Occidental Petroleum Corp, oil company, reported Q2 earnings of $1.97 per share, down from a year-ago profit of $3.77 per share. On a continuing operations basis, Occidental posted a profit of $2.77 a share, down from a year-ago equivalent earnings of $3.63 a share. On a core basis, earnings also totaled $2.77 a share, up from last year''s profit of $1.96 a share. |