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Closing Price on October 4, 2024
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ThinkstockJames River Coal Co. (NASDAQ: JRCC) has had a rough couple of years. Monday’s announcement that the company was cutting production and laying off 525 workers is just the latest...
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ThinkstockCoal mining stocks have had a couple of bad years. Actually, since peaking in mid-2008, Central Appalachian thermal coal prices have dropped from more than $140 a ton to around $50 a ton....
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Jon OggThis will be an interesting week for Wall Street analyst coverage as many traders, investors and analysts are out ahead of Labor Day. Still, we are seeing a surprising number of research calls...
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July 23, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but only the DJIA was able to stay in positive territory throughout the day. There was little economic data out of Europe today, but...
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ThinkstockPeabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The coal miner posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.33 on...
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July 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA dipping on a poor earnings report from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD). There was no economic data release of note in Europe...
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ThinkstockSaying that coal company management has focused on the right levers — lengthening debt maturities, slashing discretionary capital spending, reducing marginal production, driving...
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ThinkstockCoal mining companies have had a miserable two years. Low-cost natural gas has clobbered demand for thermal coal to generate electricity, and the slow global economy has substantially...
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Earnings season is still in overdrive. Many companies are meeting or just beating earnings expectations, but the bias has been toward coming in light on revenues. We have seen many corporate earnings...
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thinkstockAs with any earnings season, the results that have come in so far for the first quarter of this year have been mixed. There have been some winners and some losers, and with one or two...
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ThinkstockArch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the coal miner posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss...
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U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following the report on U.S. jobless numbers (more coverage here). In Europe, the only data out today showed that U.K. retail sales fell 0.7%,...
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ThinkstockShares of Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) rose as much as 3.2% this morning after the company posted first-quarter earnings that were considerably better than expected. Peabody’s...
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U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a downturn in Europe and mixed markets in Asia. Data releases were limited everywhere today as well. In Asia, a weaker yen boosted the Nikkei,...
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Investors and traders alike always seem to be on the lookout for new investment ideas. With the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average having recently hit new highs, 24/7 Wall St. decided...
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