Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Coal Isn't Dying Because There's a War on It

Regulation is often blamed for the industry's woes. There's more to it than that.

A dark future.

Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg
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I never cease to be amazed how people with an agenda massage facts, or omit them, in order to support their cause.

It comes up in the investing world, where these agendas often lead to money-losing decisions. Being able to detect this sort of nonsense is good over the long run for your investment portfolio.