News roundup: Big oil companies face prospect of lower refining profits … As construction heats up across the US, so does worker shortage … US consumer spending up a moderate 0.3% in July

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    Out of the black: For much of the past year, the world’s biggest energy companies suffered through an oil-price rout with one silver lining: Their little-loved refineries were churning out big profi…


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