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Peabody Energy Corporation (), is the largest private-sector coal company in the world. Its primary business consists of the mining, sale and distribution of coal, which is purchased for use in electricity generation and steelmaking.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Big gun investors John Paulson, Steve Cohen, Anton Schutz and Eddie Lampert all made surprising investment moves this past quarter that investors may want to take note of, according to Wall Street research shop SNL Financial.
While hedge fund manager Paulson ditched financials, we already told you that George Soros is buying them (see Emac's Bottom Line, "Soros Dumps Google and Apple, Buys Banks" )Add Anton Schutz's Mendon Capital to the bulls on the banks, as his shop doubled its JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) stake in the first quarter. SNL has more detail you won't want to miss:PAULSON CUTS BACK ON U.S. FINANCIALSClosely watched John Paulson is the hedge fund manager famous for making smart bets against the U.S. subprime mortgages in 2007. He's hit a rocky patch, with some of his funds dropping by a third to a half, notably due to investments in gold, which have sunk into the red.And now his fund, Paulson & Co., has taken a big scissor to holdings of U.S.-based financial services stocks in the ...During trading today, both the Energy sector (XLE) and the S&P500 showed little movement.The ETF is trading at 96.1% of its 50-day moving average and 98.1% of its 20...
Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) said Thursday its first-quarter earnings fell 2.2% on acquisition-related charges and bad weather, but results of the largest U.S. coal mi...
Earnings-driven gains among coal and oilfield service stocks lit up energy stocks' otherwise dull start to the session Thursday. Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. shar...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESPeabody Energy Corp.'s (BTU) first-quarter earnings fell 2.2% on acquisition-related charges and bad weather, masking a jump in revenue and Austra...
TAKING THE PULSE: With natural gas prices hovering near 10-year lows, investors have fled coal companies, pushing the Dow Jones U.S. Coal Index down by more than hal...
Energy stocks fell back on Friday, with Nabors Industries fell 2.6%, Consol Energy moved down by 2.4%. Peabody Energy slipped 2.3%. Energy stocks in the S&P 500 drop...
The Energy sector (XLE) showed little movement while the S&P 500 gained 1.3% during trading today.The ETF is trading at 95.9% of its 50-day moving average and 98.9% ...
Energy stocks on Thursday bounced back from losses in the previous session, with oil service firm Rowan Cos. up 5.5%. The company's board of directors OK'd a plan to...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESAlpha Natural Resources Inc. (ANR) has appointed Paul Vining, currently the coal company's chief commercial officer, as president, succeeding Kurt...
Nine stocks dropped to 52-week lows:While trading on below-average volume, Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) dropped today, hitting and then dropping past its pre...
Nine stocks hit to 52-week lows:While trading on above-average volume, Citigroup (NYSE:C) decreased today, hitting and then dropping past its previous 52-week low to...
These nine stocks fell to 52-week lows:The share price of Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI ) decreased today, reaching and then falling even farther past its pre...
Patriot Coal Corp. (PCX) has fielded formal pitches from restructuring advisers in the event the company can't satisfy its near-term financing needs, Debtwire report...
Here are the nine most popular stocks that hit 52-week lows:The share price of Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) dipped today, reaching and then falling even farther past it...
Waratah Coal, an Australian explorer and developer controlled by billionaire Clive Palmer, said Monday it will continue to pursue plans to develop a stand-alone jett...
Here are nine stocks that fell to 52-week lows:While trading on below-average volume, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) dropped today, hitting and then dropping past its pre...
Nine stocks hit to 52-week lows:The share price of Vale (NYSE:VALE) decreased today, reaching and then falling even farther past its previous 52-week low of $18.37 t...
During trading today, the Energy sector (XLE) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 0.6%.Although it went in the opposite direction of the market today, the ET...
These nine stocks fell to 52-week lows:While trading on below-average volume, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) decreased today, hitting and then dropping past its ...
