ConocoPhillips to Buy Marathon Oil in $22.5 Billion Deal; Walgreens Slashes Prices on Over 1,500 Products | Business Matters Full Broadcast (May 29)

Top U.S. independent oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips on Wednesday agreed to buy Marathon Oil for $22.5 billion, the latest in a series of mega-deals in the energy industry.

Walgreens is cutting prices on 1,500 items, in an effort to lure back inflation-weary shoppers turned off by high prices.

A Samsung Electronics union in South Korea will begin escalating strike action next week by staging the first ever walkout over demands for higher wages, union officials said on Wednesday.