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Saudi Aramco’s third-quarter profit rises as war lifts oil prices

While Houthi attacks battered its facilities, Aramco says refining earnings boosted dividend payments, profits from businesses tripled to $10 billion

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Aramco tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District

Saudi Aramco is bringing in more money even as Houthi attacks hit its headquarters, pipelines and oil facilities.

The world’s biggest crude exporter posted a 9% rise in adjusted third-quarter profit to $31.2 billion as war pushed oil...