Topic: Peabody Energy Corporation
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Obama's impact on oil, gas? Not much.
Many fossil fuels companies fared better under President Obama than President Bush, because of lag effects. Even if he Obama pursues an energy policy hostile to oil or gas, its impact probably won't be felt for several years.
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Energy Voices Report: hundreds of US coal-fired plants 'ripe for retirement'
Over 300 coal-fired electricity plants in the country should be retired due to their extreme age, according to a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Dow loses 313 in post-election sell-off
Stocks plummeted during Wall Street's first day of trading after President Obama's reelection. Stocks also spiraled downward in the days after Obama's first victory.
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US stocks plunge after weak June jobs report
Despite preparing for a poor showing, the Dow Jones average plunged 124 points to close at 12,772. The US government reported that only 80,000 jobs were created in June, the third straight month of sluggish growth and weak hiring.
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Stock market opens higher on hope for China
Stock market opened higher Tuesday amid optimism that China will take action to reverse the recent slowdown in its economic growth. Rising home prices also gave the stock market a boost.
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Falling commodity prices lower stocks
Falling commodity prices pushed stocks lower Wednesday. The Dow fell 71 points to close at 13126, and all three major indexes lost at least a half percent.
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Stocks down amid falling Chinese demand
The Dow dropped 68 points to close at 13170 Tuesday after two reports suggested an economic slowdown in China.
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Stocks slip; Yelp IPO skyrockets
The Dow slid 2 points to close at 12977, but the Yelp IPO surged 64 percent in its first day of trading
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Greek default worries send stocks lower
The Dow fell 33 points to close at 12676 Tuesday on concerns that a deal to prevent a default by Greece might fall through
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Stock market's Happy New Year: Dow up 179
The Dow rose 179 points to close at 12397 on the first day of trading in 2012.
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Stocks plunge to 2011 lows on Japan crisis
Dow Industrials fall 242 points. Stocks on S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes also drop to lowest levels of the year.
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Stocks plunge amid widespread global jitters
Dow sees biggest drop in seven months and falls below 12,000. European stocks drop to lowest level of the year.
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Offshore drilling: Judge who lifted moratorium has oil interests
Offshore drilling: Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the government's moratorium on offshore drilling for oil, has reported owning stock in Transocean Ltd, the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig which exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico over two months ago.
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U.S. coal power boom suddenly wanes
Worries about global warming and rising construction costs give the edge to natural-gas and renewable-energy plants.
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U.S. coal power boom suddenly wanes
Worries about global warming and rising construction costs give the edge to natural-gas and renewable-energy plants.
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