Bloomberg Chaparral Energy’s filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years, paving the way for bondholders to take control of the Oklahoma driller in the aftermath of sluggish oil prices. The company filed for Chapter 11 in US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware as it seeks to restructure its balance sheet and raise new money. Almost 80% of …

Bloomberg Whiting Petroleum’s Chief Executive Officer Brad Holly will leave the company just five months after receiving a $6.4 million payout to see the company through bankruptcy proceedings. The Bakken oil producer expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection on September 1, when Holly will resign and be replaced by Lynn Peterson, who previously led SRC Energy. Holly and fellow executives …

Bloomberg US stocks climbed toward an all-time high as a rally in technology companies tempered a slide in banks. Treasuries rose. The S&P 500 took aim at its February closing record, buoyed fresh Chinese stimulus overnight. The index twice popped above the high last week before fading. The Nasdaq 100 outperformed as a jump in Tesla Inc. and Nvidia Corp. …