Porsche earns $7.3 billion due to VW options

 

The world's best trading desk during the latter half of 2008 belonged to Porsche Automobil Holding, as the automaker made a 5.55 billion euro ($7.3 billion) profit over six months in large part by catching out those who bet against Volkswagen.

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It's good to see an automaker doing well in today's volatile market situation.

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