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Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon will retire effective April 1, according to a company release. Shares of CHK are surging in after-hours trading An internal review found McClendon did not engage in any improper conduct.

By Takeover Analyst:After Chesapeake (CHK) indicated that CEO Aubrey McClendon has taken more than a billion dollars worth of loans to finance growth as collateral for yet more loans, the stock took an irrational dive.

Aubrey McClendon is on his way out as CEO of Chesapeake Energy. But its cash and debt problems remain, writes Argus Research's Phil Weiss.

Back in May 2012, when Reuters' all out aggressive campaign against Chesapeake Energy was in full swing and the stock was trading around $14 per share, we predicted that contrary to the endless balance sheet bashing there was, in fact, much upside to CHK.

By Sammy Pollack:Shares of natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) are down by just more than 40% over the past six months. The two major reasons for the decline have been falling natural gas prices and the controversy surrounding CEO Aubrey McClendon.

By Ray Merola:Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon is back in the news involving more corporate/personal shenanigans. This time, the issue is that Mr. McClendon has been taking out loans to finance a somewhat unique company perk that permits him to stake a 2.5 percent interest in Chesapeake's wells; evidently, he has been using those same stakes as collateral for more loans.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, the founder of Icahn Associates, just keeps killing it.  Yesterday, Chesapeake Energy's CEO Aubrey McClendon, who has been under fire, said that he will be retiring effective April 1. 

By Trent Guinn:Chesapeake (CHK) is an oil and natural gas Exploration and Production company based in Oklahoma City. The company was founded in 1989 by current CEO Aubrey McClendon and current Sandridge (SD) CEO Tom Ward. Aubrey has built Chesapeake into the second largest producer of natural gas and the most active driller in the US. Recently, Mr.