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The coal sector has enjoyed much of the same run that has been seen by other commodities of late.  Coal companies and commodities companies are about to start reporting earnings and we wanted to see...
China consumed 864 million metric tons of coal in the first quarter of 2010. Thermal coal consumption to generate electricity totaled 444 million metric tons and metallurgical coal consumption,...
The coal sector has been rocked in the past two weeks by deadly accidents at mines in China and the US. In China, 32 miners are still missing and 6 are dead, and in the US, 25 miners are dead and 4...
The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis...
This morning we got to see the new equity holdings of T. Boone Pickens, via his BP Capital Management, L.P.,  as of March 31, 2009.  Some of the higher stakes look to be in Chesapeake Energy...
In the wake of a poor first quarter report, iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), formerly known as Cleveland-Cliffs, has tightened its belt and the belts of all its...
Today’s announcement of a merger between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) and Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FCL) creates the third-largest coal producer in the US. The all-stock...
Two weeks ago, Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) pushed out its shareholder vote on a merger with Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) to mid-December. Alpha promptly filed suit, seeking to force...
The proposed merger between Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) and Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) has run over more than a few bumps. Cliffs’ largest shareholder, Harbinger Capital, tried to...
Newly-named Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF) is slowing production at two of its Minnesota iron ore mines in order "to bring production in line with demand." Three furnaces capable of...
Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) has sold its majority interest in lime manufacturing plant in Kentucky and 17.6 million tons of coal that still needs to be mined. The after-tax gain from the sale...
There are actually very few analyst calls this morning and some of these may even be carry-over calls from late yesterday: Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) raised to buy at UBS. BJ Services (BJS) raised...
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Monday morning in pre-market trading: Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE)...
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) filed its intent to raise an aggregate of up to $400 million through offering $250 million for their convertible senior notes due 2015 and a concurrent common...