Occidental Is Latest Oil Company to Buy a Smaller Producer

Occidental Is Latest Oil Company to Buy a Smaller Producer

The oil company said it would buy CrownRock, a smaller producer, for $12 billion just weeks after Exxon Mobil and Chevron announced acquisitions.
Debt-Ceiling Déjà Vu Worries Wall Street

Debt-Ceiling Déjà Vu Worries Wall Street

The last crisis, in 2011, led to a credit downgrade that sank stocks. This time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned of a “financial catastrophe.”