Kinder Morgan

Even with volatility having returned to the markets, insider buying of stocks remains strong of late, particularly among certain energy players. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Kinder Morgan and Seattle Genetics were among those that have seen significant insider buys recently. Insiders may sell shares...

After a quick breather on Monday, the earnings season that's just begun is off to the races the rest of the week. Among the flurry of quarterly reports include results from eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), Kinder Morgan Inc...

U.S. stocks rose as the Dow and S&P 500 closed yet again at new record highs. Helping the bull charge includes positive economic reports including the number of Americans filling for jobless benefits falling from a week ago. Also, reassurances from the European Central Bank were conveyed...

U.S. stocks surged on Friday, lifting the Dow and S&P 500 to new all-time high record closes. Investors were treated to news of a surprise stimulus expansion from the Bank of Japan. The Japanese central bank increased its yearly target for monetary expansion to 80-trillion yen ($724 billion...

This weekend in Barron's online: a profile of Schlumberger, looking for summer bargains among stocks, as well as the prospects for Kinder Morgan, TNT Express, ABM Industries and more. Cover Story "Right on Target" by Sandra Ward. Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) has 50 percent or more...

"Stunned." This is how The New York Times described the reaction of executives and bankers following Kinder Morgan’s (NYSE: KMI) decision to consolidate its four pipeline companies into one this week. Abandoning the master limited partnership structure it helped create, the...

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) announced on Monday it will fully acquire Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management (NYSE: KMR) and El Paso Partners (NYSE: EPB). While the move is considering to be the largest energy merger in recent memory, it may turn out to be one of the...

U.S. stocks were marginally lower, as investors and traders may be waiting on the sidelines for further clarity on geopolitical tension. Volume was lighter than usual, as the composite volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 2.2 billion right before the closing bell. Typically, 2.1 billion...

Despite warnings from Western leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that he was sending a convoy of humanitarian aid to Eastern Ukraine. Many are worried that Putin is planning to use the convoy as a facade to get Russian troops into Ukraine and begin an invasion as...

U.S. markets managed to squeeze out small gains in lighter than normal volume, as geopolitical tensions may be calming down. Russia President Vladimir Putin said that the country will coordinate with the International Red Cross to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Palestinians and...

U.S. stocks declined, following Europe's lead following the European Central Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. The ECB's President Mario Draghi reaffirmed the bank's intention of considering "unconventional moves," which includes buying asset-backed...

U.S. stocks sold off after news reports began to surface that a Malaysian Airlines jet has crashed in Ukraine. While details have yet to be confirmed, a Ukraine minister claimed that the plane, which carried nearly 300 people, was shot down by rebels. Also not helping the market sentiment...

After Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) kicked off the second-quarter earnings season last week, things ramp up this week with reports from many of the big banks, some tech giants and other blue-chips. Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) get...

U.S. stocks were slightly higher as the Dow and S&P 500 indices continue hitting new all-time highs following positive comments from the Fed's Chief Janet Yellen earlier this week. The Dow continues to flirt with the 17,000 mark and hit a historical intra-day high of 16,978.0 Friday...

Kinder Morgan, Seattle Genetics and Target are among the companies that have seen insider buying recently. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and...