Exxon's Profit Tops $10 Billion, Putting Earnings Near Record By JEFFREY BALL October 26, 2006 12:01 p.m.
Exxon Mobil Corp. reported its second-highest quarterly profit ever, and amid continuing political pressure on the oil industry the company said its fossil-fuel production rose 7%, a sign of its "active efforts to increase world energy supplies." [Hmmm ... you mean for the election?] Exxon, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said third-quarter net income was $10.49 billion, up 6% from $9.92 billion a year ago. It was not only the second-best quarter ever for Exxon, but also essentially for any publicly traded company. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:218485 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
