/ Source: The Associated Press
Shares of some top coal companies are up at noon:
Arch Coal rose $1.44 or 6.0 percent, to $25.28.
Consol Energy rose $2.95 or 7.7 percent, to $41.29.
Massey Energy rose $2.10 or 6.4 percent, to $35.10.
Peabody Energy rose $3.22 or 7.9 percent, to $44.15.