Shell profits surge to record 31 billion dollars in 2007
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Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.
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Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Thursday said its fiscal fourth profit rose 27 percent on record revenue as sales surged across most of its business lines and geographic regions.
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Broad and strong revenue growth drove Oracle Corp. to higher profit in the fourth quarter and the company's full 2007 fiscal year.
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French oil group Total has reported a 5.0-percent rise in adjusted net profit on the back of high oil prices last year to 12.585 billion euros (15.8 billion dollars), a record for any French company.
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French oil giant Total said that 2006 adjusted net profit soared to 15.8 billion dollars, a record figure for any French company that revived pressure on the group to make a greater contribution to the common good.
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The Hewlett-Packard Company said yesterday that its profits rose 27 percent in the fourth quarter as revenues reached record levels across its business lines.
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Exxonâs profit of $39.5 billion broke the record it set last year for the largest profit ever by an American company.
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits for a UK company, making Â£13.9bn.
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Exxon Mobil made history on Friday by reporting the highest quarterly and annual profits ever for a U.S. company.
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Oil services firm reports record profits but hints the fourth quarter won't be as rosy
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Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that third-quarter net profit fell eight percent but still reached almost 6.4 billion dollars (4.5 billion euros) on the back of record high oil prices.
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Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest  publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said quarterly profit  surged 56 percent, driven by soaring oil prices and strong  results from refining operations.
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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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ExxonMobil (XOM:NYSE - news - research) stepped up to the plate Thursday with record-breaking profits that raced past Wall Street estimates.
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 19--Oracle reported record first quarter revenues and earnings  Tuesday, with its net income rising 29 percent to $670 million during the  fiscal first quarter of 2007.
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Global mining giant Anglo American on Wednesday said its 2007 net profit jumped 18 percent to 7.30 billion dollars (4.96 billion euros), boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. , the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported a rise in quarterly profit, driven by soaring oil and gas prices in the quarter.