Exxon Mobil Corp. set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company, surging past analystย estimates.
Exxon Mobil, the leading U.S. oil company, said its 2008 third-quarter net profit was $14.83 billion, or $2.86 per share, up from $9.41 billion, or $1.70, a year earlier.ย The company’s prior record was $11.68 billion in the second quarter ofย 2008.
New controversy adds to scrutiny of party's finances.
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
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