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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....
We Finally Learned That Leveraged Oil Stocks Without a Cost Advantage Probably Are Bad Investments
It's "We Said What?" week for Industry Focus, and we're looking at some of our biggest on-air mistakes -- like, for example, picking a soon-to-be bankrupt company for our energy fantasy investing....
3 Top Energy Stocks Under $20
The deep drop in oil prices over the past few years has weighed on the entire energy industry. The downturn has even affected infrastructure companies, even though most generate relatively stable....
The Are Concerning Signs For Solar Manufacturers After Earnings
Being one of the biggest solar manufacturers in the world should be a strength at this point in the solar industry. But for JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO) the position hasn't led to a valuable company or....
3 Incredibly Cheap Energy Stocks Right Now
Quite a few energy stocks have turned in solid results in recent quarters. Much of the progress is being driven not by higher selling prices, but by increased levels of operational efficiency and....
Forget Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.: These 2 Stocks are Better Buys for Income Investors
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a very well run midstream partnership. But if you are looking to maximize your income today, you might want to consider Enterprise Products....
Oil and Gas Stock Roundup: The Calm Before the Storm
The oil market was relatively calm this week, though it did spend the latter part bracing for the impact of Hurricane Harvey, which is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. In fact, the industry has....
2 Pipeline Stocks That Turned $3,000 Into More Than $39,000
Pipeline companies can be excellent long-term investments. These entities generate relatively predictable cash flow because long-term, fee-based contracts back their assets, which gives them money....
3 Key Takeaways from Anadarko Petroleum's Q2 2017 Earnings
If negative press coverage could kill a company, Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) would be dead by now. The Colorado home explosion that was traced back to one of the oil and gas company's wells has....
Is This High-Yield Dividend Stock a Buy?
Believe it or not, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivering wood pellets has turned into a huge business. As power companies in Northern Europe are forced to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and....
Kinder Morgan and Its Natural Gas Export Opportunity
According to Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) investor presentations, demand for natural gas in the US expected to rise by 32% over the next nine years. Most of those gains will come from the US becoming....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Teck Resources Ltd
Diversified Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd (NYSE: TECK) is benefiting from a recovery in the steelmaking coal industry. Downturns in that commodity and others took a heavy toll on results a few....
Even in this Rich Market, Transocean Is Offering Investors Value
Any price-conscious investor out there is likely looking at the valuation of today's market and saying "no thanks." With this bull market heading into its eighth (!) year, and the S&P 500....
Core Laboratories Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
How Safe Is Braskem and Its 3.2% Dividend Yield?
I have long been intrigued by the potential for awesome returns from stocks that call Brazil home. The country has experienced tremendous growing pains in recent years spanning political scandals....
What First Solar's Management Wants You to Know
First Solar's (NASDAQ: FSLR) second quarter earnings report was widely seen as a sign the solar company's future is getting brighter by the day. And in a lot of ways that's true. To give a little....
Why Cameco Corp Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
There's nothing to be too concerned about at uranium miner Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) right now. It's still the best pure-play uranium miner around and remains a very conservatively run company. But....
Here's Why I Bought More Clean Energy Fuels Stock
I have covered the natural-gas business at transportation leader Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) for a number of years. Over that time, I've also bought shares on several occasions, and....
The Hidden Gold Mine in ExxonMobil's Q2 2017 Earnings
You'd never think that anything about oil industry giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) would be overlooked. As an oil major, and a Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 component, the company has....
You Wouldn't Believe the Size of Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s Natural Gas Pipeline
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is one of the biggest energy infrastructure companies in North America. In fact, it's the largest independent transporter of petroleum products and carbon dioxide, the....