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3 Top Big Oil Stocks to Buy Now
Oil prices haven't bounced back as expected this year, which has weighed on oil stocks, including big oil companies ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), and Occidental Petroleum....
Why This Coal Miner's Shares Jumped 14% in August
Shares of miner Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE: TECK) rose 14% in August, a huge gain considering that other coal-focused companies such as Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP) fell during the....
Why This Big Midstream Partnership Fell 17% in August
Shares of midstream oil and gas partnership Plains All American (NYSE: PAA) fell 17% in August. Almost all of that drop, however, transpired on one day. At its nadir, Plains' units were down over....
Why Kinder Morgan Inc. Shares Fell 5% in August, Lagging Its Midstream Peers
Share of midstream oil and natural gas giant Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) fell around 5% last month. The decline was more than similarly large and diversified peer Enterprise Products Partners....
3 Reasons EOG Resources Inc Is a Better Growth Stock Than Devon Energy Corp
The oil market downturn forced shale drillers to cut costs so they can run on lower oil prices. Through a series of innovations, efficiency gains, and other sources, both EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG)....
Reduced Dividend Payouts Could Be Coming for These High-Yield Stocks
Companies that operate energy-related infrastructure had been a top choice for income-seeking investors before the oil market downturn. That's because these entities typically generate gobs of....
Where Will Seadrill Partners LLC Be in 5 Years?
For a while there it looked like Seadrill Partners (NYSE: SDLP) would get pulled under by its parent company's financial restructuring and join it in filing for bankruptcy. However, in mid-August,....
Why Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Could Be a Gold Mine for Value Investors
Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA) has gotten pummeled during the oil market downturn. Units are down more than 60% in the last three years, including losing a third of their value this year....
Why Kinder Morgan Inc Is the Best Buy in the Pipeline Sector
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) has been a rather abysmal investment since it reemerged on to the public seen in 2011 from a leveraged buyout in 2007. Overall, the stock is down more than 20% even after....
Why Efficiency Is Becoming Increasingly Important in Solar Energy
Solar energy has gotten really, really cheap in the last decade and it's causing some unusual changes in the industry. A commodity solar module costs about $0.35 per watt today, or around $100 for....
This Week in Solar
Earnings season is over and it seems most of the market is slowing down before the end of summer. But the solar industry continues to make news, both good and bad.This week, the industry showed....
Oil and Gas Stock Roundup: Harvey Looms Large
The epicenter of the U.S. oil and gas industry experienced a devastating blow this week as Hurricane Harvey plowed through Houston, leaving massive destruction in its wake. While the region is....
What Will Happen to Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Midstream and Oil and Gas Businesses?
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) is perhaps the best run thermal coal company in the United States. But coal is slowly losing its place in the electric grid. There's no immediate....
Better Buy: Apache Corp. vs. Devon Energy
If you want to compare apples to apples in the oil industry, you can't do much better than looking at Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) and Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA). The companies have nearly....
3 Top Oil Stocks to Buy Right Now
The oil market continues to be more volatile than most expected it to be this year, with crude recently fetching less than $50 a barrel because of persistently robust supplies. That weaker oil....
Why We Missed the Mark With Devon Energy
It's "We Said What?" week on Industry Focus, and we're going over some of the biggest mistakes we've made on air.In this segment, Taylor Muckerman looks back on his recommendation of Devon....
3 High-Yield Utility Stocks
Utilities are often great options for income investors. That's because these entities typically generate stable cash flow by providing recurring services to customers such as distributing....
What Does First Solar's Future Really Look Like?
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is clearly the most valuable solar manufacturer in the world today. The company has built the most profitable business in solar energy on the back of thin-film....
The Long-Term Trend That Makes Kinder Morgan Inc an Awesome Buy
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) stock is trading at historic lows, but there are good reasons for Wall Street's current pessimism. The company's fee-based revenue model has taken a hit from lower oil....
Bullish on Kinder Morgan Inc? Then You'll Love These High-Yielding Stocks
Midstream oil and natural gas pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) recently announced some positive news -- big dividend hikes in each of the next three years. If that has you feeling....
What Hurricane Harvey Means for Oil Stocks
Unprecedented rains and flooding from deadly Hurricane Harvey, which hit a number of Texas cities including Houston and Corpus Christi over the weekend, are still occurring. The extent of the....
Why Expedia, Chesapeake Energy, and Genesco Slumped Today
The major benchmarks were mixed today, though the indexes barely budged from where they began. Sentiment was muted as investors digested the devastation wrought on the U.S. Gulf Coast by Hurricane....
Forget Kinder Morgan, Inc.: These 2 Stocks Are Better High-Yield Buys
Oil and natural gas midstream giant Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) just announced plans for a 60% dividend increase in 2018. That increase is to be followed by 25% increases in 2019 and 2020. That....
How Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP Makes Most of Its Money
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) owns assets that are critical to support the flow of energy, water, goods, people, and data. It does this by operating toll roads, power lines,....
7 Things You Didn't Know About Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Oil and natural gas drilling services provider Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) currently offers investors a robust dividend yield of around 6.4%. It backs that up with a 44-year streak of....