Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) recently announced that it will be acquiring its three associated companies Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP), El Paso Pipeline Partners...
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August 11 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Coal is out of favor in the United States. However, that view isn't universal across the world.
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September 17 - News - Comments
Investors are either interested in growth, income, or a combination of both.
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September 17 - Commodities, News - Comments
Selling stock shorts can be fun and profitable, but it's a very risky strategy.
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September 16 - News - Comments
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, an email sent out by research firm Hedgeye, along with the author's comments on Twitter , caused shares of Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) to fall 6% .
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September 16 - News - Comments
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, outdated financial tools of a forgotten age.
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September 15 - News - Comments
Yesterday, Hedgeye analyst Kevin Kaiser released a 45-page report suggesting that investors avoid or actively short the various securities of Kinder Morgan.
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September 13 - News - Comments
If you haven't looked at Conocophillips (NYSE:COP), then you probably won't recognize this energy giant.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Like other income producing investments, MLPs exhibit strong sensitivity to interest rates. Over time, interest rate variations have exhibited influences on MLPs.
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September 9 - News - Comments
As America embarks on its ever-evolving national energy solution, natural gas is becoming an increasing part of the equation, thanks to a glut of domestic supply.
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September 6 - News - Comments
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are many metrics shareholders can use to watch the equity markets.
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September 5 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 29 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (NYSE:CLD) is increasingly looking abroad for growth.
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August 28 - News - Comments
After a slew of announcements about expanding its terminals business and improving crude oil pipelines, midstream giant Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) has issued two releases over...
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August 28 - News - Comments
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) mines coal and drills for oil and gas. But it also owns the infrastructure used to move coal, including barges and a port.
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August 23 - News - Comments
Shares of master limited partnerships, or MLPs for short, have fallen dramatically on taper talks by the Fed.
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August 23 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are dozens of methods market participants can use to analyze the equity markets.
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August 22 - News - Comments
Oil and gas producers struggle with a number of issues, but there is one in particular that is really holding them back: lack of infrastructure.
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August 16 - News - Comments
Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE:ETP) was the second big-name midstream company to report exceptional second-quarter growth on the back of acquisitions this year.
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August 12 - News - Comments
The debate surrounding TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline has been one of the fact-free varieties.
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August 8 - News - Comments
At the end of last month, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) announced that its general partner, Plains GP Holdings, planned to go public, trading on the New York ...
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August 8 - News - Comments
High yielding master limited partnerships are some of the most attractive investments for dividend investors.
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August 8 - News - Comments
When it comes to investing in some of the energy sector's best master limited partnerships, investors often find themselves with a decision to make.
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August 7 - News - Comments
Bloomberg reports that U.S. “Energy Department researchers so far have found 'nothing of concern'” in a Fracking contamination study.
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August 5 - News - Comments
When Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) reported earnings last week, the company highlighted its position in the world's coal markets.
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August 1 - News - Comments
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) is having a bit of an identity crisis. The company can't decide if it's a coal company or a natural gas company.
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July 29 - News - Comments
Second-quarter midstream earnings have finally started to trickle in, as energy giants Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP) and TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP) ...
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July 29 - News - Comments
There has been a lot of bad press for master limited partnerships and energy limited liability corporations over the past five months.
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July 27 - News - Comments
The pipeline MLP industry has gained increased recognition of late along with rising crude oil prices.
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July 27 - News - Comments
The early July explosion of train cars carrying crude oil in Canada quickly turned into a disaster. It also exposed the risks of the increasing use of trains to transport oil.
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July 24 - News - Comments
Recently it was reported by the Energy Information Administration, or EIA, that the US' recoverable amount of oil and gas reserves is 35% greater than in 2011.
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July 22 - News - Comments
Second-quarter earnings for our favorite pipeline companies kicked off with Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP) reporting yesterday after...
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July 19 - News - Comments
Coal may be unloved in the United States, but the rest of the world seems to like it well enough.
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July 15 - News - Comments
Coal gets a bad rap. Environmentalists call it a dirty fuel, while Santa Claus uses it to punish naughty little boys and girls.
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July 8 - News - Comments
Investing for income is becoming a scary proposition. As stock prices rise and, consequently, yields fall, finding substantial income in today’s market is a tough job.
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July 5 - News - Comments
After a name change last summer, PVR Partners LP (NYSE:PVR), formerly Penn Virginia Resources Partners, set out on a path to switch its business model from coal-oriented loser...
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July 5 - News - Comments
A trailblazing North American energy transportation and distribution company, Enbridge Inc (NYSE:ENB) , has been trounced year to date, declining 4.99% compared to the 12.42% ...
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July 5 - News - Comments
By now, you have probably heard about TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline.
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July 5 - News - Comments
Major crude oil pipelines, for instance, must have "a minimum financial capability of $1 billion," he said.
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July 5 - News - Comments
When you're trying to assess a company’s growth potential, a great place to look for clues is in its Dividend Payout Ratio, or DPR, which is the percentage of earnings paid ...
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July 3 - News - Comments
Most Americans probably think that coal is dead.
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July 3 - News - Comments
The above pie chart shows the revenue profile of the company. It makes all of its revenue from fixed-fee contracts.
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July 2 - News - Comments
The United States is overflowing with oil.
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July 1 - News - Comments
Coal is far from a favorite fuel these days, despite its abundance. No matter how much we scrub it, we simply can't make it turn green.
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July 1 - News - Comments
Last year's election featured a pretty heated debate on the future of coal in America.
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June 28 - News - Comments
For years, investors have gravitated to dividend-paying stocks as the best of all possible worlds.
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June 27 - News - Comments
Less than a month after the British Columbia government rejected an Enbridge Inc (USA) (NYSE:ENB) pipeline proposal, TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline...
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June 27 - News - Comments
The market sure doesn't take kindly to these Federal Reserve meetings, does it? Even though the Fed announced that things will remain more or less status quo until unemployment...
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June 24 - News - Comments
Although it remains the country’s largest private sector provider of jobs, the U.S. coal industry is hurting. Domestic utilities are turning to lower-priced natural gas.
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June 20 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: The initial article stated Phillips 66 signed a five-year contract with Union Pacific to deliver crude from the Bakken.
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June 18 - News - Comments
