The coal positives are in short supply even the export news comes with a twist

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Even when you ask for the 'good' coal news these days, it sometimes comes at you like a back-handed slap. China could start buying hot and heavy - because the price has plummeted to near comfortable levels. India is a bright spot - five, six a dozen years down the road.Brazil could provide a glimmer of hope, but not nearly as much as India and in about the same time frame. Europe - move on. US - next.It's a mixed bag of long-term bullishness and short-term uneasiness at the moment, one Inside Coal source said after being asked for anything minutely positive to relay to the masses.