Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, October 8th:MPLX LP (MPLX) : This master limited partnership (MLP) company which is engaged in providing a wide range of midstream energy services, including fuel distribution solutions, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.7% over the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 7.6%, compared with the industry average of 4.6 ...