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ThinkstockHow does upgrading the coal sector sound for a gutsy analyst call? That is exactly what we are seeing on…
ThinkstockThe battered U.S. coal industry took another shot Friday as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy announced proposed…
ThinkstockJames River Coal Co. (NASDAQ: JRCC) has had a rough couple of years. Monday’s announcement that the company was cutting…
ThinkstockCoal mining stocks have had a couple of bad years. Actually, since peaking in mid-2008, Central Appalachian thermal coal prices…
Jon OggThis will be an interesting week for Wall Street analyst coverage as many traders, investors and analysts are out…
July 23, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but only the DJIA was able to stay in positive…
ThinkstockPeabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The coal miner posted adjusted diluted…
July 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA dipping on a poor earnings report from McDonald’s…
ThinkstockSaying that coal company management has focused on the right levers — lengthening debt maturities, slashing discretionary capital spending, reducing…
ThinkstockCoal mining companies have had a miserable two years. Low-cost natural gas has clobbered demand for thermal coal to generate…
Earnings season is still in overdrive. Many companies are meeting or just beating earnings expectations, but the bias has been…
thinkstockAs with any earnings season, the results that have come in so far for the first quarter of this year…
ThinkstockArch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the coal miner…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following the report on U.S. jobless numbers (more coverage here). In Europe,…
ThinkstockShares of Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) rose as much as 3.2% this morning after the company posted first-quarter earnings…
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