Short Sellers Focus on a Few Alternative Energy, Solar Stocks
Short interest in solar stocks was mixed in the two-week period ending June 14. Alternative energy stocks, however, were more attractive to short sellers.
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Short Sellers Lining Up Behind Higher Oil Prices
Short interest rose among integrated oil and gas producers in the two-week reporting period that ended June 14. Short sellers boosted their short positions in one company by a full third.
Falling Gas Prices Could End With a 7-Week Streak
A seven-week streak of steadily falling gasoline pump prices could be over. Increased tensions between the United States and Iran, a refinery explosion in Philadelphia and some optimism related to U.S. relations with China…
Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Takes 350,000 Barrels a Day Out of Production
Three early morning explosions at a refinery in Philadelphia caused only a few minor injuries but could push gasoline prices higher as the summer driving season approaches its peak.
New Regulations, Joint Venture Unlikely to Save Coal
The U.S. EPA has repealed the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and replaced it with a new plan that looks more favorably on coal-fired electricity generation. Should we expect that to save the coal industry?
Green Plains Drives Ethanol Into Dividend Hall of Shame
Green plains suspends its dividend and raises more debt, moves which should spook even the biggest believers of the future of ethanol.
Canadian Government Greenlights Pipeline Expansion
The Canadian government has granted authority to complete the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline system. Not all Canadians and certainly not all native First Nations are pleased, to say the least.
Goldman Sachs Adds to Residential Solar Excitement and Upside Ahead
There has been big news in the world of electric power in recent days. The electric capacity of clean and renewable energy has now surpassed the electric capacity of coal for the first time…
Global Renewable Energy Investments to Reach $13.3 Trillion Through 2050
Global investment in electricity generation will reach $13.3 trillion between now and 2050. Demand for electricity to power new cars and trucks will drive much of the demand.
Good News for Roadtrippers: Gas Prices Fall in All 50 States
Pump prices for regular gasoline fell by more than 6 cents a gallon last week and could continue the downward trend in most states right through the Independence Day holiday.
SunTrust Has Contrarian Energy Calls for a Nervous and Expensive Market
Here are five very different contrarian picks in what many would consider a very contrarian sector. These stocks are all rated Buy at SunTrust.
Green Electricity Outshines Coal for the First Time in US
In April, U.S. electricity generation capacity from renewable sources inched past coal-fired capacity. The gap was slow but it will grow. The question remains whether it will grow fast enough.
Short Sellers Don’t Believe Low Crude Prices Will Last
Short interest fell in four of the six oil & gas companies we track. Do short sellers really believe that oil prices won't go any lower?
Short Sellers Still Uncertain About Alternative Energy, Solar Stocks
Short interest in solar and alternative energy stocks was mixed in the two-week period ending May 31.
Gas Prices Plunge, Hit Lowest Average Since Early April
U.S. retail pump prices for regular gas fell by more than seven cents a gallon last week. The decline is expected to continue for at least a while longer.