Fracking provider Oasis Petroleum filed under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law, aiming to restructure and cut its debt.

TheStreet's sister site The Deal and analysts at Tudor, Pickering, Holt reported an interesting similarity between Oasis' trading valuation and that of Newfield Exploration, which was acquired by Encana on Thursday for $5.5 billion, but no reports have emerged suggesting Oasis is in merger talks at this time.

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Following initial public offering filings from BP and Oasis, The Deal has learned of at least two more planned debuts this year. Meanwhile, a number of midstream and upstream transactions took place over the past week.

The labor market goes under inspection and Apple releases its earnings report.

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Oasis Petroleum's (OAS) stock rating was boosted to the equivalent of 'buy' at Piper Jaffray and Capital One.

Investors seeking to bet against Tesla's common stock may want to give its convertible bonds a spin.

Investors seeking to bet against Tesla's common stock may want to give its convertible bonds a spin.

Foxconn, Apple's main iPhone assembler, forecast muted smartphone revenues for its September quarter amid waning global demand.

Disney needs to add more than 9 million streaming users each quarter in order to meet its September 2024 goal of between 230 million and 260 million global subscribers.

Retailing giant Walmart wants to ensure its customers can get what they're looking for, however they want to buy it.