Peabody Energy News

Coal may be a dirty word in the U.S., but Asia's growing appetite for the fuel has triggered a boom in export-facility investments on American shores, just as domestic demand for coal is stagnating.

St. Louis-based Peabody Energy Corp. is proposing acquisition of 384 acres of land at Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois for possibly development of a mine in exchange for 831 acres of the company's land in Pope and Jackson counties, the St.

Patriot Coal Corp posted its fourth straight quarterly loss hurt by lower demand for lucrative steel-making coal particularly in export markets, and forecast lower sales volumes for 2012.

Roughly 27,000 calls have crossed the tape so far, which is triple the equity's expected intraday volume.

JERICHO, NY, February 1, 2012, AER Energy Resources, Inc. announced today that Wade Well Service has begun reworking three wells on their property.

Peabody Energy Corp. : BMO Capital reduced its target on Peabody Energy after the company provided significantly lower than expected Q1 EPS guidance.

Yes, that title seems counter-intuitive. Why buy a major U.S.-based producer of coal at a time when thermal coal prices are weak and the outlook for metallurgical coal is uncertain? Well, the reality is that it's only when coal markets look terrible, that ever looks relatively cheap.

Apple Inc. : Oppenheimer believes that Apple's execution during its December quarter was "stellar" and the firm raised its FY12 estimates significantly while maintaining an Outperform rating.

Investment analysts at Credit Suisse cut their price target on shares of Peabody Energy to $48.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Baker Hughes Inc. A in the fourth quarter as profit dropped from a year earlier.A Net income for the oil and gas equipment and services company fell to $314 million vs.

Peabody Energy CEO: Reduced U.S. Coal Generation Is Little Problem in Strong Global Coal Market, an Industrial Info News Alert SUGAR LAND, TX -- -- 01/25/12 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- In a conference call about Peabody Energy Corporation's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for fiscal year 2011, Peabody Chairman and CEO Greg ... (more)

The company announced on Tuesday that its financial guarantee insurance subsidiary, Radian Asset Assurance Inc., entered into a three-part transaction with subsidiaries of Assured Guaranty Ltd.

Peabody Energy Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings missed analysts' expectations, sending its stock price lower, after the company posted a profit increase of just 5.9% from a year earlier even as global sales and U.S. mining revenue improved.Peabody expects 2012 production to be nearly unchanged following revelations that newly acquired mines in...

TheA S&P 500 A is down by 0.22% today and stands at 1,313. Here are three notable stocks that are experiencing large declines today.

NEW YORK - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Coach Inc., up $3.73 at $67.97 Strong holiday sales of luxury handbags helped the leather goods retailer post a 15 percent jump in quarterly profit, topping estimates.

A trader rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 18, 2012.

S&P 500 component Peabody Energy Corporation reported higher profit for the fourth quarter as revenue showed growth.

Other stories below: John Podesta on why we need to continue leadership in clean energy; Obama to tout natural gas in State of the Union This year's outlook is grim for the U.S coal industry, which after two years of rising profits has begun closing mines, signaling a new wave of production cutbacks and, possibly, another round of industry ... (more)

This year's outlook is grim for the U.S coal industry, which after two years of rising profits has begun closing mines, signaling a new wave of production cutbacks and, possibly, another round of industry consolidation.

Investment analysts at Howard Weil decreased their price target on shares of Peabody Energy from $75.00 to $60.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday.