Southwest Airlines is a low-fare, low-cost airline based in Dallas. It has more than 56,000 employees and serves 103 destinations in the U.S. and 10 other countries. Its fleet is comprised mainly of Boeing 737s. The company has approximately 750 aircraft, making it the world's largest operator of single-aisle planes. It generated revenue of $26.1 billion in 2023.

Volume is light but it's not a quiet day. At midday, the Nasdaq is up 0.5%. The June Jobs report is the news driver today. The data confirms that the U.S. labor market is starting to slow. Nonfarm payrolls came in stronger than expected showing 206,000 new jobs but at a slower pace than the month before. Significantly, the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, its highest rate in almost three years and in-line with our Argus forecast. The Fed has said that this is the rate it was looking for. The other big news item today is that the U.K. has a change in leadership. Prime Minister Keir Starmer from the Labour Party has already assumed office following a landslide win over the beleaguered Conservative Party.

Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated in a single, open-seating cabin configuration in a point-to-point network.

Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated in a single, open-seating cabin configuration in a point-to-point network.