2024 M&A Outlook After a Rough Year for Deal Makers
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2024 M&A Outlook After a Rough Year for Deal Makers

Next year’s biggest headwinds for deal making will be “geopolitics, geopolitics and geopolitics,” says Viswas Raghavan, the co-head of global investment banking at JPMorgan Chase.
In a Warming World, Clean Energy Stocks Fall While Oil Prospers
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In a Warming World, Clean Energy Stocks Fall While Oil Prospers

The market is focused on making money now and isn’t heeding urgent warnings about climate change, our columnist says.
Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns
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Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.
Big Oil Gets Bigger as ESG Funds Are Falling Out of Favor
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Big Oil Gets Bigger as ESG Funds Are Falling Out of Favor

Chevron’s $53 billion bid for Hess may drive consolidation in the oil patch. Meanwhile, investors are pulling back from climate-focused investment products.