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October 31, 2008

Exxon Breaks Own Profit Record with $14.8B 3rd Quarter
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Exxon Mobil has posted another record-breaking quarterly profit. The oil
giant earned $14.8 billion in the third quarter, the most ever by a US
corporation. That’s nearly 15 percent higher than the previous record
Exxon set in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Europe’s biggest oil
company, Royal Dutch Shell, also reported high third quarter earnings,
rising 74 percent to $10.9 billion.



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