If the American oil company Exxon bites the dust it will effect a lot of people, what is not said in congress is that MobilExxon is an American company with American investors, includign things like pension plans. Only about 1% of MobilExxon is privately owned. MobilExxon also employs about 20,000 people.
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Is ExxonMobil's future running dry? - MSN Money