings fell for Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) to 28 cents per diluted share compared with 30 cents per diluted share last year but the
results were better than expected and the airliner expects fuel expenses
to drop further in the current quarter. The stock price surged $3.52 to close at $45.35.
Southwest tops earnings
January 22, 2015 at 16:35 PM EST