PRESS DIGEST- Wall Street Journal - Feb 18

Feb 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Southwest Airlines LUV.N is slated to shed 15% of its corporate workforce, eliminating about 1,750 jobs in an effort to cut costs and streamline the carrier's operations.

- A Delta Air Lines DAL.N regional plane crashed while landing Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson International Airport, resulting in the evacuation of 80 passengers and crew, U.S. and Canadian authorities said.

- Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to data systems within the Internal Revenue Service that house personal taxpayer information.

- Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said the central bank should cut interest rates further if inflation makes more progress back toward target, even if Trump administration policies are adding economic uncertainty.

- U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley MS.N, JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Citigroup C.N, Wells Fargo WFC.N and Bank of America BAC.N are removing or watering down public language around efforts to promote or support diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.