The following video is from Monday's MarketFoolery podcast, featuring host Chris Hill and analysts Jason Moser and Michael Olsen, CFA. This segment's focus is on reports that BP (BP 0.13%)has sold its 50% stake in TNK-BP, a joint venture in Russia, for $17 billion in cash. The guys discuss why BP would have made this deal, looking at the company's many recent struggles.
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