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BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher
(bbc.com)
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breve
1 hour ago
2 comments
notepad0x90
1 hour ago
nominative determinism but for companies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Persian_Oil_Company
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tshaddox
1 hour ago
I don't think it's nominative determinism when the entity's name is determined by an attribute of the entity.
aksss
1 hour ago
Good for California's budget as well.
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trackone
1 hour ago
Is this due to CA's high gas tax? That is a fixed value per gallon, so higher gas prices will not affect this right?
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GardenLetter27
1 hour ago
And all the oil companies - CRC and Chevron are huge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Persian_Oil_Company