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daniel July 29, 2015 Are Railroads Still a Growth Industry?, Coal’s Decline Could Hit Railroads Hard, CSX, Kansas City Southern, KSU, Norfolk Southern, NSC, Railroad Growth Has Stalled, Union Pacific, UNP

Are Railroads Still a Growth Industry?

The true problem here is that the drop in revenue growth seems to be occurring throughout the U.S. railroad industry. Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) reported a rate of -9.74% on June 30, 2015, while CSX reported a rate of -5.55% on the same day. The other big publicly traded U.S. railroad operator, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), reported a rate of 4.54% on March 31, 2015.

Market Commentary

daniel June 13, 2015February 17, 2016 Berkshire Hathaway, CSX, deflation, Has an economic downturn begun?, Is Deflation Beginning?, Is there an economic recovery., Kansas City Southern, KSU, NSC, railroad stocks, Union Pacific, UNP, Warren Buffett

Is Deflation Beginning?

It looks as if an economic downturn has begun. Only time will tell if this is actual deflation or simply a case of the jitters on the part of consumers. One thing is clear though; the rumors of an economic recovery seem to be greatly exaggerated.