A new report on leveraged loan default rates from Fitch Ratings showed that, since the beginning of March, more than three-quarters of leveraged loan default volume has come from metals/mining and energy…
Paul Ausick Energy stocks have recovered strongly, either because the share prices had fallen so far that they are now an irresistible buy or because short sellers with conviction want to hold on until…
Paul Ausick AT&T, once firmly entrenched as the most shorted stock trading on the New York Stock Exchange, seems on a path to drop from the top 10 entirely.
In the past two-and-a-half trading sessions, shares of Arch Coal have risen nearly 90%, not including the effect of a recent reverse stock split.
Paul Ausick Arch Coal shares surged in Wednesday afternoon trading. Amazingly, this is not the first big move of the week.
Jon C. Ogg Short sellers got out of the way as AT&T's merger with DirecTV wound to a close, but the big drop in short interest was not enough to remove AT&T from the list…
ThinkstockWalter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT) filed a notice Friday morning that the New York Stock Exchange has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the NYSE’s intention to remove Walter…
ThinkstockWhen Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) reported second-quarter results Tuesday morning, the per share loss was worse than expected and total sales came in lower than expected. But the company is still…
Wikimedia Commons (Bill Bradford)According to new data on short interest in the period which ended July 15, ten companies listed on the NYSE had short interest over 95 million shares. First among the companies…
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amazon.com, Clovis Oncology, Glaukos, Hertz Global, Peabody Energy and Whiting Petroleum.
AT&T continued to reign as the most shorted stock trading on the New York Stock Exchange between the June 15 and June 30 settlement dates, and short sellers piled on Chesapeake Energy…
The Supreme Court ruling against the EPA for not considering costs was supposed to be a lifeline for the business of fossil fuels. Or was it?
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday threw the U.S. coal industry at lifeline with a five to four ruling ordering the EPA to take into account the cost of regulations on mercury emissions…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockJune 26, 2015: Here are four stocks among the 140 equities making new 52-week lows today. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) dropped about 19% on Friday to post a new 52-week low…
Among U.S. coal miners, Walter Energy, which mines metallurgical coal exclusively, has suffered the most.
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