The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday, March 17, include CenturyLink, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Enterprise Products Partners, Kinder Morgan, Microsoft and Vivint Solar.
In the week ended March 11, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 386, according to the latest Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Paul Ausick The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday, March 10, include DepoMed, Enterprise Products, Expedia, Netflix, Sunrun and Vale.
Merrill Lynch said that the continued rebound in oil prices and the strength in fixed income markets both contributed to the recent MLP outperformance against the market.
The RBC picks offer a higher degree of safety and make sense for accounts looking to add energy exposure, but wanting to remain with more conservative plays.
In the week ended March 4, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 392, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Paul Ausick In the week ended February 19, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 400, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Paul Ausick In the week ended February 19, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States fell to 413, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Paul Ausick A new report on MLPs from Merrill Lynch noted that due to the extreme pressure on the sector last year, some investors even started to question the sustainability of the MLP business…
Lee Jackson How are investors to react when they see that Warren Buffett is still making bets in the oil and gas sector at a time when the sector has cratered?
In the week ended February 12, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States dropped to 439, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Paul Ausick The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday include Apple, Freeport-McMoRan, Kinross Gold, Pfizer, Plains All American, Salesforce,com, Tesla and Yelp.
In the week ended February 5, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 467, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Paul Ausick Needless to say, the stock market can be a very cruel mistress. So what are patient long-term investors to do?
In the week ended January 29, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 498, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
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