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What stands out

Delta reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance and topped second-quarter estimates even while reporting its highest quarterly fuel bill, a tidy reminder that travel demand can still outrun input-cost shocks. At the same time, Apollo Global Management's bid for EasyJet turned private-equity activity into headline risk, showing how buyout firepower reshapes prices in European equities. Bloomberg's quick hit captures two forces investors care about: operating resilience in cyclical services and the market-moving weight of large bidders.