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.

The 14-week decline in gasoline prices ended while two million people in Florida are still without power.

A new EV would radically change how cars are made and that could be a threat to the market leader.

Soaring mortgage rates and elevated home prices have deterred buyers, forcing sellers to lower their expectations.