US Shipping(USS) holders getting some upside today on news that the distribution is not going to be cut. Stock is up over 2 dollars and is back over 11 bucks. Holly Partners (HEP) and Linn Energy (LINE) are both up major fractions. MLPS as a whole are a little lower with the index down .70 and off its low of the day. Willams (WPZ) Nustar (NSH) Hiland Holdings (HPGP) and Copano (CPNO) are down 1 point each among the biggest losers.

10 year is down to 3.93% which widens the MLP spread to over 260 points...the highest since December 2005.