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Coal Stocks Lifted on Rumor of Buyout (WLT, BRK-A, BRK-B, BHP, AAUKY, ANR, BTU, PCX, KOL)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 2:29 pm

British newspaper The Guardian has a blog post saying there is speculation that US coal miner Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT) could be a ripe for a takeover fight among ...
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Arch Coal Tumbles on Earnings, Forecast (ACI, ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX)

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 9:27 am

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported fourth quarter and full year earnings this morning, and, like most other coal miners, the fourth quarter was just okay, while the outlook for ...
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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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Low Natural Gas Prices Hit Peabody Earnings (BTU)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 11:44 am

Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) missed earnings and revenue estimates this morning and the shares are trading down more than -5%. Second fiscal quarter adjusted EPS came in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALL, AMZN, BX, CTL, CB, DRI, FSL, GEOI, GOOG, JDSU, LNKD, BTU, PEG, DGX, TLB, TRV, UIS, UNH, URBN, WSH)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 8:25 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse. ...
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What Recession? Coal Acquisitions Keep on Coming (BTU, MT, MACDF, ACI, WLT, RIO, ANR, AAUKY, BHP, VALE, PCX, KOL)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 9:55 am

While Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) haven’t been pursuing Australia’s Macarthur Coal Ltd. (OTC: MACDF) for more than a few months, the deal never really looked like ...
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The Frontlines in a US-China Trade War (WMT, TGT, BTU, ACI, FCX, RIO, WY, PCL, ADM, BG, CAT, DE, GM, F, GE)

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 1:32 pm

While the debate rages over whether or not the U.S. should enact legislation aimed to curb currency manipulation -- and specifically the Chinese peg to the U.S. dollar -- the ...
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Coal Miners Win a Meaningless Battle over Mountaintop Removal Mining (ACI, ANR, BTU, CLF, CNX, PCX, KOL)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Coal company stock prices hit a five-year high in the summer of 2008, just before the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy sent the entire global economy into a tailspin. Five-year lows hit ...
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M&A Value For American Coal Players? (WLT, KOL, CNX, BTU, ANR)

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 9:56 am

Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) is the next M&A target if the daily rumor mill has any truth to it.  The rumor is that Anglo American is weighing on whether ...
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Media Digest (8/30/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 6:22 am

Foreign oil companies may have to give up natural gas rights in Iraq. (Reuters) Several large pharma firms are in the early stages of an attempt to find new and ...
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Mining Boom Times Continue (BHP, RIO, CAIQF, GLNCY, AAUKY, MACDF, BTU, MT, YZC)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 11:26 am

The world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) reported an increase in profits of 86% and a revenue increase of 36% for its 2011 fiscal year ended June ...
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Media Digest (8/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 22, 2011 at 6:19 am

The Federal Reserve to make a modest number of steps to keep the economy moving higher. (Reuters) Wall St. layoffs, already begun, will hurt morale as the industry tries to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEG, AA, AGU, RDEA, CTL, CERN, COP, CNX, DMND, FCX, GOOG, IBN, JPM, NEM, BTU, SWC, STM, RIG, VICL)

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 8:33 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AEGON N.V. (NYSE: AEG) maintained "Buy" but removed from Conviction ...
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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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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHI, BIIB, BRCD, COF, CLS, CNX, FGP, TFM, INTC, DATE, KOS, MCK, MCP, PCX, PTEN, BTU, PFCB)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 8:25 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Reiterated Hold at Argus. Biogen ...
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