ThinkstockTechnically, the payouts from Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are distributions which include a substantial portion being a return of capital rather than just income. If these payouts are not dividends they should…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), Chevron Corp. (NYSE:…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. The Active Network Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James…
Jon OggThe markets are currently closed for trading due to storm concerns in the areas all around the surrounding New York City. Still, investors may want to review and consider some of…
We have tracked the key short interest changes in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK); Chevron Corp. (NYSE:…
We have tracked the key short interest changes in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), Chevron Corp. (NYSE:…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Outperform with $750 target at Credit Suisse.…
Short interest in the oil services companies has risen, while one of the two refiners on our list -- Phillips 66 -- posted a substantial drop in short interest. As crude prices…
Since the end of 2011 prices for natural gas liquids (NGLs) have fallen sharply from about 65% of the WTI crude price to below 50% of the WTI price in the second…
With the exception of Chesapeake, which is seen as primarily a natural gas company with lots of problems, the oil and gas firms are not heavily shorted. Nobody really thinks the price…
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (NYSE: KYN) is a closed-end investment fund that invests exclusively in the realm of Master Limited Partnerships with the focus almost being entirely in various aspects of…
Investors cannot make any money in the bond market right now merely by buying and holding Treasury bonds forever. The problem is that Treasury yields are at record lows. In some parts…
Higher demand from growing East Coast markets coupled with favorable economics even at currently low prices point to a continued boom in natural gas production from the Marcellus shale play according to…
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMEX: AMJ) is one of the most liquid instruments out there in the world of MLP investing, but another competing interest is a closed-end fund that…
US Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is scheduled to introduce legislation today that would allow a wide range of renewable energy projects to qualify as master limited partnerships (MLPs). The partnerships are common…
