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Railroad Stocks Falter on Coal Outlook (NSC, UNP, CSX, KSU, KOL)

Posted: October 24, 2012 at 1:20 pm

Earlier this week, CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) reported quarterly results that were more or less in line with estimates, but the mix of shipments was not what the railroader was ...
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Coal Stocks Soar — Good News from Europe, Not China!

Posted: July 3, 2012 at 12:29 pm

Shares of Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) are up nearly 30% today and other coal companies are tagging along. James River Coal Co. (NASDAQ: JRCC) is up almost 9.5%, Arch ...
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Coal, Natural Gas Reaching Price Parity (XOM, CHK, EOG, CNX, BTU, ANR, ACI)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:58 am

Natural gas prices have been rising, getting to around $2.75/thousand cubic feet last week before falling back a little to around $2.69. At this level, coal once again enters the ...
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Patriot Coal Leads the Way to New Lows

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 1:28 pm

Today’s not a good day to be in the coal business. Miner Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) announced this morning that it was lowering both shipment and price forecasts for ...
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Coal Mining Stocks: Easy Come, Easy Go (BTU, ACI, ANR, PCX, JRCC, CLD)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 12:38 pm

Just yesterday we noted that coal stocks were getting a nice boost based on the expectation that the stocks had just about hit bottom. One day does not a trend ...
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Coal Stocks Jumping Today (BTU, ACI, ANR, PCX, JRCC, CLD)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Coal prices are getting a nice bump today after a long slide. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU), Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI), Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR), Patriot Coal ...
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How Bad are Coal Stocks? (JRCC, ACI, ANR, BTU, PCX, CNX)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 11:24 am

Concerns about the global economic recovery and the ability of emerging markets, especially China, to keep growing are affecting prices for many commodities, including coal. Adding to coal’s problem is ...
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Lower Coal Demand, Odd Investor Outlook (ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX, ACI, KOL)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 12:12 pm

US coal miners had a tough fourth quarter and most are expecting the same conditions for at least the first half of 2012. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR), Patriot ...
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Commodities Watch: Why Coal Is Back In Favor With Goldman Sachs (PCX, BTU, CNX, WLT, TCK, KOL)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 12:32 pm

A Goldman Sachs analyst has raised the coal sector from 'Neutral' to 'Attractive' this morning. The big gainer was Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) which was raised from 'neutral' to ...
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Coal Sector Has Much More Than Arch’s Earnings Signal (ACI, BTU, MEE, ICO, PCX, CNX, KOL)

Posted: January 28, 2011 at 12:53 pm

Like demand for crude oil, demand for coal is being driven by China. The government's recent decision to limit domestic production means that other coal miners will be sending more ...
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