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24/7 Closing Bell (BA, GLW, AMZN, FSLR, MMM, BBBY, NYT, AEP, COP, EXC, CPX, LNG, FFCH, RTK, HGSI, DV, RSH)

Markets opened higher this morning on renewed hope for a deal on Europe’s debt debacle. At a meeting of EU leaders, the group approved a 9% capital buffer to ...
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The Great Dividend Portfolio… Safety That Outperforms The Market (MO, AEP, AWK, T, DLR, GE, GOV, KMB, KMP, SNH, WMT)

When the summer selling was reaching a first climax in August, 24/7 Wall St. released "The Great Dividend Portfolio" for dividend investors who search for both high-yield and some degree ...
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Utilities Merger in Jeopardy (EXC, CEG, ETR, AEP)

When Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG) agreed in April to an $8 billion dollar merger, the companies promised the state of Maryland, home to ...
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America’s Recession-Proof Companies

With fears of a new economic downturn, investors have become concerned about sales and profits of large companies. But there are companies that have already proven themselves in the recent ...
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Utilities Replacing CDs and Bonds as the Best Retirement Investments (XLU, IDU, UTG, AEP, FE, PPL, AWK)

The government bond market pays investors nothing now. The 5-Year Treasury Note, a staple for retail investors historically, pays a dismal 0.86%. The appeal of this duration would also appeal to ...
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When the Government Forces You Into Dividends, The Great Dividend Portfolio (MO, AEP, AWK, T, DLR, GE, GOV, KMB, KMP, SNH, WMT)

What on earth are investors supposed to do when T-Bonds offer almost zero income?  Interest rates are now so low that the price-risk in long-term Treasury bonds is too great.  ...
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9 Utilities Set To Raise Dividends (DUK, AWK, AWR, XEL, DTE, AEP, CEG, D, ETR, FE, NEE, PNW, PPL, PGN)

If you have seen one trend that has lasted in 2011 it is that companies are hiking their dividend payouts for their shareholders.  Many classic investment models are based almost ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst Press (6/10)

American Electric Power received bad press because it shuttered some coal facilities and will lay-off workers. Toyota said its profits will fall 35% The Washington Post's Kaplan division will ...
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Trend Watch After EPA Rules: Time to Rethink Utilities? (AEP, XLU, IDU, RYU, UPW, ETR, ITRI)

The utilities sector had been performing incredibly.  We recently highlighted the strong performance seen this year and over the last year with many of these names up 20% to 30% ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AONE, ACM, ALXN, AEP, LFC, CLNE, COP, CVA, CREE, ENOC, FXCM, IRM, MET, NYX, PCLN, SD, LEDS, VLO, WFSL)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. AECOM ...
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Dividend Watch: Making American Utilities Pay For Your Retirement (AEP, DUK, PGN, FE, XLU)

It would be easy to worry about the share prices of utility companies after the recession and after the most recent rise in commodity prices, and that brings up the ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: April 20 Companies With The Worst News

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) took a big hit in the news as shareholders sued over Sokol trades in Lubrizol. American Electric Power and NRG both pulled bad press over ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APD, AEP, AMAT, EBAY, EL, EXPD, HON, JASO, LLL, NFLX, UFPI, YOKU)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Raised to Buy ...
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US Firms Sign Up to Deliver the Goods to China With Special Hope For GE

The visit of China's president Hu Jintao has given several US companies an opportunity to announce deals with a variety of Chinese companies in everything from clean energy projects to ...
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Utility M&A Wave Goes Into Overdrive (DUK, PGN, DYN, IEP, NU, NST, XLU, AEP)

Another deal has been confirmed in the land grab for utilities.  Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) has confirmed fresh reports that it was acquiring Progress Energy Inc. (NYSE: PGN).  Duke's ...
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