Alaska Air Group (ALK) closed the latest trading day at $37.82, indicating a -1.02% change from the previous session's end. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.57%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.83%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.39%.The airline's shares have seen an increase of 1.84% over the last month, surpassing the Transportation sector's gain of 1.02% and falling behind the S&P 500's gain of 2.97%.The investment community will be paying close attention to the ear ...