Record Profits For Refiners. But These Oil Stocks May Be Better Bets.

The Iran war continues to boost U.S. refiners' earnings and cash flows but other oil stocks may be a better bet right now. Three of the nation's largest pure-play fuel makers, Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX) and Valero Energy (VLO), earned combined profits of $12.6 billion in the second quarter. That is the most since Russia invaded Ukraine in…