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Jun 25
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Shell in Early Talks to Acquire BP

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to people familiar with the matter, but a tie-up would be the largest oil deal in a generation. WSJ reporter Ben Dummett discusses what each company would get out of a deal. Plus, Wall Street is panicking after Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the Democrati ... Show More
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