Macarthur Coal

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.4 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.3 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 1007 GMT.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.7 percent at 0924 GMT (4:24 a.m. ET).

Peabody Energy Corp's (BTU.N) quarterly profit beat Wall Street estimates as the largest U.S. coal producer realized higher pricing in all regions and domestic volumes increased.

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday after equities rose nearly 8 percent in the past five sessions as investors cautiously awaited a batch of data for a better assessment on the state of the economy.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street Tuesday after steep gains in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.2 to 0.3 percent.

Investors were cautious on Monday on the prospect of rivals challenging Peabody Energy's (BTU.N) bid for Macarthur Coal (MCC.AX), though sources familiar with the matter said potential suitor Anglo American (AAL.L) was studying the books.

Australian takeover target Macarthur Coal left the door open on Wednesday to pursue a new bid for smaller rival Gloucester Coal , while awaiting a formal offer from its U.S. suitor.

Australian takeover target Macarthur Coal left the door open on Wednesday to pursue a new bid for smaller rival Gloucester Coal , while awaiting a formal offer from its U.S. suitor.

U.S. miner Peabody Energy's $3.8 billion bid for Macarthur Coal gained traction on Monday as one of two rival deals involving the Australian miner hit the skids.

Australia's Macarthur Coal rejected a $3 billion bid from U.S. miner Peabody Energy Corp , saying it undervalued the growth prospects of a company that controls a third of the world's supply of a cleaner coal coveted by steelmakers.