July 24: Hedging leads Southwest to profit

Name: July 24: Hedging leads Southwest to profit
Uploaded: 2008-07-24T16:24:10.000Z
Duration: PTNaNMNaNS
Channel: Financial Times
Description: $61 fuel contractsproved an excellent bet

Justin Baer says Southwest Airlines managed its 69th straight quarterly profit - even as other US carriers struggled - largely because of its shrewd hedging positions. But he says the carrier's fuel-price advantage is set to narrow

July 24, 2008

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