Marathon Oil and ConocoPhillips' $22.5B Deal Sparks Major Layoffs

Zacks11-04 18:36

Following the planned acquisition of Marathon Oil Corporation MRO in the recent past by ConocoPhillips COP, the former has now announced a major layoff from its Houston facility affecting about 500 ...

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