First-quarter earnings for three oil firms expected to top $16 billion

[elehhhhna]

First-quarter earnings for three oil firms expected to top $16 billion


Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The country's three largest oil and gas companies are expected to report combined first-quarter profits this week in excess of $16 billion, a 19 percent surge from last year that is sure to complicate life for the industry in Washington, where elected officials are scrambling for ways to assuage angry consumers and businesses.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/3818418.html

[arcane1]

1. then thank GOD that Bush is relaxing regional clean-fuel standards

otherwise these companies would go broke!

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:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

[MichiganVote]

2. While roads, schools, levees, disaster relief, medical care

and all the rest go up in smoke. But at least our Congress can take a two week vacation for us and the idiot in chief can play hookey on a jet airplane a5 out of 7 days a week. What a deal.

Kids homeless all over the US but hey, the oil companies are making 16 billion in profits. Thank God capitalism is safe.

[OneBlueSky]

3. oil companies OWN the presidency and the Congress . . .

along with pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and "defense" contractors . . . THAT's what needs to be changed . . .