Lots of commentary on the web about the news that Delta Airlines is thinking about buying ConocoPhillips’ Trainer Refinery as a way to hedge the cost of jet fuel. Liam Denning at the WSJ’s Heard on the Street column offers a concise statement of the critical view.
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John Parsons
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