In the financial world, there are dozens of methods shareholders can use to analyze Mr. Market. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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September 5 - News
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
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September 3 - News
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
In the financial world, there are a multitude of indicators investors can use to monitor the equity markets.
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August 27 - News
To the average investor, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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August 26 - News
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) mines coal and drills for oil and gas. But it also owns the infrastructure used to move coal, including barges and a port.
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August 23 - News
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old financial tools of a period lost to current times.
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August 23 - News
Natural gas production out of the Marcellus continues to outshine even the sunniest predictions. Already this year production from the play is up about 50% over last year.
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August 21 - News
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
Is the coal industry slowly making a comeback? Several coal companies such as Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) and CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) have rallied in recent...
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August 8 - News
A few days ago, Fool analyst Michael Olson added CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), a freight railroad company that dominates the east coast, to his real-money portfolio.
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August 7 - News
There has been a lot of talk recently among management teams of energy companies about creating or enhancing shareholder value. For the most part, this is just speculation.
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August 1 - News
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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August 1 - News
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
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) is having a bit of an identity crisis. The company can't decide if it's a coal company or a natural gas company.
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July 29 - News
Coal as an energy source is likely to stay in the long term to preserve a diversified energy portfolio.
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July 22 - News
The old saying used to be: "If you can't beat them, join them." It turns out that it doesn't quite work out that way all the time.
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July 15 - News
Even if CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) has not been hit quite as hard as some of its peers by the weakened demand for coal, the business has still been struggling recently.
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July 11 - Stock Analysis
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
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
Most Americans probably think that coal is dead.
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July 3 - News
Last year's election featured a pretty heated debate on the future of coal in America.
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June 28 - News
This morning, the release of the final revision to the first-quarter GDP number was seen as a positive thing for equities, despite the GDP number representing slower than previously...
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June 27 - News
After the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) lost 139 points yesterday, investors were starving for some good news today, and they got it in the S&P Case-Shiller...
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June 25 - News
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
Electric utilities care about price more than fuel source, so natural gas and coal use will continue to seesaw back and forth for years.
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June 19 - News
Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE:NRP) a Master Limited Partnership, or "MLP," continues to make strong progress diversifying from the leasing of its owned coal reserves.
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June 19 - News
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
Coal remains unloved because it is considered a dirty fuel. However, changes in the market are beginning to alter the fuel's outlook for the better.
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June 14 - News
Most coal companies are struggling with their profitability due to the constrained industrial demand and weak macroeconomic conditions.
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June 13 - News
Coal stocks have been under constant pressure since the financial crisis.
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June 13 - News
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
On Thursday, Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) will release its latest quarterly results.
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June 11 - News
Teck Resources Ltd (USA) (NYSE:TCK) was in 14 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. TCK has seen an increase in hedge fund interest lately.
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June 7 - News
On May 16, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources finally published 2012 production data for the Utica Shale – a rock formation located thousands of feet below the Marcellus...
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June 3 - News
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) was in 32 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. CNX investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund interest recently.
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May 30 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of indicators investors can use to track their holdings. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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May 28 - News
In the past twelve months, Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) has experienced a significant drop of nearly 50% to around $18 per share.
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May 28 - Insider Trading
It's important for investors to understand that there are two types of coal mined. The first is thermal coal which is used by power plants to heat homes.
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May 16 - News
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) reported revenue of $1.29 billion. The 11 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $1.28 billion on the same basis.
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April 27 - News
The recent rebound in natural gas prices depicted by Henry Hub natural gas prices has given investors some ‘food for investment.’ Moreover, Goldman Sachs has also revised ...
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April 23 - News
Along with many other stocks in the coal industry, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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April 19 - Stock Analysis
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April 18 - News
In 2008, candidate Barack Obama infamously said that as president he would set policy that would bankrupt the coal industry: "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant...
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April 10 - News
After discovering the Utica Shale in 2010, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) was initially highly optimistic about the play's hydrocarbon potential.
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April 5 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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April 3 - News
If you'd ask most market participants, hedge funds are perceived as unimportant, old financial vehicles of the past.
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March 24 - News
On Wednesday, China did the unthinkable by putting environmental concerns ahead of growth.
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March 22 - News
Iron ore and metallurgical coal company Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) has been pounded by weak demand for steel in the last year (metallurgical coal is used to produce...
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March 22 - News
It can leap tall buildings in a single bound; it's a bird, it's a plane ...
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March 14 - News