Shell reports record $25bn profit
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits of Â£25.36bn (Â£12.94bn).
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Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday its third-quarter net profit fell eight percent but still reached almost 6.4 billion dollars (4.5 billion euros) on the back of record oil prices.
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The $39.5 billion profit topped the previous record for a U.S. company, which Exxon set in 2005.
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Oracle Corp , the world's third-largest software maker, reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, but forecast slower growth in sales of new software in the current quarter.
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ANZ reported a record rise in post tax operating profit today, announcing a 20 per cent jump to $2.8 billion for the year ending September 2004.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter current cost of supply (CCS) net profit rose 14 percent to $6 billion.
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Oil giant Shell is reportedly set to announce the largest profit in UK corporate history on the back of record oil prices.
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Dutch brewing giant Heineken reported a 25-percent increase in net profit in the first half of the year, driven by success of its Heineken beer brand.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) reported  an 11 percent rise in current cost of supply (CCS) net income  to $6.7 billion on Thursday, as higher oil prices and one-off  gains helped to offset a fall in production.
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BP today announced record third-quarter profits of Â£2.14 billion on the back of soaring oil prices. The worldâs second biggest oil firm said pro forma net earnings included a charge for exceptional items of Â£218 million.
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc posted record European company earnings of $27.6 billion in 2007, but fourth-quarter profit missed forecasts.
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The oil company said net income rose to $4.37 billion as record oil prices outweighed lower profits from gasoline production.
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Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Corp. on Friday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company -- $40.6 billion -- as the world's largest publicly traded oil company benefited from historic crude prices at year's end.
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BP Plc, the world's second-largest  listed oil company by market capitalization, reported  above-consensus fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday thanks to  high oil prices and strong refining margins.
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ExxonMobil Corp. and Royal Dutch/Shell Group yesterday reported large increases in third-quarter profits, part of an industry-wide windfall caused by high oil prices and strong demand.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday announced Australia&#39;s biggest ever annual net profit, US$3.51 billion (euros 2.84 billion), thanks to soaring demand.
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The price of success is $25 million, according to a filing Friday by the corporate rescue company of Enron Corp.&#39;s interim chief executive.