Teck shares slide on coal demand woes despite earnings beat

By Susan Taylor and Nicole Mordant TORONTO/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, lifted by a surge in the price of coal for steelmaking, but weaker demand at the start of the year spooked investors, sending its shares lower. Teck, North America's largest producer of steelmaking - or coking - coal, said that inquiries from buyers had picked up recently and that it expects sales to be weighted toward the second half o