Coal has been used for nearly as long as mankind has thrived. From the times of the cavemen to the present day, coal is used for everything from cooking to heating to running steam-powered trains to generating electricity.

Thursday, 02 August 2012. Coal stocks soared last Friday after Arch Coal Inc. posted a better-than-expected earnings report and a positive forecast for thermal coal demand in the U.S.

Coal companies have become unloved during the past year that the stock prices of some of the public traded coal miners in U.S. have fallen some 70-85% to lows not seen in years.

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of small cap and microcap securities making big moves: Commtouch. Shares of Commtouch (NASDAQ: CTCH), the Israeli-based Internet security company, rose 10.94% Tuesday on 8 times average ...

Five Star Equities reported on the spike in the price of shares for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) and James River Coal Company (NASDAQ:JRCC), after a positive forecast for thermal coal demand and a better-than-expected earnings report for ...

Coal stocks rallied in trading on Friday after Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and also gave an upbeat outlook for the rest of the year.

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) is getting a huge boost after its earnings, and we would look for secondary and tertiary moves in the coal sector based upon this report.

NEW YORK, NY, Jul 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Coal stocks had a dismal year as demand fundamentals continue to struggle. The Market Vectors-Coal ETF (KOL) -- which replicates an index that provides exposure to publicly traded companies ...

Half or nearly half of all the U.S. electricity on the national grid is produced by burning coal which is good for James River Coal Company (NASDAQ:JRCC) and Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) but natural gas producers like Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEAMEX:LNG) ...

The shares of James River Coal Company (NASDAQ:JRCC - 2.03) are flirting with record lows, thanks to sector-wide selling pressure in the wake of Patriot Coal's (PCX) recent bankruptcy filing.