natural resources

Deutsche Bank initiated its coverage on the U.S. machinery sector with a cautious view. Analysts Nicole DeBlase and Saree Boroditsky believe natural resource markets have bottomed. However, they expect the industry to record only low-single-digit organic growth until the year 2020. The brokerage...

Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE: ETP) is one of the largest master limited partnerships and is valued at more than $20 billion. The company is engaged in natural gas operations, including natural gas midstream and intrastate transportation and storage. Wait a second — Energy Transfer...

Betting on rebounds in natural resources stocks might appear like a bold move right now, especially when considering the energy and materials sectors are two of the worst performing groups in the S&P 500 this year. Those sectors have also been home to plenty of dividend cuts, along with being...

Michael Glick of JPMorgan initiated coverage of eight Permian Basin-focused E&P companies with a "positive view." Glick noted the companies with scale can benefit from a "resource multiplying effect." The analyst named Concho Resources Inc (NYSE: CXO) and Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD)...

High demand in both developed and emerging markets is driving the globalization and utilization of natural resources. Some companies are poised to profit from the resulting rising cost of agriculture, timber, water, metals and energy. Selecting the right sector and company to capitalize on this...

Blue chip stocks in the natural resources sector, like BP (NYSE: BP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO), are ideal for writing covered call options. That's when the owner of the stock sells options, but not the obligation, to buy it at a higher price in the future. In the natural resources sector,...

Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index are down in recent market action, prompting speculation that a correction is coming. If a downturn does ensue, income, value and growth investors should take that event as an opportunity to buy stocks in the natural...

With the Chinese economy increasing in growth to 7.8 percent for the most recent quarter, up from 7.5 percent previously, global financial exchanges have rallied strongly. Perhaps the biggest long term winners will be companies operating in the natural resources sector of Australia. There is an...