Peabody Energy News

Everybody hates carbon, so everybody hates coal. Or says they do. Coal is dirty and burns with emissions that are unfriendly to our atmosphere; it is black, not green.

Wash U. kids show big balls in protesting reception attended by energy executives, including some from the coal industry.

Peabody Energy Corp. , which is scouting the region for 200,000 square feet of office space, is emerging as another possible office tenant to anchor the long-stalled Ballpark Village development downtown.

THE US coal company Peabody Energy expects a ''healthy increase'' in coal price agreements with Japanese buyers this year, driven by surging demand and the strong Australian dollar.

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS , the Fool's free investing community, private-sector coal king Peabody Energy With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Peabody 's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

This aerial photo shows some of the Bear Run Mine spur track work that is now complete.

Coal mining companies from Appalachia to Missouri are seeing plenty of rebounding demand, just not here at home.

According to tribal lore, the Hopi forefathers fled a corrupt underworld thousands of years ago by climbing through a hollow tree to high mesas near the Grand Canyon.

There's nothing like a near-death experience to make you appreciate life's bounty.

Bank holding company MB Financial Inc. declared a dividend of a penny per share late Friday, unchanged from the quarter before.

While the domestic coal industry continues to adjust to epic market disruptions within its customer base, a clear vision of the near-term outlook has remained the hottest commodity of all.

International Coal Group says it's seeing signs that increasing steel production is upping demand for metallurgical coal, but is crediting other factors for more than doubling its third-quarter profit.

Arch Coal Inc., one of the world's biggest coal producers, reports earnings for the third quarter before the market opens Friday.

International Coal Group said Wednesday it's seeing signs that increasing steel production is upping demand for metallurgical coal, but is crediting other factors for more than doubling its third-quarter profit.

"'Don't catch a falling knife' ... The idea of buying a former superstar stock at a discount price certainly has its attractions, but you've got to make sure you catch the haft -- not the blade." So runs the thesis of my recurring Fool column "Get Ready for the Bounce," in which we search the wreckage of Mr.

Not every company is slashing its dividend these days. Some of the market's better performers are easing up on their purse strings, sending more money out to their shareholders.

Hudson City Bancorp Inc., a holding company for Hudson City Savings Bank, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 11 percent as it increased its net interest margin, acquired more retail loans through refinancings and increased its deposits.

Restaurant operator The Steak n Shake Co. said it sold a subsidiary to Western Sizzlin Corp.

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For those companies supplying China and India with the raw materials needed to drive their resilient engines of growth, business has never been better.