Delta to US Airways Gain as Profits Top Estimates on Fuel

... magnifying effect on earnings per share," Michael Derchin, an analyst at CRT Capital Group LLC, said by phone from Stamford, Connecticut. Delta's profit excluding some items increased to $844 million, or 98 cents a share, the Atlanta-based company ...

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