japanese wireless customers theirg softbank increase income by 7%. by comparison, sprint has been hemorrhaging cash over the past year. the u.s. carrier increased its profit forecast as much as $8 billion. virgin australia having a rough time, tumbling by the most in three months despite a return to profit. first-half net income coming in at $32 million from a year ago. paul allen sat down with the chief executive and talked to him about the impact of the cheapness of fuel. >> what is important here is to a third of this improvement was due to fuel. two thirds were driven by the fundamentals of the business. >> some old fuel hedges in the second half >> because fuel hedging winds down. we are expecting to see a