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Barron's Picks And Pans: Kinder Morgan, Gilead Sciences And More
Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 11:49am | 644Featured stories in this weekend's Barron's offer a look at the prospects for MLPS, leading biotechs, small banks and more. The cover story makes a case for the price of oil to bottom at $20 a barrel. Also, check out a special report on the best mutual fund families. "MLPs: The Worst Isn't Over"...
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Linn Energy's Stock Lost 55% On Friday: Here's Why
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 2:48pm | 334Shares of Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ: LINE) plunged more than 50 percent on Friday and hit a new 52-week low of $0.47 after the company announced on Thursday it has initiated a process to explore strategic alternatives. Linn Energy noted in its press release that management is in the process of...
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Barron's Recap: An ETF Special Report
Sunday, August 2, 2015 - 3:41pm | 806This weekend in Barron's online: the former Wells Fargo Advisors CEO who answered God's call, a special report on exchange traded funds, as well as the prospects for Starbucks, Linn Energy, LG Display, TreeHouse Foods and more. Cover Story "Answering God's Call" by Ed Finn. This week's cover story...
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Why Shares Of LinnCo And Linn Energy Are Tumbling
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 9:44am | 242Shares of Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ: LINE) and LinnCo LLC (NASDAQ: LNCO) were both trading lower by more than 7 percent in Friday's pre-market session after the companies Board of Directors approved a 2015 budget that includes a 53 percent reduction in oil and natural gas capital...
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Unleash The Bulls: Surge In September Hiring Data Jolts Markets Higher
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 4:42pm | 1615U.S. markets rose sharply after the U.S. government reported that 248,000 jobs were created in September, bringing the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest it has been since July 2008. In addition to the jobs report, data from the U.S. government showed the trade deficit narrowing in...
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Markets Little Changed As The Quarter Comes To An End
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 4:34pm | 2316U.S. stocks were little changed as the second quarter comes to an end. Investors and traders are likely spending the last day of the quarter the same way they did to ring in the quarter: questioning the direction of the U.S. economy and wondering what is in store in the coming quarter. One...
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Market Wrap For April 4: Dow Suffers Triple Digit Point Loss, Nasdaq Continues To Underperform
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 4:44pm | 2444U.S. stocks ended the week on a sour note as investors continue to sell many momentum names. Not helping the bull case was the much anticipated Jobs report number which failed to "wow" the market, coming in relatively in-line with expectations. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss and...
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Market Wrap For March 24: Markets On Two-Day Losing Streak?
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 4:48pm | 1804U.S. stocks declined for the second straight session on little market-moving news. The Nasdaq index was hit harder than other major indices with investors and traders selling off otherwise solid performers like Facebook, Google, Tesla, Keurig Green Mountain and others. "These are all stocks...
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Market Wrap For December 18: Markets Flat During Day One Post Fed Taper
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 5:47pm | 2272Major indices barely budged Thursday following yesterday's monster rally after the Fed announced it will begin tapering. Overall volume was below average which is typical in the final trading days of the year. Next week will be shortened as investors break for Christmas and a week later for new...
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Barron's Recap: Midyear Roundtable
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 10:50am | 539This past weekend in Barron's online: the midyear 2013 roundtable, and the prospects for Eastman Chemical, BB&T, Amgen and Big Lots. Cover Story "Shifting Winds" by Lauren R. Rublin. The investment experts in Barron's Midyear Roundtable explain the risks and explore the opportunities as an...
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Barron's Recap: Apple Tops the Barron's 500
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 6:32am | 1090This weekend in Barron's online: the annual Barron's 500 ranking, a look at some bargain stocks from that list, the prospects for Linn Energy and Atlas Air, and alternatives to REITs. Cover Story "The Barron's 500" by Jacqueline Doherty. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have struggled of late, but it...
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Barron's Recap (2/16/12): A Special Report on the Debt Crisis
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:54am | 813This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on the debt crisis, the coming smartphone slowdown, and the prospects for Linn Energy, American Eagle Outfitters and Rochester Medical. Cover Story "Next Stop, Greece" by Gene Epstein. This part of the special report on the debt crisis suggests...
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Twelve Oil & Gas Plays Worth a Look Now
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 6:59am | 940Despite controversy over the process known as fracking, and despite pullbacks resulting from the recent market volatility, shares of the following seven oil and gas companies are trading more than twice where they were a year ago. These are all dividend payers as well. Apco Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:...
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Eight Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 1:23pm | 735There is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price is going to move higher and they want to profit from it. Market-driven sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity to snap up shares if you have faith in the company. Here are some stocks that were trending...
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Wunderlich Securities Initiates Coverage of Linn Energy with Buy and PT of $44
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 6:16am | 39Wunderlich Securities initiated its coverage of Linn Energy (NASDAQ: LINE) with a Buy rating and a price target of $44. On Wednesday, Linn added 0.15% to its value to finish the day at $38.86.