Exxon-Mobil profits

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Last year was a gusher of a year for the world's biggest oil company. Exxon-Mobil reports today that it took in profits of more than $36 billion dollars in 2005. That's believed to be the single largest annual profit in history for any American company. In just the last three months of the year, the Texas-based oil giant cleared $11 billion in profits. The numbers are record-shattering, but are they excessive when they only add up to roughly 10% of the company's total sales. Marketplace's Bob Moon takes a closer look: