News Summary: Hedging pushes Delta to 2Q loss

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WHAT DELTA DID: Posted a second-quarter loss because its bets on the direction of oil prices didn’t work out.

WHAT DELTA DIDN’T DO: Lose money flying airplanes. That part went fine. Delta would have earned $586 million if not for the hedging losses.

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