Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) is the largest private-sector coal company in the world, and over the past year, one of the largest gainers in American markets.
Peabody Energy is in the coal mining business in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, Australia, China, among other international locations.
Outside of mining, preparing and selling coal, Peabody Energy also engages in direct and brokered trading of coal and freight-related contracts, as well as provides transportation-related services which involve financial derivative contracts and physical contracts.
Peabody Energy was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
Here's how the returns break down from June 2021 to present:
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