The accompanying 5-month chart presents an analysis of the global price of near-month coal futures contracts from the U.S. (QL – Central Appalachian NYMEX Coal Futures), South Africa (AFR – Richards Bay ICE Coal Futures), and Europe (ATW – Rotterdam ICE Coal Futures) compared to the Market Vectors Coal ETF (KOL), U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG, and U.S. Oil Fund (USO). Although this is not a huge amount of historical data, the past five months presents an interesting analysis given the tremendous volati
The accompanying table contains a summary and statistics for 16 ETFI global equity indexes and two commodity pool fund ideas, with the short/inverse and defensive themes outpacing the overall market averages over the past year in the midst of ongoing market turmoil around the world.
Although currently out of favor with investors, new commodity pool fund ideas include timber and coal. The CoalFund is a commodity pool that is structured to track the performance of exchange-traded, near-month futures contracts
before i did bought some shares in pea body energy corp this company income 3billion dollars pea body is the leaders in coal and bigest producing energyit does realy in the long time holding first you will earn dividant and every time shares go down buy more shares every body need to use the heater if the econmy good or bad befoe i do buy any shares in any company ido reed barons in ups and down section you will spend the best 5 dollars you have but you will buy most honest magazines in the intear world they hire the highest braines from this earth and in my part i did screen all the c...
As investors continually look toward commodity-based investments to solidify their portfolios in these sagging market times, Zacks senior coal industry analyst Neil Malkin was on hand recently to give us his updated outlook on coal.
While some commodity-oriented stocks are growing more conservative in their profit-margin outlook, you are staying bullish on coal companies. What is the advantage coal stocks have, looking ahead?
Peabody Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, mining, and production of coal worldwide. It owns interests in 31 coal operations located in the United States and Australia, as well as owns joint venture interests in a Venezuelan mine. The company also markets, brokerages, and trades coal. It also develops mine-mouth coal-fueled generating plants; produces coalbed methane; and develops Btu Conversion technologies, which are designed to convert coal to natural gas and transportation fuels. The company sells its steam coal to electric utilities and metallurgi...
Yesterday, I went into my backyard to grill some tasty treats, as it was a pleasant evening and...well...grilled food be good. As I cleaned out my Weber to start my fire, I went into my shed to pick up some fuel for the fire - and lo and behold nothing was there. My coal was stolen.
I figured, why steal coal now? I mean, coal shares are in the midst of a nasty correction. Why in the world would anyone want to try to catch that falling knife? In such a situation most people would have just went out and bought more charcoal, but not me. I had a hunger - but not for burgers.
First, wow what a day. I feel like I suddenly own a fleet of financials for the past year. Very strange past 2 months - in June while the market was demolished we held up fine, and now the exact opposite is happening in July. I guess reversion to the mean still holds. I am checking the results over at CGM Focus (CGMFX) every day to see how Ken Heebner is handling this and he was down 5% yesterday alone and over 9% the past week; 14% for the month. This is the "risk" part of risk/reward of running concentrated portfolios. We're outperforming those results the past month, but that is n...
What does a world class, leading athlete need to be the best? Energy.
What does a world class, leading nation need to be the best? Energy.
Coal is being confused as an alternative energy. It is already the energy for today, satisfying over 60% of China's energy needs. And China's need for energy will only continue to grow as the country builds more metropolitan cities to serve its growing middle class.
Consolidation happening around the $65 price level... coal demand continues on a mult-decade move higher. China infrastructure increasing will increase electricit
Sell-off pressure on coal mining on the last week was driven by worries amidst deteriorating economy. But a Citi's Analyst wrote, "This [sell-off] seems profit-taking amid a deteriorating economy, and the 'End of the beginning, not the beginning of the end'". He upgraded BTU and Arch Coal (ACI) from "hold" to "buy".
Energy Department estimates that electricity from a carbon-capturing plant with sequestration will cost 8 cents to generate one KWH in today's money by 2016. That figure does not take into account any benefit from selling carbon credits or any revenue from selling carbon ...
"Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) looks hot," says Leo Fasciocco, who focuses on stocks that have broken out from technical basing patterns.
In his The Ticker Tape Digest he explains, "The stock rose above its break points of $81.20, hitting a new high." He adds, "With net set to surge 70% this year, our upside target is $105."
"The company has mining operations in Appalachia, the Powder River Basin, and the U.S. Southwest and Midwest, as well as Australia and Venezuela. It also markets, brokers, and trades coal, and develops electricity-generation projects.
With crude oil prices soaring, shares in coal and fertilizer companies have also been climbing for the past year. Barron's offers a survey of the momentum plays, pointing out some opportunities and risks when investing in coal and fertilizer stocks.
Talking about risks, Barron's underlines the fact that it can be difficult for investors to put their hard earned money into a stock that is already trading near its highs. But as they say, the trend is up unless proven otherwise, and we might take this into account when pic
Morgan Stanley is out with a positive call on Peabody (BTU),
raising their target significantly from $54 to $80. According to the firm, Peabody is increasingly a play on execution of a growth story in
Australia. BTU has underperformed peers, largely due to disappointing
results in its Australian segment. Morgan Stanley thinks results will improve as
coal chain expansions should allow Peabody to grow production, ease
cost pressures, and improve its mix of high-margin metallurgical coal.<!--more-->
5/8 - "Oil prices have made the headlines recently," says Martin Hutchinson in The Money Map Reporter. "But the miracle fuel of the 19th Century is coal, the forgotten fossil fuel."...Coal prices have zoomed northward during the past year. The current spot price is around $135 per metric ton, more than double the level of a year ago...Since both India and China are expected to quadruple their power consumption by 2030, most of that increase must come from coal-fired stations. What are the best buys in the sector?"
"St. Louis-based Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) is the world's largest producer ...
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With crude oil prices soaring, shares in coal and fertilizer companies have also been climbing for the past year. Barron's offers a 
