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Energy
Money Talking: What Matters More to Voters, Gas Prices or Jobs?
A lot of people say gas prices will affect the election. But, in fact, the unemployment rate is a lot more important as a political predictor. New York Times columnist Joe Nocera and I examine the connection between economics and elections — as well as how lousy we all are at predicting risk, and the top financial news of the week — on …
Billionaire Raider Carl Icahn: Just What Chesapeake Energy Needs?
The pugnacious activist investor wants the natural-gas giant to address its cash crunch and improve corporate governance.
‘Wildcat’ Chesapeake Billionaire McClendon Becomes the Hunted
The 52-year-old executive at the center of the unfolding drama at Chesapeake Energy, the nation’s second largest natural gas company, is a brash risk-taker from a powerful oil family who decided to strike out on his own. A nephew …
Chesapeake Energy, CEO Aubrey McClendon Face SEC Probe
Natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy and its CEO Aubrey McClendon are the subjects of a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into McClendon’s controversial compensation plan, the company confirmed on Thursday. In a statement …
Fracked: Why Chesapeake Energy’s Aubrey McClendon is in Hot Water
Aubrey McClendon, the billionaire CEO of natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy, opened his company’s first-quarter conference call on Wednesday by describing the last two weeks as “very challenging.” That may be an understatement …