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Exxon Mobil posts record profit
Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:42 PM ET
By Deepa Babington

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted a quarterly profit of $9.9 billion, the largest in U.S. corporate history, as it raked in a bonanza from soaring oil and gas prices.

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THE LARGEST QUARTERLY PROFIT IN US CORPORATE HISTORY