BREAKING:ExxonMobil posts biggest quarterly, annual profit in American history. No details yet, eom

[EV_Ares]

[saltpoint]

1. Well, thank God. I've been worried sick on whehter the oil company

folks will be able to buy medicine and food in the days ahead.

[Horse with no Name]

11. Oh but look! It's trickling down

OH wait! That seems to be piss!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy
>>>snip
WASHINGTON - Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January — the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh trouble sign that the economy is in danger of stalling.

The Labor Department's report, released Friday, also showed that the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.9 percent, from 5 percent, as the civilian labor force shrank slightly.

Job losses were widespread. Manufacturers, construction firms and a variety of professional and business services eliminated jobs in January — reflecting the toll of the housing and credit debacles. The government cut jobs, too. All those cuts swamped job gains in education, health care, retailing and elsewhere.

Wage growth also slowed, another indication that employers are tightening their belts amid the economic slowdown.

[saltpoint]

15. Hi, Horse with no Name. Isn't it GREAT we have a business guy in the

Oval Office?

Why, if we didn't have him in there, the economy might go sour on us.

:hi:

[Ian David]

2. Now I can buy a bigger yacht with my dividends!

But then again, there's a long waiting list to buy giant mega-yachts right now.

Maybe I'll just buy another house in The Hamptons.


:sarcasm:

[bdamomma]

3. the fleecing of Americans continues.

[jayfish]

7. $135.33 From Every American. -NT-

[bigscott]

4. over 40 BILLION dollars

BILLION

133 dollars for every man woman and child in America

just ONE company

[enki23]

5. good. i hope it's all over the f***ing news.

that's the sort of publicity they might not actually want. on the cover of Forbes, sure, but not USA Today.

[spanone]

6. mission accomplished

[RB TexLa]

8. The numbers aren't as good as they look, they actually lost profit margin from the same quarter last

year.

[tanyev]

9. No Billionaire Left Behind is working.

[Highway61]

10. link

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080201/earns_exxon_mobil.html?.v=6

[lonestarnot]

12. Woohoo. Wow look someone isn't suffering!

:applause: :sarcasm:

[Red Zelda]

13. Hey, their taxes are too high!!!1!!

[Toots]

14. 4 years running now they have had a NET PROFIT of OVER $100,000,000.00 per DAY

Over One Hundred Million Dollars per Friggin' Day I think the Government should give them some Tax Breaks as incentive don't you all?