Chevron slashes spending as oil prices crash

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Still, the results were better than expected as strength in Chevron’s refining business helped offset lower oil prices.

Investors weren’t sure how to read the news. Shares of Chevron were down about 2% in early trading and then the stock rebounded to flat.

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