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The company says it earned nearly $11 billion in the first quarter, a performance that will likely land it in the center of the national debate over high gasoline prices.

Can you profit from the turmoil in the Middle East? Oil is now flirting around $100 a barrel and gold is continuing its upward trend. For investors, this could present an opportunity in oil and gold stocks. Here is the bull and bear take on three stocks that could rise on Mideast unrest.

This year's NFL championship will set records both for stadium attendance and for event fund-raising, and North Texas corporations haven't been shy to put out the welcome mat for their favored clients. How much will communities and local businesses score from the big game?

Earlier Friday in London trading, shares of BP gained on rumors the largest oil company in the world, Exxon Mobil, is considering a bid for the oil company responsible for the largest oil spill in the U.S., Reuters reported.

Chevron's second-quarter earnings easily topped forecasts, but revenue came in lower than analysts expected. It recorded net income of $5.41 billion, or $2.70 a share, up from $1.75 billion, or 87 cents, in last year's second quarter.

Exxon Mobil's easily topped Wall Street forecasts in the second quarter, helped by a year-over-year jump in crude prices that allowed the world's largest publicly traded oil company to hike production. EPS hit $1.60, up from 81 cents a year ago.

What happens when companies pollute? Sometimes -- though not always -- they have to pay. BP's $20 billion fund to compensate for damages to the Gulf of Mexico ranks as the biggest environmental payout of all time. What other industrial giants make the list?

Exxon Mobil (XOM) will buy XTO Energy (XTO) in an all-stock deal worth $31 billion as the oil giant moved aggressively Monday to capitalize on the growing supply of natural gas at home. The deal could signal a new rush to own natural gas assets by major integrated producers, and perhaps the...

This morning, ExxonMobil (XOM) announced that it will enter an agreement with Synthetic Genomics (SGI) to research and develop next-generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae. For those of us who were reared on The Jetsons, flying cars are the benchmark for stranger-than-life transportation...

There's a new number one in town, and it's a bit of a surprise. According to the Fortune Global 500 ranking of the world's largest corporations, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) leapfrogged over Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and ExxonMobil (XOM) to take the top spot. Royal Dutch Shell pulled in $15 billion more in...