MarkWest Energy announced that the board of the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, declared a cash distribution of 83c per common unit for Q1, for an implied annual rate of $3.32 per common unit. The Q1 distribution represents an increase of 4c per common unit, or 5.1%, compared to the 1Q12 distribution.
Stocks gained after data showed the number of Americans applying for unemployment insurance fell last week to its …