Total's 3Q18 Profit Surges Almost 50% To Highest Since 2012 -- October 27, 2018

See Fitzsimmon's comments on COP's earnings here.

Now, this: Total's 3Q18's profit surges 48% to highest since 2012. Link here. Transcript pending.
At Zacks:

• earnings beat forecast:
• estimate: $1.31
• actual: $1.47
• last year: $1.04
• revenues slammed forecast:
• forecast: $36 billion
• actual: $46 billion
• a year ago: $30 billion

Comment: shares are on sale.

Shares: paying over 5%.

Price of oil: some folks feel that the price of oil is trending favorably for majors. Others are concerned.

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site.

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Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR race at TMS, just a few miles west of where we live, is slated for next week but already recreational vehicles are in line and entering the grounds for a week of vacationing while waiting for the race.

But this is the big news: a "7-Eleven" convenience store has opened on the TMS site and will remain open through the end of the race. This is the company's first convenience store located on any NASCAR track, according to our local news. And apparently it is, from a press release:

IRVING, TEXAS (Oct. 8, 2018) – 7‑Eleven, Inc. is off to the races! The world’s largest convenience retailer announces its first location at a professional sports venue. The store will open at Texas Motor Speedway in time for the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Playoff weekend beginning Oct. 27 until Nov. 5. The triple-header features the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.

The 7‑Eleven® store will operate 24 hours a day during race weeks beginning at 8 a.m. on the Saturday before the race and ending the following Monday at 4 p.m.

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Tic-Tac-Toe

From a scrap of paper that Sophia had worked on during the day. Note the "tic-tac-toe" that Sophia drew -- apparently on her own -- with three "oh's" in a line; and the "x's" in the corners. Considering where we "were" with tic-tac-toe two weeks ago, this was simply amazing. For the archives.