In line with its trend of past few months, Michael Johnston’s Steelhead Partners has again marginally trimmed its exposure to Resolute Forest Products Inc (NYSE:RFP) recently...
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October 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set to announce rules governing new electric power plants later this month and rules for existing plants next year, Wall Street ...
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September 18 - Commodities, News - Comments
Falling coal prices have hit coal miners with a lot of debt on their balance sheets. Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) is not an exception.
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September 13 - News - Comments
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) is looking to the future of coal and adjusting to what it sees.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Listen to some analysts and you'd get the impression coal companies should simply close their mines and call it a day.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Metallurgical coal is used in the steel making process and although prices are weak today, demand is set to increase over the long term.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Upton Sinclair coined the phrase 'King Coal' in a novel by that name published nearly 100 years ago.
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September 10 - News - Comments
In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
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September 4 - News - Comments
Stocks to Watch (Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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September 3 - News - Comments
At a time when the whole coal industry faces severe headwinds, Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) surprised analysts by reporting a profit instead of a loss.
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August 29 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) has fallen 65% year to date. With the Chinese economy slowing, coal prices have stalled and coal companies have fallen out of favor.
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August 28 - News - Comments
The past year has been brutal for coal, and the nation's coal stocks have taken an absolute beating.
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August 27 - News - Comments
Joy Global Inc.
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August 27 - News - Comments
If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, outdated financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 25 - News - Comments
To many of your peers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, outdated financial vehicles of a forgotten age.
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August 22 - News - Comments
Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI)'s stock price has appreciated more than 12% over the past month, but some investors will strongly argue that this is nothing more than a dead cat bounce...
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August 22 - News - Comments
If it weren't for the export market, U.S.-based coal producers would be in dire straits these days.
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August 12 - News - Comments
In previous eras, coal dominated the energy consumption market, being both abundant and cheap. However.
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August 10 - News - Comments
In some ways, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) defies all logic of what is happening in the coal space today.
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August 8 - News - Comments
Coal miners are some of the most beaten down stocks this year. And one of the most unfortunate companies among coal miners is Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT).
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August 6 - News - Comments
Coal companies are still recovering from write downs, but slowly, the industry is coming back. Now, there are a number of companies trading at or below book value.
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August 5 - News - Comments
It’s no secret that the coal industry in the United States is under fire.
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August 3 - News - Comments
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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August 1 - News - Comments
When Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) reported earnings last week, the company highlighted its position in the world's coal markets.
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August 1 - News - Comments
While coal-to-gas switching -- the practice in which power plants use natural gas to create electricity rather than coal -- is expected to continue in the aggregate over the next...
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July 29 - News - Comments
The first trading day of the week kicks off with Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) reporting quarterly results on Monday afternoon. Is Herbalife Ltd.
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July 27 - News - Comments
Though the stocks haven’t traded well the last couple of days, costs cuts have improved the potential for rebounds in both Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) and Walter ...
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July 27 - News - Comments
A typical headline such as the above usually signals a stock that has an absurdly high valuation and that is due for a correction. In the case of Walter Energy, Inc.
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July 23 - News - Comments
So far, 2013 has been very unfriendly to commodity and commodity stock investors.
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July 15 - News - Comments
The U.S. coal industry has suffered greatly due to weak coal demand.
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July 10 - News - Comments
Low coal prices have been the major culprit behind a waning coal industry.
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July 10 - News - Comments
Coal stocks continue to remain under pressure this year. Falling coal prices and uncertainty about the world economy and coal demand has pushed coal stocks down.
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July 8 - News - Comments
Coal gets a bad rap. Environmentalists call it a dirty fuel, while Santa Claus uses it to punish naughty little boys and girls.
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July 8 - News - Comments
Shares of Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) have been pummeled as of late.
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July 8 - News - Comments
Benchmark coking coal prices are down 56% from a quarterly price of $330 per metric tonne in mid 2011 to $145 per tonne for the July-Sept, 2013 period.
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July 3 - News - Comments
Investing in coal is a frightening proposition.
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July 3 - News - Comments
Most Americans probably think that coal is dead.
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July 3 - News - Comments
Last year's election featured a pretty heated debate on the future of coal in America.
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June 28 - News - Comments
Why were investors so surprised that President Obama wanted to launch a "war on coal"? They were warned during his first presidential campaign that he wanted to bankrupt anyone...
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June 27 - News - Comments
Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT) is a source of never-ending pain for its investors. The stock has lost 68% this year.
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June 26 - News - Comments
Although it remains the country’s largest private sector provider of jobs, the U.S. coal industry is hurting. Domestic utilities are turning to lower-priced natural gas.
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June 20 - News - Comments
“China consumes nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined,” explains the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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June 19 - News - Comments
Weak US demand hammered coal stocks last year. American coal producers were forced to boost their exports while trying to cut back on costs.
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June 19 - News - Comments
The Energy Information Administration's (EIA) 2013 total system levelized cost (LCOE) estimates aren't exactly earth-shaking.
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June 18 - News - Comments
The U.S. coal industry continues to struggle with falling demand domestically, and low prices for exports.
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June 17 - News - Comments
It's been a tough few years on the coal industry as cheaper, cleaner natural gas has replaced the dirty fuel in domestic electricity generation.
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June 17 - News - Comments
Sometimes luck turns away from certain industries. This has been the case for coal miners this year. Prices for coal remain low.
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June 17 - News - Comments
Coal stocks have been under constant pressure since the financial crisis.
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June 13 - News - Comments
Talk about a fall from grace. Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) used to be the bellwether coal name in the U.S. and arguably the world.
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June 12 - News - Comments
