The State Department told congressional staff on Thursday that nearly 200 Americans are still seeking to leave Afghanistan. The department said it’s in touch with 363 U.S. citizens in the nation, and 176 of them want to leave. This comes as Southwest Airlines says its recent cancellations cost the airline $75 million. It pointed to problems earlier this month that led to the cancellations of more than 2,000 flights. Now, the company will cut back on flights in December to avoid a similar shortfall due to “more conservative staffing assumptions.” The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday banned top officials from buying individual company stocks. This comes six weeks after reports of active stock trading by senior policymakers triggered an ethics uproar. The new rules will limit the types of financial securities the Fed’s top officials can own. It includes an outright ban on directly buying shares of publicly traded companies or holding individual bonds. …