| Article: | Outrageous oil profits In recent days, revenue and profits for various Fortune 500 corporations has been released. Wal-Mart headed the list with $378.8 billion in revenue, realizing a profit of $12.7 billion. Exxon-Mobil had a revenue of $372.8 billion, with a profit of $40.6 billion. That figures to be three times more profit than Wal-Mart — on slightly less revenue. We, the public, are being gouged to maintain these outrageous profits for the petroleum industry. |