Oil Company Profits

Swipe Fees: Didn't "Swipe" Used to Mean "Steal"?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Retailers, House of Representatives, Bank Fees, Barney Frank, Dick Durbin, Christopher Dodd, Bank Profits, Congress, Dodd-Frank, Big Banks, Oil Company Profits, Big Oil, Banking Regulations, Swipe Fees, Jon Tester, Senate, Credit Card Fees, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

Burt Bottomline knows banking. And why shouldn't he? Burt Bottomline has been in banking -- Big Banking -- for years. He's one of Big Banking's big...

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Exxon's Bottom Line Greatly Benefits From Rising Oil Prices

Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Exxon Mobile Profits, Oil Prices 2011, Exxon Mobil, Oil Profits, Exxon First Quarter, Oil Company Profits, Wall Street Exxon, Business News

Exxon Mobil Corp's quarterly profit rose a better-than-expected 69 percent as the world's largest publicly traded oil company benefited from highe...

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Yes, McCain's Attack Ads Are Pathetic, But Obama Can't Assume that Voters See It

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Barack Obama 2008, John Mccain Oil, Mccain Oil Industry Fundraising, High Gas Prices, John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain 2008, Paul Krugman, McCain Offshore Drilling, Oil Company Profits, Offshore Drilling, John McCain, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

It's important for the Obama campaign to take McCain's seemingly ridiculous attacks seriously, even though Americans need to take charge of their citizenship responsibilities and become more informed on the issues.

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Windfall For Big Oil Companies

AP | Jane Wardell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Oil, Oil Company Profits, Record Oil Company Profits, Oil Companies, Record Oil Profits, Business News

BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe's two biggest oil producers, posted forecast-busting first-quarter earnings on Tuesday thanks to record crude...

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