Exxon Mobil Corp. set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company, surging past analyst 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. The company’s prior record was $11.68 billion in the second quarter of 2008.
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