China's economy continues to grow at a robust rate, while the power-hungry process of industrialization and urbanization is still in its early stages; the nation's demand for electricity will only increase, heightening the need for additional power generation capacity. Building sufficient capacity to meet demand will take some time. Here's how to play this trend. Read More
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I’ve been writing for months that China would move to acquire coal assets in Australia, the world's most important exporter of both thermal coal used in power plants and metallurgical coal used in steelmaking. It appears just such a transaction is now in the works. Read More
Growth Portfolio holding Linn Energy (NSDQ: LINE) announced that it’s acquiring oil-producing properties in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico for a total purchase price of $118 million, funded using the company’s existing credit facility. These properties have total proved reserves of 12 million barrels of oil… Read More
The three major US stock indexes finished with losses. Read More
The three major US stock indexes finished with small gains as the energy and materials sectors were down 0.7 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. Read More
Two years into one of the worst recessions in US history, the four primary US propane pure-play MLPs are all holding up well. There have been zero distribution cuts, and three of the four have continued to increase their payouts at least once over the past year. Read More
We’re pleased with our second quarter results, but this is no time to throw discipline out the window or to be lulled into a false sense of security. Read More
Partnerships engaged in the gathering and processing business have taken their lumps over the past year thanks to lower commodities prices and weaker drilling activity. But these conditions won't persist forever; we highlight a high-yielding MLP that offers significant growth potential for aggressive investors. Read More
Steadily growing, recession-proof yields of 7 percent and up: That’s what the four current MLP Profits Conservative Holdings have in common. This week we’re adding another dividend power play to their ranks. Read More
For years, the dividends paid by companies such as General Electric (NYSE: GE), Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) were viewed as sacrosanct. But all three have reduced payouts amid the rash of cuts we’ve seen over past several months. Dividend-paying companies in Asia haven’t fallen into such a trend, however; payout cuts in this region have been the exception rather than the rule. Read More