Mike Larson is an analyst with Weiss Research.

NPR: Mortgage Crisis Spreads To Conventional Loans

Mr. MIKE LARSON (Analyst, Weiss Research): Sure.

NPR: Mortgage Crisis Spreads To Conventional Loans

What the company needs, says analyst Phil Weiss at Argus Research, is a captain who will lead Chesapeake away from its perennial focus on asset accumulation into a disciplined program of asset harvest.

FORBES: No April Fooling - McClendon Finally Gone From Chesapeake Energy

Based on her current research, Weiss likes out-of-favor energy companies Aquila (nyse: ILA - news - people ), with its 9.3% yield, and Xcel Energy (nyse: XEL - news - people ).

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"How big this is depends on how long it lasts, " said Phil Weiss, an analyst at Argus Research.

BBC: BP faces temporary ban from new US contracts

"Costs will go up, " said Phil Weiss, an analyst at Argus Research.

WSJ: Drilling Ban Reverberates Through Industry