Industries

Energy

ConocoPhillips Acquires Marathon Oil in $22 Billion Deal

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The deal provides increased operations both outside of and within the highly desirably Permian Basin oil fields of Western Texas.

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Consumer

Walgreens Price Cuts Confirm More Consumers Are Getting Picky

The drug-store chain lowered prices on more than 1,500 items including vitamins, chips, lotion, and Squishmallow plushies.

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Patent Drop

Ford Wants to Make EV Charging Easier as Demand Wanes

Ford filed two patents to make EV charging adoption quicker, cheaper and easier.

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Autos

Japanese Automakers Turn to Gas, Biofuel Engines as EV Adoption Stalls

Toyota is partnering with petroleum firms to develop carbon-neutral fuels and make them available in Japan by 2030.

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Technology

PayPal Grows a New Ads Business

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PayPal is harnessing purchase data to join the ever-growing list of companies with a new offshoot advertising business.

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Patent Drop

IBM Wants Autonomous Vehicles to Do More than Just Drive

IBM’s patent aims to use self-driving cars’ idle resources, giving access to them to the riders within them.

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Media & Entertainment

Can a Paramount Sale Break the Mold of Media Mergers?

Just what, exactly, would Sony and Apollo Global Management be getting out of a Paramount Global acquisition?

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Consumer

Good Luck: Travel Should Be a Mess This Weekend

If 3 million people pass through security checkpoints Friday, it’d mark the busiest travel day ever recorded.

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Autos

Inflation Has Helped Make the Average US Car Older Than Ever

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The average age of cars and light trucks reached a record high of 12.6 years in 2024, up by roughly two months from last year.

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Media & Entertainment

Has Fox Turned Tubi into a Streaming Success?

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The service has grown to 74 million monthly active users, a bigger audience than the Max paid-subscription platform.

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