Stocks to Watch: Chesapeake, Exxon

NEW YORK -- Chesapeake Energy(CHK) settled a campaign raised by activist investor Carl Icahn to give shareholders of the struggling oil and gas company four board seats.

Chesapeake said following "extensive discussions" with its two largest shareholders, Southeastern Asset Management and Icahn, it has agreed to add four new independent directors to replace four existing independent directors who will resign from Chesapeake's board.

Three of the new independent directors will be proposed by Southeastern and the fourth will be proposed by Icahn.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) is considering exporting liquefied natural gas from the United States, according to reports.

Asked whether Exxon planned to export LNG from the United States, CEO Rex Tillerson told Reuters: "We are studying it."

Exxon is North America's largest natural gas producer.

Natural gas prices in the U.S. are at their lowest in a decade.

Shares of Exxon Mobil ticked down 38 cents, or 0.49%, to $77.45 in premarket trading Tuesday.

Will Facebook Be One of the Worst Investments Ever?

FedEx(FDX) announced Monday it is raising its quarterly dividend by a penny to 14 cents a share.

The dividend is payable on July 2.

Google(GOOG) will buy Silicon Valley startup Meebo.

Meebo boasts 100 million monthly active users.

"We are always looking for better ways to help users share content and connect with others across the Web, just as they do in real life,'' Google said in a statement. "With the Meebo team's expertise in social publisher tools, we believe they will be a great fit with the Google Plus team.''

Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but reports last month put the price tag at about $100 million.