In line with its trend of past few months, Michael Johnston’s Steelhead Partners has again marginally trimmed its exposure to Resolute Forest Products......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. The company......
(read more)September 13 - News - Comments
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) is looking to the future of coal and adjusting to what it sees. That hasn’t meant big changes for this......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable......
(read more)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. Demand for coal, particularly......
(read more)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. That should be......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
Upton Sinclair coined the phrase ‘King Coal’ in a novel by that name published nearly 100 years ago. Despite protestations from a few contrarians......
(read more)September 10 - News - Comments
What has a smart Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC) investor to do? In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old financial......
(read more)September 4 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF), Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), Colony Financial Inc......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
The past year has been brutal for coal, and the nation’s coal stocks have taken an absolute beating. There are a variety of factors behind coal&#......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) will release its quarterly report on Wednesday, and the stock has suffered recently from the weakness in the commodities markets......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
Is Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) a buy? If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, outdated financial tools......
(read more)August 25 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) investors: listen up. To many of your peers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, outdated financial vehicles of a forgotten......
(read more)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......
(read more)August 22 - News - Comments
Photo credit: CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) If it weren’t for the export market, U.S.-based coal producers would be in dire straits these days.......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
In previous eras, coal dominated the energy consumption market, being both abundant and cheap. However. over the past few years, the popularity of coal......
(read more)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. The company doesn’t......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)August 5 - News - Comments
It’s no secret that the coal industry in the United States is under fire. A multitude of industry headwinds, including depressed natural gas prices......
(read more)August 3 - News - Comments
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) will release its quarterly report on Friday, and investors already know that the company is having a tough time......
(read more)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. One thing......
(read more)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......
(read more)July 29 - News - Comments
There’s never a dull week on Wall Street. Let’s go over some of the news that will shape the week to come. Monday The first trading day of......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)July 23 - News - Comments
So far, 2013 has been very unfriendly to commodity and commodity stock investors. Commodity price weakness has led to massive sell-offs in many commodity......
(read more)July 15 - News - Comments
The U.S. coal industry has suffered greatly due to weak coal demand. The Market Vectors Coal , which replicates the performance of coal industry, has......
(read more)July 10 - News - Comments
Low coal prices have been the major culprit behind a waning coal industry. Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU), the world’s largest private coal company......
(read more)July 10 - News - Comments
Last year’s election featured a pretty heated debate on the future of coal in America. Many living in the Pittsburgh area, where I reside, weren......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. When it seemed like all the bad news was......
(read more)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......
(read more)June 20 - News - Comments
“China consumes nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined,” explains the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That makes Chinese demand......
(read more)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. Will this......
(read more)June 19 - News - Comments
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2013 total system levelized cost (LCOE) estimates aren’t exactly earth-shaking. Natural gas......
(read more)June 18 - News - Comments
The U.S. coal industry continues to struggle with falling demand domestically, and low prices for exports. New emissions regulations have caused the closure......
(read more)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.......
(read more)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. Despite all the efforts......
(read more)June 17 - News - Comments
Coal stocks have been under constant pressure since the financial crisis. Most are trading at a fraction of pre-crisis value which has some investors......
(read more)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. That was two......
(read more)June 12 - News - Comments
