Biggest US coal miner on brink of bankruptcy
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WELCOME to the twilight of American coal.
Peabody Energy Corp, the nation's biggest miner, is on the verge of bankruptcy, crippled by US$6.3 billion in debt. The company's announcement on Wednesday that it may file sent a decisive signal to the market: The US coal industry is still too big.
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