Sunoco Inc. fell as the largest refiner in the Northeastern United States reported a third-quarter loss after slumping fuel demand prompted the company to cut rates on processing units, idle a New Jersey refinery, and scale back its pension program. The net loss was $312 million, or $2.67 a share, compared with net income of $549 million, or $4.70, a year earlier, Philadelphia-based Sunoco said.
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