The U.S stock market is trading slightly in green territory despite declining oil prices caused by fears about the state of China’s economy. Amid...
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January 11 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Over the past 12 months the coal industry has fallen by about 58% on average. The factors responsible for this include not only climate change and environmental...
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December 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With all three indexes still in the green before the Federal Reserve begins raising rates, shares of Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Petroleo Brasileiro SA...
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December 16 - Market Movers, News - Comments
With U.S factory growth coming in at its slowest rate in two years, shares of XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Travelport Worldwide...
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November 2 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Two energy stocks that soared particularly high yesterday after a protracted period of being beaten down were Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) and Peabody Energy...
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September 25 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The shares of Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) are trading 19.23% higher after a recent announcement from the company that it has again delayed its debt swap...
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August 31 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
George Soros is one of the greatest investors of all time, there is no doubt about that. His family office, Soros Fund Management, continues to be run...
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August 20 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
As Dow Jones and S&P 500 Indices plunged on Monday amid concerns over Greece, a group of companies has enjoyed strong gains. The Dow Jones Coal Index...
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June 29 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ken Griffin and his fund, Citadel Advisors, have boosted their stake in Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), a new filing with the Security and Exchange Commission...
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March 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
David Iben’s Kopernik Global is an investment management firm, which trades primarily in global corporate public equity, including shares of all sized...
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February 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
China has accounted for nearly all of coal’s demand growth over the past decade. Although demand from that country should continue to expand as...
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September 21 - Commodities, News - Comments
U.S. coal companies have been going through hard times since April 2011. Both met and thermal coal producers have lost significant amounts of their market...
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September 18 - News - Comments
The press is making hay over the proposed rules the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to release later this month regarding carbon emissions...
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September 17 - 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...
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September 13 - News - Comments
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope...
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September 13 - News - Comments
Coal is one of the most plentiful and least expensive sources of energy on Earth. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it’s dirty compared...
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September 12 - 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...
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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. Demand for coal, particularly...
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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. Despite protestations from a few contrarians...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Should Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSM) investors track the following data? In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of indicators market...
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September 9 - 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...
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September 4 - News - Comments
There’s not much Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) investors can look forward to, for at least another year. That’s what the company’s latest...
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September 4 - News - Comments
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope...
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August 30 - 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...
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August 29 - News - Comments
This series , brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our...
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August 28 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are dozens of gauges market participants can use to watch Mr. Market. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading...
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August 28 - 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...
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August 27 - News - Comments
Is Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) a sell? To many of your peers, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, old investment vehicles of an era lost to time. Although...
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August 25 - News - Comments
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope...
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August 23 - 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...
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August 22 - News - Comments
A natural gas processing plant. Source: Devon Energy The privately held Meritage Midstream Services has announced that it has purchased natural gas gathering...
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August 21 - News - Comments
Since taking the helm as President of Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL)‘s asset management division in December 1990, noted value investor Tom Gayner...
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August 20 - 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....
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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...
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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. The company doesn’t...
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August 8 - News - Comments
Companies like Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) had touted metallurgical coal as their darling savior, but the industry must face a deceptive truth: increased...
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August 7 - 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...
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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...
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August 5 - News - Comments
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope...
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August 2 - 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...
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August 1 - News - Comments
Although coal use increased in the first quarter at utilities, coal sales fell because energy companies dipped into their stockpiles to meet their fuel...
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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. One thing...
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August 1 - News - Comments
Usually, one wouldn’t want to tread into the territory of Russian stocks. The precise reason being stocks based in Russia tend to be volatile because...
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August 1 - News - Comments
Large swathes of the U.S. face increasing droughts, wildfires, storms, and more. Scientists agree that climate change plays a role in exacerbating these...
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July 30 - 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...
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July 29 - News - Comments
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope...
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July 28 - News - Comments
Coal stocks have been one of the worst performers this year. The sector was pressured by low coal prices and massive debt levels of the companies. The...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and shareholders expect the struggles for the coal company to continue not only...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Coal as an energy source is likely to stay in the long term to preserve a diversified energy portfolio. However, in the last couple of years, the coal...
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July 22 - News - Comments
With the abundant supply and cheaply priced natural gas in the U.S, the clean fuel has successfully replaced coal in many industries. While coal prices...
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July 16 - News - Comments