Zacks reported that Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) announced weaker fourth quarter 2011 profits.

As quoted in the market news:

Houston, Texas-based Marathon – which last year spun off its refining/sales business into a separate, independent and publicly traded company Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) – announced earnings from continuing operations (excluding special items) of 78 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents per share.

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