Peabody Energy Reports $1 Billion Fourth Quarter Loss, Expects to Rebound in 2013 with Rising Coal Prices

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Mining Weekly reported that Peabody Energy reported a $1 billion loss in Q4 2012, and expects to bleed further in the current quarter before beginning to rebound, with an increase in prices to steel-making coal.

Mining Weekly reported that Peabody Energy reported a $1 billion loss in Q4 2012, and expects to bleed further in the current quarter before beginning to rebound,  with an increase in prices to steel-making coal.

As quoted in the market report:

Peabody, the world’s largest private sector coal miner, said it expected earnings to rise due to higher volumes and prices at its Australian mines as well as lower production costs.

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