Peabody Energy warns of latest coal bankruptcy risk

Madeleine Cuff
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America's largest coal miner warns it may be facing bankruptcy, in the latest sign of the financial pressures affecting the coal sector

The crisis facing the global coal sector may be about to claim its biggest victim yet after Peabody Energy - America's largest coal mining firm - warned yesterday it may have to file for bankruptcy protection...

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