Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) The demand for coal has been fading, and coal companies have been sent to the basement. Investors often argue that since natural gas prices rose significantly since May 2012, the demand for coal should increase.

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Coal remains unloved because it is considered a dirty fuel. However, changes in the market are beginning to alter the fuel's outlook for the better.

Analysts are weighing in today on business referral website Angie's List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), food and drug retailer Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), and coal producer Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes.

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) shares traded in the range of $4.56 to $4.69 Tuesday before settling to close at $4.56, a decrease of 4.60 percent.

Arch Coal, Inc. ( ACI ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 29, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.03 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 14, 2013.

Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) ended -3.54% lower to $4.09 after ranging from $3.99 to $4.29 as U.S. coal stocks extended fall after the China Iron and Steel Association reported steel output fell 4.7% from May 21 to May 31.

GILLETTE, Wyo., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunder Basin Coal Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI), has been named a recipient of the 2013 Pro Patria Award, the highest award given to an employer by the Wyoming's Committee for ...

On the charts, Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) has had a rough start to 2013, falling almost 29% year-to-date. However, since hitting its 52-week low of $4.47 on April 17, the coal producer has climbed 19.2% to its current perch of $5.33.

In trading on Friday, shares of Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.9, after changing hands as low as $4.31 per share.

(WDRB) -- Reduced operations at Arch Coal Inc. is costing 110 employees their jobs. The St. Louis-based company said on Friday that the layoffs will affect the Cumberland River and Hazard mining complexes.