The market had gotten off to a strong start this morning on the belief a bailout package for Greece was close, and that would be something to help stabilize the global markets. There were some wild swings, but the bulls held on to a decent amount of the gains by the day’s end. Volume finished [...]

The market was trading up and down for a decent part of the day, but eventually buyers went home a bit early and sellers took advantage to push us down across all the averages. Volume was lower than we have been seeing, with 4.09 Billion shares traded on the NYSE and 2 Billion shares changing [...]

We started to see some panic in the overseas debt markets as investors started realizing the global economies are still vulnerable to the smallest economic hiccups. We removed four names from our “recommended” list this morning that we feel are not attractive for new capital or for initiating a new position. Be sure to check out [...]

Arch Coal had a miserable fourth quarter and a rough year, with many observers seeing a dark future for the company and the coal industry.

SUGAR LAND--February 2, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The bids are in, and CONSOL Energy Incorporated (NYSE:CNX) (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is evaluating a shortlist of vendors for a supply contract for the largest underground coal mine ventilation air methane (VAM) emission abatement project in the United States.

After suffering a tough sell-off, Energy is now showing top value and has emerged as the highest ranked sector in Sabrient’s fundamentals-based SectorCast-ETF model on a one-month forward-looking basis.[More...]

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by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Monday, February 1, 2010 The price of thermal coal recently broke through the psychological $100 barrier for the first time in more than a year, just as a wave of brutally cold weather and heavy snow hit China. That storm disrupted mining operations and railway transportation, causing widespread [...]

(BHP) Thermal Coal Investments: China Fires Up a New Age for This Commodity

The price of thermal coal recently broke through the psychological $100 barrier for the first time in more than a year, just as a wave of brutally cold weather and heavy snow hit China. That storm disrupted mining operations and railway transportation, causing widespread panic buying among Chinese utilities that rely on thermal coal to ...

Coal producer CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX) posted earnings from continuing operations of 78 cents per share in the fourth quarter, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 74 cents but below the 97 cents reported a year ago. The better-than-expected results came on the back of increased thermal coal realizations, while the decrease versus last [...]

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