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Oct 24, 2008, 6:13 pm

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cepheid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DogHead

I never said it's a waste, but large portion of Q3 loss.

Given that the Q3 loss is $779 million, of which over $500M is attributable to failed fuel hedges, how is $0.5M a "large portion of Q3 loss?" It's less than a tenth of a percent.