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Inside the Rockefeller Clan’s Intensifying Feud With Exxon
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoThey have suffered reversals in their efforts to hold the energy giant to account for climate...
Saudi Aramco: the oil colossus
Reuters· 15 hours agoThe landmark sale follows Aramco's record IPO nearly five years ago, as the kingdom pushes ahead plans to diversify its economy away from oil. Explorers...
ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in $22.5 billion deal
CNN Business via AOL· 2 days agoUntil 1962, Marathon Oil was called The Ohio Oil Company, which was founded in 1887 and was bought...
An Oil-Patch Brawl Over a $53 Billion Megadeal Entwines the Legacies of Three CEOs
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe clash between the two largest descendants of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly has...
The DoJ is suing to break up Live Nation. What exactly does the lawsuit aim to achieve – and could...
Music Business Worldwide· 1 day agoAfter an 18-month investigation, the US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit...
ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil in $22.5 billion deal - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoConocoPhillips agreed on Wednesday to acquire its smaller rival, Marathon Oil, the latest deal in a...
Is the U.S. technology sector ripe for a spin cycle?
Reuters· 11 hours agoBig tech companies currently have several good reasons to spin off portions of their businesses into standalone public entities. Unlocking hidden...
Dow Jones 40,000: Investors Dig In
Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoMatthew Argersinger: The total. Dylan? Dylan Lewis: I'm going to say oil, Standard Oil. Matthew Argersinger: You got what you guys are in the general...
Trustbusting Big Tech can spark big — and unintended — consequences for free speech
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRockefeller for his oil company monopoly. Eventually the trust-busting Theodore Roosevelt broke up ...
Rockefellers profited on fossil fuels. These days, they're taking aim at the industry
WLRN Miami· 2 days agoJohn D. Rockefeller was one of the richest Americans ever. Over a century later, some of his descendants are fighting some of the companies that descended from Standard < ...