Pipeline operator Plains All American Pipeline announced that it has entered into a firm agreement to acquire the 50% interest that Occidental Petroleum holds in BridgeTex Pipeline for $1.075 billion.

Cheap oil prices and the economic prosperity they bring can make politicians and investors look smarter than they are.

As Robert W. Baird & Co.'s Ethan Bellamy explains, master limited partnerships (MLPs) are yield-producing investments that can bring remarkable returns to investors.

Income stock investors tend to focus too much on yield and not on growing their income stream. Investing in growing dividend payments protects you in several different ways.

Welcome to edition 206 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying declined for a second week with insiders buying $26.37 million of stock compared to $73.08 million in the week prior.