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Airlines, Shippers Panic Shop for Fuel Hedges With Prices Surging

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Airlines and shippers are panic buying fuel hedges due to surging oil prices caused by the US-Iran conflict, aiming to mitigate potential losses.

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Airlines and other large fuel buyers have been loading up on oil derivatives contracts in recent days to keep their bills from spiraling as the US-Iran war pushes prices to multi-year highs.

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