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Alpha Natural Resources faces a proposed $6,000 civil fine for a fatal accident at one of its West Virginia mines.

The slowdown in the Chinese economy last year had a significant impact on the mining industry.

Endo Health Solutions said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied its petition that would have halted generic competition to its Opana painkiller on safety grounds.

The short interest in many coal-related stocks increased between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates.

Alpha Natural Resources traded up 3.41% on Tuesday, hitting $7.27. Alpha Natural Resources has a 52-week low of $5.28 and a 52-week high of $13.67. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $7.46. The company's market cap is $1.605 billion.

The company on Thursday posted losses of $110.8 million, or 50 cents per share, for the period, compared with a year-ago loss of $28.7 million, or 13 cents per share.

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Walter Energy is a metallurgical coal producer that has been severely punished this year.

The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Alpha Natural Resources traded up 0.98% on Friday, hitting $7.20. Alpha Natural Resources has a 1-year low of $5.28 and a 1-year high of $14.80. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $7.67. The company's market cap is $1.589 billion.

Alpha Natural Resources released its earnings data on Thursday. The company reported earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of by $0.11, Stock Ratings Network reports.

Alpha Natural Resources Inc reported a wider first-quarter loss on Thursday, hurt by thermal coal production cuts and lower prices, especially for metallurgical coal.

Coal-producing companies have struggled to gain investors' favor this year. While the S&P 500 has rallied 13% to all-time high levels, coal ETFs such Market Vectors Coal ETF has declined 14% YTD.

Charleston Montessori School will host a family hike on the Long Point Trail in Fayetteville at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Investors will have another batch of earnings report to digest this week, with Choice Hotels and Compass Minerals already reporting earnings this today.

The number of shares sold short in Alliance Holdings , Alliance Resource Partners , Alpha Natural Resources , Arch Coal , Cloud Peak Energy , James River Coal , Peabody Energy , Walter Energy , Westmoreland Coal and Yanzhou Coal Mining swelled in the period.

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