corporations

Shock, surprise! Exxon Mobil Corp. reported record-breaking quarterly profits today. The oil company earned $14.83 billion in its fiscal third quarter, more than any company in U.S. history.
Hearing the news, Sen. John McCain accused Sen. Barack Obama of being in the pockets of Big Oil, a charge Obama has repeatedly leveled at McCain in campaign [...]

It looks like Wal-Mart is being forced to scale back expansion due to the struggling economy. That means it’s also being forced to scale back its help in perpetuating the absurd amount of suburban sprawl that the superstore has relied on since its birth. But not by all that much.