Hasbro's cost-saving efforts helped the Monopoly owner surpass Wall Street estimates for profit in the third quarter, despite weak consumer spending on toys driving a steeper-than-expected drop in sales.

Southwest Airlines Co. reported third-quarter profit more than double Wall Street’s estimates, a needed boost as the carrier tries to shore up financial results following a bruising fight with activist Elliott Investment Management that came to an end Thursday.

Southwest Airlines reported a surprise third-quarter profit on Thursday, benefiting from improved pricing and demand, as well as rebookings from passengers stranded due to the global cyber outage in July.

Southwest Airlines reported better-than-expected earnings Thursday, sending its shares higher ahead of the opening bell. The Dallas-based carrier reported a third-quarter profit of 11 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates of 6 cents,