Originally Posted By: olivant
Originally Posted By: MaryCas
Just heard on the radio tha Exxon posted a $11.7 Billion quarterly profit. The largest quarterly profit ever earned by a private corporation. I'm hoping they are accumulating these profits to invest and develop alternative energy sources. rolleyes


Actually, its profit margin was less than expected because its investment in exploration and production was larger than expected.


......I forgot to add that it would have been larger, but they are still paying out on the Valdez spill.


Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, whoever humbles himself will be exalted - Matthew 23:12