Mobil

Another Record Profit For Exxon

Who Would Have Thunk It? Exxon Mobil made a profit of $14.83bn (£8.97bn) between July and September, smashing its own record for the highest quarterly profit by a US company. In the second quarter this year, when oil prices were still rising, the oil giant made a profit of $11.68bn. The new record represents a […]

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Another Record Profit for Exxon

Oil giant Exxon Mobil made a profit of $11.68bn between April and June, breaking its own record for the highest quarterly profit by a US company. The 14% rise in profit was thanks to the surge in crude oil prices, which were almost double the price they were in the same period a year earlier. […]

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Judge Rules White House Aides Can Be Subpoenaed

The NEW YORK TIMES August 1, 2008 By DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON — President Bush’s top advisers must honor subpoenas issued by Congress, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in a case that involves the firings of several United States attorneys but has much wider constitutional implications for all three branches of government. “The executive’s current […]

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