As WTI crude prices continue to hover in the mid-$40s, the debt burden of U.S. shale producers becomes more and more troubling for shareholders. While some of the top producers have solid hedge positions for the time being, the reality is that unless oil prices begin to rise sometime soon, a large number of shale…
With news on China’s economic woes dominating headlines and the S&P 500 standing on shaky ground of late, a growing number of market investors seem to be losing confidence in the six-year-old bull market.
Coal producer Peabody Energy Corporation BTU shares are plummeting on Thursday after the company announced that its shareholders have approved a 15-1 reverse stock split. The coal industry has been hit particularly hard during the current commodity pricing slump, but the most recent blow is a tough one for Peabody shareholders.
Back in March, McDonald’s Corporation MCD 0.81% announced that it plans to reduce the amount of antibiotics used in its chicken. However, the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters in Boerne, TX filed a shareholder proposal today that calls for McDonalds to go even further in eliminating antibiotics in all of its meat.
According to LendingTree founder Doug Lebda, not all borrowers are created equal when it comes to the impact of a potential Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Earlier this week, Leba discussed which borrowers would be hit hardest if the FOMC decides to pull the trigger on a rate hike.
The site Philosophical Economics recently set out to answer the question that every investor is constantly asking: where is the best place to put my money right now? Philosophical Economics’ anonymous author explored several possible options before describing what he or she sees as the best investment today.
According to the latest data, Starbucks continues to dominate the K-cups business. A new report by UBS analyst Keith Siegner looked at what the latest numbers mean for Starbucks’ shareholders.
Following Tuesday’s Bloomberg story that AMC Networks Inc AMCX 0.96% is in talks to buy Starz STRZA 0.92%, FBR & Co analyst Barton Crockett released a report outlining what a potential deal would mean for the two companies. In addition, Crockett names several other companies in the media space that could be making M&A headlines…
With summer travel season drawing to a close, Janney believes that now is the time to buy regional theme park stock Cedar Fair, LP FUN 2.22%. In a new report, analyst Tyler Batory explains why Janney now has a Buy rating on Cedar Fair.
The S&P 500 has been on shaky ground in recent months, registering its highest volatility since the Financial Crisis and declining by 4.8 percent in the past month. A new report by Goldman Sachs analyst Davis Kostin provides some comfort for investors worried about where the U.S. stock market is headed from here.