Consol Energy widens Q2 loss as special items hurt bottom line

The NYSE-listed stock of US fossil fuels producer Consol Energy on Tuesday morning lost as much as $0.62 apiece after it reported that its second-quarter loss nearly doubled as a result of once-off charges related to retiring some of its debt early. For the three months ended June 30, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Consol reported a net loss of $25-million, or $0.11 a share, compared with a net loss of $13-million, or $0.05 a share, from the year-earlier period.