Aubrey McClendon, Restless and Reckless Wildcatter, Was Deal-Making to the End
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Mr. McClendon, who died in a car crash a day after being indicted on bid-rigging charges, was trying to expand globally the shale boom he pioneered.
Apple’s legal battle with the government tests the limits of law enforcement agencies’ access to personal data.
Tech firms were initially careful in their support of Apple in its fight with the F.B.I., but now they are more forcefully backing Apple.
Mr. McClendon, who died in a car crash a day after being indicted on bid-rigging charges, was trying to expand globally the shale boom he pioneered.
Figures on hiring and unemployment for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Here is what you should look for.
The Iranians want to modernize their commercial aircraft fleet, and the invitation could be a precursor to the biggest business arrangement with an American company after decades of estrangement.
The Walt Disney Company's annual meeting is often livelier than other companies', with questions from children presented alongside weighty financial issues.
Workers and retirees at the Tennessee Valley Authority may see their benefits cut even as executives spare their own supplemental pension plan.
With Brazil’s economy tumbling and her campaign strategist jailed, President Dilma Rousseff now confronts a report that a senator from her party will accuse her in a plea deal.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. blocked a bid by 20 states to halt a regulation on emissions of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants while the E.P.A. reviews its costs.
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AMC Entertainment agreed to buy Carmike Cinemas in a deal that is valued at about $1.1 billion, including debt.
The company and its master franchise owner in Latin America are under scrutiny for possible violations of labor, tax and franchise laws.
William Clark led the fuel procurement office at the heart of accusations that the utility overpaid for cheap, dirty oil.
The plight of the electronics company is a story of missteps by managers who failed to anticipate shifts in the global electronics industry.
Given recent poll numbers and the chance that they may lose the Senate, Republicans might want to consider an Obama nominee for the Supreme Court.
The AnBryce program aims to give students from disadvantaged backgrounds the financial and networking support needed to succeed in school and beyond.
Four decades ago, political leaders declared war on lead, citing evidence of its pernicious impact on young brains. But the crusade remains unfinished.
Automakers’ plans to use diesel to meet Europe’s tough carbon dioxide limits have been upended by Volkswagen’s admission that it cheated on emissions tests.
“Supply-side structural reform” represents an effort to rejuvenate President Xi Jinping’s faltering plans to overhaul the Chinese economy.
Apple’s Health app can store a comprehensive record of your fitness activity.
Inexpensive battery-powered devices are catching fire and exploding, but there are ways to protect yourself.
Many coastal residents, fearing a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, see potential disaster, while those inland speak of economic opportunity.
For some technologists, machine intelligence is not seen as a job-killing catastrophe, but something like a windfall that could lead to universal basic income.
After many hurdles in the downturn, an Irish entrepreneur used social media to drum up interest, and she expects sales to reach $60 million by 2020.
Executives from HBO, G.E., Nest, Xerox and other companies discussed how to increase diversity, innovation and how to lead in today’s workplace.
Long before Facebook or Twitter, Mr. Kimsey was a co-founder of AOL, connecting a nascent online audience with news and information as never before.
When the Bangladeshi government pursues a vendetta against a newspaper, its real target is press freedom.
A series examining legal clauses that deprive Americans of their day in court.
When a Chinese truck manufacturer secured 250 acres of farmland in an Indian village, it caused a ripple effect with religious, political and socioeconomic repercussions.
The ambitious company is conducting an experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers.
An entrepreneur tries to start a company and raise venture capital in Silicon Valley — and then finds out she is pregnant.
Volkswagen made serious mistakes in its public response to the uproar over cheating on diesel emissions, and it is still scrambling to correct them.
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