Title: New Record Profits...
Post by: rlrose328 on October 30, 2008, 04:25:50 PM
Post by: rlrose328 on October 30, 2008, 04:25:50 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/30/news/co ... topstories (http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/30/news/companies/exxon_earnings/index.htm?eref=rss_topstories)
Exxon-Mobil has posted record profits, over $15 billion, running past their previous record of nearly $12 billion, set in the 2nd quarter of this year.
So... people are losing their homes and jobs, but the oil companies are thriving.
Exxon-Mobil has posted record profits, over $15 billion, running past their previous record of nearly $12 billion, set in the 2nd quarter of this year.
So... people are losing their homes and jobs, but the oil companies are thriving.
Title: Re: New Record Profits...
Post by: Tom62 on October 30, 2008, 07:58:25 PM
Post by: Tom62 on October 30, 2008, 07:58:25 PM
The same for Shell. They had EUR 10.9 Billion profit
Title: Re: New Record Profits...
Post by: curiosityandthecat on October 30, 2008, 09:20:46 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on October 30, 2008, 09:20:46 PM
Yeah, I saw this on MSNBC this morning (well, it's either that or Fox News, and my masochistic tendencies don't kick in until I'm already at work).
Makes you glad to be an American, doesn't it?
Makes you glad to be an American, doesn't it?