Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls include Crocs, Halliburton, Nuance Communications, Staples and Yelp.
Tuesday, December 30, was the last time that the posted price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil topped $50 a barrel.
Depending on where you buy the stuff, crude oil already sells for less than $50 a barrel.
Paul Ausick A fresh report this week from Merrill Lynch's MLP team actually highlights which MLPs may be mostly insulated from the carnage in oil prices.
In light of recent volatility that master limited partnerships (MLPs) have experienced, Credit Suisse released a report explaining why.
The Credit Suisse analysts have done an outstanding job at focusing on MLP names in which the likelihood of a distribution cut is low.
ThinkstockThe big news in the master limited partnership (MLP) world last week was the announcement by Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: BWP) that it was cutting its quarterly distribution by 80%. The…
There seems to be a growing consensus on Wall Street that more and more names that once dominated the growth arena, but have been mired in sideways price moves for years, are…
In a new research report, the MLP analyst team at Merrill Lynch cautions that volatility may lurk in the master limited partnership sector. MLPs may have seen their best days, at least…
Jon Ogg in NYCStocks are wanting to challenge their all-time highs again going into year-end, and investors have to figure out how to position their portfolios for 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
ThinkstockWith the third-quarter earnings season nearing a close, the MLP analysts at Deutsche Bank have released a new research report tabulating the data. In the report they summarize some of the significant…
ThinkstockUpstream master limited partnerships (MLPs) underperformed the market in the third quarter of this year. The good news for investors looking to get on board is that the road ahead looks encouraging.…
ThinkstockThe master limited partnerships (MLPs) earnings season is getting underway with some of the top names set to report earnings imminently. The MLP research team at Credit Suisse expects numerous positive catalysts…
ThinkstockThe master limited partnership (MLP) sector attracts investors because of the high distributions and the special tax treatment of those distributions. Investors think of these distributions as dividends, though they are actually…
ThinkstockThe impact of a rising interest rate environment on the performance of energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) has become a growing topic of interest among investors, given the 137 basis point (bps)…
