I’ve always liked pipeline stocks. I’ve been a particularly big fan the past couple of years. Now--with a bidding war heating up for one of the largest pipeline companies after a two-month-old stock market-wide selloff--I’m more bullish than ever. Read More

Releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will provide a temporary respite from higher prices. But this move demonstrates how tight the supply-demand balance in the global oil market has become: Oil prices should hit their 2011 high by year-end. Read More

Reduced demand for Australian thermal coal from Japanese utilities caused a temporary price hiccup. But the long-term growth story for seaborne coal remains intact. Read More

Why I remain bearish on North American natural gas prices, but have a bullish outlook for international LNG prices. Read More

Apple's Ron Johnson may be a retail visionary, but Jim doubts that his addition to JC Penney's management ranks is worth the $1.2 billion in market cap that JC Penney's stock added on the news. Read More

Emerging-market investors focusing on Chinese companies that export to the West are looking in the wrong place -- if outsized capital gains are the objective. Read More

This tale of two tanker markets offers opportunities for investors who focus on high-yielding names with little exposure to the spot market. Read More

Looking for a good stock broker? Which broker is "good" depends upon what type of investor or trader you are. Jim discusses his seven favorite brokerage features and provides names of those brokers that fit the bill. Read More

Conspiracy theories about the Fed’s intentions make for enjoyable reading, but they don’t help investors with the decisions that really matter. Read More

Stock market history provides a surprising answer to the question of whether the S&P 500 index will continue falling after five consecutive weeks of decline. But high-yield income investors shouldn't care what the answer is as long as they reinvest their dividends. Read More