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Tuesday 11 August

Written 18:30 ET

LEADERSHIP EXIT

COCOPConocoPhillips · $125.92 +2.4% at the note's closeWORTH A LOOK

ConocoPhillips CEO steps back, we stay positive

ConocoPhillips said its chief executive, Lance, will retire from the top job and become Executive Chair, keeping a hand on the wheel. The stock actually rose about 2% on the news, and we lean positive on the shares.

What would change this — A fresh 8-K or quarterly filing naming an outside successor rather than an orderly internal handoff, or a shift toward insider selling, would make us rethink.

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