Marathon Petroleum tops estimates despite earnings slump
(Oil Price) – Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) beat the analyst consensus for its third-quarter earnings by a mile, despite the expected slump in profits due to plunging refining margins. All U.S. refiners were expected to report much lower profits for the third quarter compared to a year earlier, as refining margins slumped to multi-year lows amid tepid fuel demand and increased global