NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said on Thursday soaring
oil prices pushed its second-quarter earnings up 14 percent, again breaking its own record for the highest-ever profit by a U.S. company.
Net income in the quarter rose to $11.68 billion, or $2.22 a share, from $10.26 billion.
The world's largest
oil company earned roughly $1,500 per second this quarter, beating its own record yet still disappointing Wall Street
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