As evidence of a bullish long-term outlook for railroads, Warren Buffet's Berskshire recently increased its stake in Burlington Northern (BNI) and the CEO of Kansas City Southern (KSU), Michael Haverty, appeared on Larry Kudlow's show on CNBC Thursday evening, stating that rail transport was showing continued strength in the transport of coal, chemicals, and grains with weakness in the transport of consumer goods and housing related commodities. Berkshire paid $79.65 each to add 825,000 shares of BNI, upping its stake in
Railroad companies represent a compelling investment theme despite the run-up in the stock prices of major U.S. players in the industry such as Warren Buffett favorite Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI), which Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 64 million shares for an 18% stake . Railroad companies have pricing power as increased demand for the fuel-efficient transport of energy and agricultural commodities is combined with limited near
"Around the globe, wind-generating capacity has been expanding at a rapid 30% clip in recent years," notes value investor Nathan Slaughter, who adds, "And 2008 is already shaping up to be even better."
The editor of Half-Priced Stocks looks at industrial product firm Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN), explaining, "The company's most promising division is involved in the production of structural wind towers." Here's the advisor's of the latest addition to his "deep-discount' model portfolio.
"Around the globe, wind-generating capacity has been expanding at a rapid 30% clip in recent years," notes value investor Nathan Slaughter.
The editor of Half-Priced Stocks looks at industrial products firm Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN), adding, "Its most promising division is the production of structural wind towers." Here's the latest "deep-discount' buy.
"Led by states such as Texas and California, wind farms around the country will generate almost 50 billion kilowatt hours of electricity this year. Of course, the U.S. is still playing catch-up with many other regions.
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says as crude goes higher, it makes more and more sense to go for other energy options.
Every day that oil goes up, there is a new set of technologies that had formerly been priced out of the market that comes back to life. Let's take wind. Wind, in itself, just seems so stupid. It needs, well, wind. Much of our country doesn't have enough wind to make this economic. There are only certain regions that can really benefit.
I have been looking for an alternative energy stock that looks promising for the future.<!--more--> Renewable resources such as solar and wind are investments that we can feel good about.
Recently, I have been intrigued with wind power. Wind power is the cheapest form of renewable energy. It is significantly cheaper for a utility company to build a wind plant than a solar plant. Although natural gas and coal plants are cheaper to build, they are not renewable sources of energy. Now and in the future, I think that utility companies will be pressured through laws and/or subsidies to produce
Hedge Fund manager Jeffrey Gendell (Tontine Capital Partners) bought another $3.95 million worth of stock of Trinity Industries (TRN) at $39.56, the largest volume producer of freight and tank...
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"Around the globe, wind-generating capacity has been expanding at a rapid 30% clip in recent years," notes value investor 
