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Weyerhaeuser Is More Than a Housing Play
Jun. 19, 2013, 8:09 am EDT – Housing giant Weyerhaeuser agreed to a $2.6B deal to acquire Longview Timber. Coupled with a potential new business strategy, that news makes WY a buy. More
Walter Energy: The Next Coal Casualty?
Jun. 17, 2013, 12:24 pm EDT – Walter Energy is stuck between a rock and a hard place -- specifically, a big load of high-interest debt and a crummy coal market. More
3 Energizing Small-Cap Picks
Jun. 14, 2013, 12:55 pm EDT – Major energy producers might get more attention, but small-cap E&P firms have the potential for much more explosive returns. Here are three picks in the space. More
Do the Drop-Down Dance With Spectra Energy
Jun. 14, 2013, 12:31 pm EDT – Spectra Energy has agreed to drop down all of its remaining U.S. transmission and storage assets to its MLP, which should have investors doing a victory dance. More
Can’t Pick Stocks Like Barron’s? Just Pick up the ETF!
Jun. 12, 2013, 6:00 am EDT – ALPS' new exchange-traded fund leveraging the Barron's 400 Index is the latest offering in "fundamental indexing," which aims to tinker with indices for the better. More
Housing’s Hot, but Lumber’s Not
Jun. 10, 2013, 2:02 pm EDT – The housing sector has been on a tear in 2013, yet lumber stocks have lagged behind. Is that a sign of weakness, or just an opportunity that hasn't yet closed? More
Snag These 3 Agriculture ETFs While You Can
Jun. 7, 2013, 11:59 am EDT – Floundering commodity prices have given investors an opportunity to load up on ag-based futures before the summer harvest. But it won't last long. More
BP Adds More ‘Northern Exposure’
Jun. 5, 2013, 10:45 am EDT – High royalty rates have kept E&P firms away from Alaska's abundant natural resources. But now that rates are falling, BP is jumping back in head-first. More
Is Alcoa Really ‘Junk’?
Jun. 4, 2013, 8:48 am EDT – Moody's view of Alcoa's debt load shouldn't sway investors away from this potential aluminum value play. More
The Utica Is Quite ‘Gassy’ … And That’s OK
May. 31, 2013, 10:23 am EDT – The Utica was touted to bring in $500 billion for the energy industry, but so far has come up short on shale oil. Can natural gas reserves save its investors? More
