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FBR Analyst Likes Coal in Christmas Stockings (PCX, CNX, CLD, KOL)

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 9:57 am

Apparently it seems that getting coal in your Christmas stockings is now a good thing.  FBR Capital Markets has a research report this morning that is highlighting some select coal ...
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A Tale of Two Chinese Coal Companies (PUDA, CREG, CSUAY, CCOZY, KOL)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 12:47 pm

In 2010, China is expected to import about 130 million metric tons of coal, and that number could grow to 162 million metric tons in 2011. The country is trying ...
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Massey Energy Directors Divided on Strategy (MEE, ANR, MT, ACI, CNX, KOL)

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 1:58 pm

The board of directors of Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) are meeting this week to decide on the company's next step following a report in mid-October that it was "exploring ...
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Is ArcelorMittal The Right Fit For Massey? (MEE, MT, ANR, KOL)

Posted: November 15, 2010 at 12:52 pm

Since reports first surfaced that Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) was considering a possible sale of the company as one of a number of strategic options, the company's share price ...
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Coal IPOs Highlight Domestic Coal (BTU, ACI, ANR, KOL)

Posted: November 5, 2010 at 1:39 pm

If you have any doubt about whether or not coal is yesterday's fuel and renewables are tomorrows, two IPOs should point you at the right answer. Italy's largest utility, Enel ...
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Can Big Coal Earnings Hold Up to Performance? (BTU, MEE, ACI, CNX, ANR, KOL)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 11:44 am

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 ...
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Massey Defense, When No News Is Good News (MEE, KOL)

Posted: April 30, 2010 at 1:28 pm

Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) has been thrashed since its catastrophic mine explosion.  Shares were near a 52-week high when this came about, and things have gone far south from ...
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Mine Disaster Is Not Only Problem Facing Coal Industry (ACI, ANR, BKH, CNX, JRCC, MEE, BTU, KOL, MSA, D, CGX)

Posted: April 7, 2010 at 2:30 pm

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 ...
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Coal Fields Merger Creates Big Player (ANR, FCL, CLF, KOL)

Posted: May 12, 2009 at 7:46 am

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 deal ...
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Peabody Tanking Coal (BTU, KOL)

Posted: April 15, 2009 at 8:05 am

For the first quarter of 2009, Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) has reported EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $1.46 billion from 59.6 million tons of coal sold. Analysts estimates averaged ...
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Coal Prices Falling; Will Iron Ore Follow? (BHP, KOL)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 8:32 am

The FT reports that contracts between some large coal producers and steel and power companies show coal prices falling by as much as 60% Australia's BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) and ...
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Solar’s Shade: Nero or Blackout? (FSLR, JASO, LDK, SPWRA, TAN, KOL, XLE, USO)

Posted: February 25, 2009 at 10:31 am

Notwithstanding a solid fourth quarter and an up year, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is off more than 15% in early trading this morning. We noted its strong earnings report yesterday, ...
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Peabody Loving Coal (BTU, KOL)

Posted: January 27, 2009 at 10:21 am

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) reported a huge fourth quarter this morning, and the stock is up around 12% as a result. For the full 2008 fiscal year, Peabody reported EPS ...
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Coal Stocks Above 2007, But Valuation Risks Remain (ACI, BTU, CNX, FCL, MEE, KOL)

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 10:36 am

In the past 52-weeks, the stock price of five large coal companies has risen anywhere from 50% to nearly 250%. But that's still between 27% and 42% below annual highs ...
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Foundation Coal Reverses Coal Sector Gains (FCL, BTU, ACI, KOL)

Posted: April 23, 2008 at 9:28 am

On Monday, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) announced strong first quarter results: 15% increase in revenue to a record $1.28 billion and EPS from continuing operations of $0.26. Peabody raised its full-year ...
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