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Dividend Cut at Exelon a Sign of Things to Come? (EXC, DUK, D, AEP, SO)

Posted: February 7, 2013 at 11:45 am

After reporting pretty much awful results this morning, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) let investors know that it would also cut its quarterly dividend by a whopping 41%, from $0.525 to ...
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Global Coal-Fired Power Plants to Increase by 1,200

Posted: November 21, 2012 at 11:17 am

According to a new survey by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the number of coal-fired power plants is set to grow by 1,200 new facilities and add 1.4 million megawatts ...
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Scientists Urge Closure of Hundreds of Coal-fired Power Plants

Posted: November 13, 2012 at 2:07 pm

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today released a new report that argues for closing more than 350 of the nation’s oldest -- and dirtiest -- coal-fired power plants. The ...
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Coal Risks Live On with Rising Coal Supplies and Trends (KOL, BTU, ANR, JRCC, PCX, JOY)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 4:39 pm

It was good news on the surface that China decided to cut its overnight interest rates. We have not seen this since during the great recession and most expected China to ...
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Lower Coal Demand, Odd Investor Outlook (ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX, ACI, KOL)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 12:12 pm

US coal miners had a tough fourth quarter and most are expecting the same conditions for at least the first half of 2012. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR), Patriot ...
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Icahn Bargain-Hunting for Dynegy (DYN, IEP, BX, NRG)

Posted: March 10, 2011 at 9:37 am

When Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) reported earnings, or rather, losses, yesterday, the company also included the dreaded "going concern" statement telling investors that unless the company could restructure its debt, ...
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Dynegy Struggling to Remain a Going Concern (DYN, IEP)

Posted: March 9, 2011 at 8:52 am

After failing to pull the trigger on two buyout offers, Dynegy Corp. (NYSE: DYN) stated in its 10-K filing yesterday that it still has plenty of problems: "Our accompanying consolidated ...
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Dynegy Begs Shareholders to Accept Icahn’s Offer (DYN, IEP, BX)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm

A tender offer for Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) from an affiliate of Icahn Enterprise L.P. (NYSE: IEP) was supposed to have closed two days ago. Unfortunately, only 4.4% of Dynegy ...
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