Iraq and Profitability

[35Pete]

60% (6 in 10) of the Top Ten Most Profitable Companies (Forbes) are the big oil companies.

Think the Iraq War is about freedom?

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0707/gallery.global500_top25.fortune/2.html

[nehemiah]

but they need to raise gas prices again.

for freedom's sake.

[Victor7]

disgusting

[sukie]

With or without the Iraq war that would be the same statistics... no big deal

[sukie]

Did anyone bother to look at the list? The ones that were'nt oil in the top 12 were GM, TOYOTA, FORD, GE , Chysler, and some insurance company... Maybe the war is about big auto

[35Pete]

Did anyone bother to look at the list? The ones that were'nt oil in the top 12 were GM, TOYOTA, FORD, GE , Chysler, and some insurance company... Maybe the war is about big auto

Did you? #'s 2,3,4,7,9, and 10 are oil companies.

You EXTEND it to 12 so that you can list 4 auto makers.

Nice try. Don't pull that on me again or I'll pin you to a cross. :D

I didn't have to extend the list to make my point. LOL

Here's the Top 10 List Oil = blue, cars = red.

1. Walmart
2. Exxon-Mobile
3. Shell
4. BP
5. GM
6. Toyota
7. Chevron
8. Daimler-Chrysler
9. Conoco/Phillips
10. Total

[35Pete]

What's interesting is that 2-10 have a vested interest in ENERGY POLICY and hence the Iraqi War For Oil.

Total earnings: Oil -> 1.482 trillion dollars.
Auto: 602.23 billion dollars

Both: 2.08 trillion dollars.

[Gibby]

but they need to raise gas prices again.

for freedom's sake.

Mr. Freedom just happens to be their biggest investor. :D