It was a leader of a new breed of alternative hedge funds that invested in high-yield loans to junk-rated corporate borrowers and helped fuel a leveraged buy-out boom in the process.

作为另类对冲基金的领导者，这个过程中，公司将高收益贷款投向公司借贷者并且推动杠杆收购的繁荣。

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But so is hard economics: low installation and Labour costs, clean power delivery at peak midday hours and a hedge against fuel-price volatility.

对于理性的经济而言也是如此：安装费用低，人力资源消耗低，在中午用电高峰期输送清洁能源以及可以抵御波动的石油价格。

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Carnival doesn't hedge fuel costs and stands to benefit even more from price drops.

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Easy's earnings are vulnerable to price swings because it doesn't hedge fuel costs.

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Even this was enough to fuel rumours this week that some hedge funds are in serious trouble, as are the investment banks who deal with them and invest alongside them.

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