- Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU -4.6%) bumps off big early losses after saying it expects higher revenues/ton from the Powder River Basin next year than 2014 realizations due to strong contracting strategies built on layering in sales at attractive price levels.
- In an update on coal fundamentals and BTU's positioning, CEO Greg Boyce cites a fundamental mismatch in early reporting regarding China's new coal quality policies relative to the emerging view of its likely beneficial effects on Australian high-quality coal exports.
- BTU shares had sunk to multi-year lows after Goldman Sachs downgraded shares to Sell.