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This video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which industrials editor and analyst Isaac Pino and health-care editor and analyst David Williamson discuss topics across the investing world.
As part of the Motley Fool Madness series, Isaac and David go head-to-head analyzing two Dow titans of industry. In today's showdown, 3M (NYSE: MMM) faces off against ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). 3M steps onto the court with an incredible roster of products, ranging from Post-it notes and Scotch tape to high-tech industrial materials. 3M has also shown that its international operations can be real drivers of growth for years to come. Not to be outdone, Exxon is a formidable oil and gas giant, with reserves all over the world and incredible operational efficiency. Both companies seem like attractive long-term bets due to their best-in-class status in their respective industries. Incidentally, they can both point to natural gas as a potential avenue to drive growth in years to come -- it's a hot commodity right now, to say the least.
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