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Chevron beats earnings estimates as refining profits rise on high fuel prices

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Chevron reported third-quarter earnings above analysts’ forecasts, with net income up nearly 200% to $9.9 billion, or $5.06 a share, according to CNBC. Bloomberg reports that ExxonMobil Holdings also beat profit expectations, and that both companies’ refining results hit record highs. CNBC says U.S. refineries ran near full capacity to take advantage of high diesel prices, while Bloomberg attributes the gains to conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia. The Financial Times reports that the two companies posted bumper profits and warned about diesel supplies, and says the refining margins stem from Donald Trump’s war in Iran. CNBC also cites Ukrainian and Iranian strikes on refineries in Russia and the Middle East as drivers of diesel prices.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Chevron beat analysts’ profit estimates for the quarter.

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    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    CNBC

  2. Chevron reported net income of $9.9 billion, or $5.06 a share, up nearly 200% from a year earlier.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  3. Record US refining margins and high fuel prices drove the results, according to the reports.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    CNBC, Financial Times

  4. ExxonMobil Holdings also beat profit expectations and posted bumper profits.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Financial Times

  5. The Financial Times links the higher margins to Donald Trump’s war in Iran, while CNBC cites Ukrainian and Iranian strikes on refineries.

    One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    CNBC, Financial Times

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Higher refining margins are the result of Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

    The Financial Times, in its description, attributes the margins to Donald Trump’s war in Iran. CNBC attributes diesel price spikes to Ukrainian and Iranian strikes on refineries, and Bloomberg to conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia. The excerpts do not establish the cause.

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Chevron beat analysts’ earnings expectations on record refining profits. The left-side coverage emphasizes conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia, while the center-side coverage emphasizes diesel prices and supply warnings, and the Financial Times ties the margins to Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headlines lead with earnings beats against estimates and record refining profits, framing the results as market news shaped by conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia.

    Exxon and Chevron Beat Estimates as Oil Refining Profits Soar
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Headlines stress profit size and refining gains tied to high diesel prices; the Financial Times adds warnings on diesel supplies, and its description ties the margins to Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

    Chevron beats earnings expectations as refining profits soar on high diesel fuel prices
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

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    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Center1

    Donald Trump’s war in Iran

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Absolutist framing

    Donald Trump’s war in IranMore neutral: the conflict involving Iran

    States in the outlet’s own voice that the margins come from a war attributed to one person, a causal claim the excerpt does not establish.

    US oil groups are profiting from soaring refining margins because of Donald Trump’s war in Iran

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • earnings beats against estimates
  • record refining margins
  • conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia

Leaves out

  • Specific net income and per-share earnings figures

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • refining profits and diesel prices
  • beats of earnings expectations
  • warnings on diesel supplies
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  • Financial TimesCenter

    ExxonMobil and Chevron post bumper profits and warn on diesel supplies

    US oil groups are profiting from soaring refining margins because of Absolutist framing“Donald Trump’s war in Iran”States in the outlet’s own voice that the margins come from a war attributed to one person, a causal claim the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: the conflict involving IranDisagree with this highlight?

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  • CNBCCenter

    Chevron beats earnings expectations as refining profits soar on high diesel fuel prices

    Diesel prices have surged globally as Ukraine and Iran have bombed refineries in Russia and the Middle East.

    Read at CNBC (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT

  • Center

    6 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 6:21 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 30, 6:15 AM EDT
  2. CNBCCenterOct 30, 6:21 AM EDT
  3. Financial TimesCenterOct 30, 6:37 AM EDT

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