The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following European markets where equities also traded lower this morning. US data related to retail sales (our coverage here) and producer prices…
The development of unconventional natural gas resources in the lower 48 states supported 1 million jobs in 2010, and that total will grow to 1.5 million by 2015 and to more than…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy with $670 target at Argus; Zacks…
Leading business TV network CNBC, which is controlled by Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), and Yahoo! Finance, one of the most successful parts of the Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) content operations, will join forces in an attempt to form a…
The replacement of the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board members continued rapidly. Board member Donald L. Nickles, a former US Senator from Oklahoma–the energy company’s home state–said the board is close to…
Douglas A. McIntyre Members of the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board are close to picking a new chairman. (Reuters) Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) lack of success blocking rivals in court and the slow introduction of the iPhone…
Tiger Woods could win the U.S. Open this weekend and complete the comeback that may move him back into the spot as the world’s number one golfer, a position he held for years. Some…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as investors wait for weekend data on Chinese trade and industrial production. The drop in US unemployment benefits claims didn’t spur much…
At today’s annual meeting, shareholders of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) voted against retaining incumbent directors V. Burns Hargis, president of Oklahoma State University, and Richard Davidson, former chairman and CEO of…
As expected, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) has sold all its midstream assets for a total price exceeding $4 billion. The sale involves three transactions, two with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and…
Paul Ausick A rate cut in China prompts some economists to worry that May economic data will be weak. (Reuters) In the wake of its ratings downgrade by Fitch, Angela Merkel says that the…
The US Energy Information Administration today reported the US natural gas stocks rose by a total of 62 billion cubic feet, considerably above the 53-57 billion cubic feet increase that analysts had…
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon used his stake in the company’s wells to borrow more than $1.5 billion to pay for his share of the operating expenses of those…
Paul Ausick Often, the media discusses the issue of high CEO pay, but what about high pay for members of the board? More than a dozen public company boards had directors whose compensation averaged…
Debt-laden natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) is reportedly in discussions with private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) regarding a sale of Chesapeake’s stake in Chesapeake Midstream Partners L.P.…
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