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Exxon Mobil's Q3 earnings jumped to $3.97 billion Friday, up 50% up from the $2.65 billion reported in Q3 last year, thanks to  higher crude oil and natural gas prices.

Disaster impact: Exxon said Hurricane Harvey, which pummeled the Gulf Coast in August, undercut earnings by an estimated $160 million.

ExxonMobil's profit rises 50% on higher oil prices

Exxon Mobil's Q3 earnings jumped to $3.97 billion Friday, up 50% from the $2.65 billion reported in Q3 last year

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Exxon Mobil&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Q3 earnings" data-vars-click-url="http://news.exxonmobil.com/press-release/exxonmobil-earnings-rise-50-percent-4%C2%A0billion-solid-business-performance" data-vars-content-id="13bc5103-9da5-4ac2-bfea-4b4675149daf" data-vars-headline="ExxonMobil&#x27;s profit rises 50% on higher oil prices" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://news.exxonmobil.com/press-release/exxonmobil-earnings-rise-50-percent-4%C2%A0billion-solid-business-performance" target="_blank">Q3 earnings</a> jumped to $3.97 billion Friday, up 50% up from the $2.65 billion reported in Q3 last year, thanks to higher crude oil and natural gas prices.Disaster impact: Exxon said Hurricane Harvey, which pummeled the Gulf Coast in August, undercut earnings by an estimated $160 million.

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ExxonMobil's profit rises 50% on higher oil prices

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