Week in Preview: It’s Crunch Week for Earnings Reports

Third-quarter reports are due from tech, financial, airline and pharmaceutical companies, among others. Here’s a day-by-day rundown of the coming earnings highlights, with a closer look at Harley-Davidson, Netflix and Southwest…

Business Travelers: Meet Southwest Airlines

With its lack of premium amenities and upgrade options, Southwest has been an airline that many business travelers try to avoid. But after it absorbs AirTran next year, those frequent fliers will have almost no choice on some …

Southwest Buys AirTran as Airline Consolidation Continues

Southwest Airlines, one of the earliest discount airlines, will buy rival AirTran — another sign of consolidation in an industry that has witnessed the mergers of Northwest with Delta and United with Continental over the last …