ExxonMobil and Chevron top Q3 estimates as gas prices bite

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMoving to the pump.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentExxonMobil and Chevron both reported better than expected results for the third quarter on Friday, helped by higher prices and record production.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorExxon's adjusted profit was four dollars and twenty-three cents a share.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnalysts had expected four dollars and twelve cents, so the oil majors beat the forecast again.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMeanwhile, AAA says diesel is about six dollars and thirty-two cents a gallon, up seventy-one percent from last year.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRegular gasoline is up about thirty-eight percent.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeventy-one percent.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Guardian says drivers blame the cost of living, and gas is the part they feel every single week.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDelivery trucks run on diesel, Kenji, so the groceries get dearer, then the parcels, then the pizza that arrives at your door cold.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe pizza was already cold, Dale. It's an app.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo companies set a production record while the rest of us do the sums at the pump. Somebody in a boardroom is having a very nice Friday.