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To: NoLibZone

Airlines are some of the biggest speculators. Southwest’s oil price hedging is speculation.


8 posted on 07/09/2008 11:29:01 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.)
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To: Paleo Conservative
Airlines are some of the biggest speculators. Southwest’s oil price hedging is speculation.

And Southwest was notably absent from the list of those who want their bad bets covered. Southwest made a good bet ("hedged") and they are benefitting from the risk. I'm sure the otherw souldn't be calling for this if THEY had bet right.

11 posted on 07/09/2008 11:36:45 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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