The One Energy Stock Rallying Is Driller on Brink of Bankruptcy

   

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Chesapeake Energy Corp. shares saw renewed volatility Thursday with circuit-breakers tripped within the first hour of trading.

After earlier dropping as much as 16% amid a broader market selloff, the stock then rose as high as 37%, the only energy stock to pose a sustained rally.