Sunday, July 25, 2010

Daily Markets - A Spot-On List

Daily Markets - A Spot-On List

A Spot-On List

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Generally speaking, just as not all of the songs included on an album (showing my age there — I guess I should say CD or digital collection, right?) are hit-worthy, not all of the items featured on “top,” “best of,” and other lists that purport to explain or support a theme or concept belong there.
There are exceptions to the rule, of course, when it comes to recorded music (your suggestions are welcome, by the way). The same might also be said about the spot-on list of “Ten Stock-Market … [visit site to read more]

Key Risk Factors Of High Yield MLPs

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 12:01 PM PDT

With bank and money market rates bumping along between 1% and 2%, 30-year Treasury yields barely edging above 4%, and many old standby companies having slashed or eliminated their dividends, it’s been a rough year or two for income-oriented investors.

As a result, many have turned an eye toward Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), virtually the only game in town with the potential to give you a double-digit yield on your cash.

MLPs, for those not familiar with them, are … [visit site to read more]

Onshore Rush By Offshore Moratorium

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 11:08 AM PDT

By Dian L. Chu,

The de facto reinstated drilling ban in the Gulf is widely expected to last beyond the announced six months. Investors fled the energy sector, while producers are jumping onshore attempting to make up for the potential reserves and production shortfall due to the moratorium.

In this presentation, I discussed this onshore boom, profiled the prolific Bakken formation, and some observation of the markets and the oil services sector.

Onshore Rush by Offshore Moratorium … [visit site to read more]

Chart Of The Week - Oil Demand Returns

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 10:01 AM PDT

China was crowned the world’s top energy consumer earlier this week but demand growth in all parts of the world except Western Europe has pushed global oil demand growth past pre-financial crisis levels. Oil-industry analyst PIRA is forecasting demand growth will exceed 2 million barrels per day by mid-2011.

As you can see from the chart, demand growth in emerging Asia has remained steady throughout the crisis except for a hiccup in early 2009. Meanwhile, the U.S., Japan and the rest … [visit site to read more]
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