The 1 Piece of Data Coal Companies Have Been Dying to Hear Isn't As Promising As They Hoped
Tyler Crowe, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 9:20AM CDT
Coal companies have been continually citing one data point they believe will lead to a turnaround in the coal markets: Inventories at power generation facilities are at historical lows and, today, are equivalent to less than two months' worth of...
Is the Coal Market Catching Fire?
Lior Cohen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 9:07AM CDT
In the past several months, the coal market has shown signs of recovery, mainly because of harsh winter conditions in the U.S. coal companies such as CONSOL Energy and Arch Coal have benefited from these developments. But is the coal market...
Weak Coal Prices Unearth Mining Troubles
at The Street - Thu Mar 27, 12:07PM CDT
Expect bankruptcy filings as falling coal prices pressure margins at James Rive Coal.
Blood in the Streets: Is It Time to Buy Coal Stocks?
Peter Epstein, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 27, 11:12AM CDT
Fundamentals in the coal sector have been challenged for the past few years. Global oversupply of thermal coal, used for electricity generation, has kept a lid on coal prices. Only slowly is the higher-cost coal supply being curtailed. However, in...
Will Other Coal Miners Follow Walter Energy's Path?
Vladimir Zernov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 27, 9:19AM CDT
Met coal miners find themselves under tremendous pressure this year, as market oversupply continues to weigh on met coal prices. The impact of prolonged met coal price softness is especially severe for the met coal producer Walter Energy , which is...
Fitch Updates Recovery Analysis for U.S. Metals and Mining Sector
Business Wire - Wed Mar 26, 1:09PM CDT
Fitch Ratings has published an updated recovery analyses for the following rated Metals and Mining company:
Risk-Reward Balanced at Arch Coal - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 26, 10:40AM CDT
On March 25, we issued an updated research report on Arch Coal Inc.
Are Coal Miners Holding a Fire Sale?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 26, 9:00AM CDT
Arch Coal bought a big metallurgical coal business at peak prices, saddling it with debt. Management has been open about the burden in a weak coal market. So far, it has cut its dividend and sold non-core assets. It's not alone in the industry. At...
Downgrade Alert for Arch Coal (ACI)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 26, 7:05AM CDT
Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) was downgraded from Buy to Neutral at UBS today. The stock closed yesterday at $4.66 on volume of 11.7 million shares, above average daily volume of 7.9 million. Arch Coal, Inc. mines, processes, and markets low sulfur coal from surface, underground, and auger mines located in the western United States and in the central Appalachian region. The Company markets its coal primarily to electric utilities.
Why Coal Stocks Slumped This Morning
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 25, 10:06AM CDT
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Why Arch Coal (ACI) Is Down Today
at The Street - Tue Mar 25, 8:57AM CDT
Arch Coal (ACI) ticked downward on Tuesday after news that the U.S. Supreme Court refusal to restore a permit for a mountaintop mining project in West Virginia. The refusal halted the company's challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's...
Top court rejects Arch Coal
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Mar 24, 5:56PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review an appeal by Arch Coal (ACI) of a permit rejected by the Environmental Protection Agency. The court left intact a lower court ruling that backed the EPA. Arch's plan included dynamiting more than 2,200 acres...
Risk-Reward Balanced at Peabody Energy - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 24, 9:30AM CDT
Peabody is set to benefit from its presence in strategic global coal markets but a failure to renew existing long-term contracts can impact its profitability going forward.
Supreme Court won't review W.Va. strip mine case
AP - Mon Mar 24, 8:55AM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a coal company fighting to reinstate a water pollution permit for a massive West Virginia strip mine.
Coal Industry Stock Outlook - March 2014 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 24, 3:40AM CDT
Coal Industry Stock Outlook - March 2014 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Coal Industry Stock Outlook - March 2014 - Industry Outlook
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 24, 3:40AM CDT
Coal Industry Stock Outlook - March 2014 - Industry Outlook
Has this Coal Barge Sunk?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 10:29AM CDT
Just a month or so after announcing it was exploring strategic alternatives, James River Coal has missed a debt payment. It also warned that its 2013 results would be delayed and that it could receive a "going concern" warning from its auditors....
Walter Energy Inc: Avoid on Debt Concerns
Mark Holder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 8:47AM CDT
With Bank of America issuing a negative report on metallurgical coal, Walter Energy slumped 20% on the news. The analyst was also bearish on other met coal producers including Alpha Natural Resources and Arch Coal . Typically a beaten down...
Top Gainers under the Lens: Arch Coal, Kandi Technologies, MagneGas, and Sky-mobi
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 18, 8:06AM CDT
The US markets saw a positive sentiment on Monday, March 17, 2014, with the NASDAQ Composite closing at 4,279.95, up 0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the session at 16,247.22, up 1.13% and the S&P 500 edging 0.96% higher to finish the trading session at 1,858.83. The gains were broad based as all the ten sectors ended the session in positive. A number of stocks saw large movements, including Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI), Kandi Technologies Group Inc. (NASDAQ: KNDI), MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ: MNGA), and Sky-mobi Ltd (NASDAQ: MOBI), which were amongst the top gainers for the session. Free research on these four companies can be accessed at: