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The 2012 Trade: Dump Utilities, Buy Banks… So Far (XLU, XLF, BAC, JPM, AEP, DUK)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:22 am

The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income.  They couldn't exactly get any big yield in certificates of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACPW, AMAT, ACI, BCS, CELL, COG, DUK, HCA, MDT, OMG, PT)

Posted: September 1, 2011 at 8:11 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Active Power Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) Started as Buy at ...
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Company Winners & Losers Expected From Hurricane Irene (ALL, TRV, CB, BRK-A, DUK, D, ETR, AWK, VZ, HD, LOW, URI, PPG, BECN, IBI, BGG, GNRC, CRD-B, CLH, NYX, NDAQ)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Will Hurricane Irene cost the United States $10 billion? $15 billion? Or even more?  It really depends upon whom you speak with on this front.  The expected damage count is ...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (CIM, HUM, ADM, COH, DRYS, DUK, OPEN, PFE, SIRI, AWK, CLX, CMCSA, DNDN, GRMN, WFR, TSLA, ZIP, AIG, CVS, DF, FSLR, KFT, LNKD, PCLN, LUV, PG)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 1:51 pm

We have another very busy earnings week ahead for the second quarter reporting season.  Some are DJIA components and some are sector-movers or market-movers.  We are tracking earnings and giving ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPN, CSC, DUK, EXC, FE, GE, INTU, MCD, MPEL, MSI, P, PAAS, PEP, TRV, EGY, WPI)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 8:08 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Computer ...
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9 Utilities Set To Raise Dividends (DUK, AWK, AWR, XEL, DTE, AEP, CEG, D, ETR, FE, NEE, PNW, PPL, PGN)

Posted: July 6, 2011 at 6:31 am

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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Alt-Energy Watch: Areva Dumps CEO as Utility Sector Preps for Big Changes (ARVCY, GE, EXC, DUK)

Posted: June 17, 2011 at 10:09 am

France's government-controlled nuclear power behemoth, Areva SA (OTC: ARVCY), will not renew the contract of CEO Anne Lauvergeon, aka "Atomic Anne," when it expires at the end of June. Her ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Swiss Nix Nuclear Energy; Chinese Renewables Firm Withdraws IPO Again; Northeast Utility Sells Last Wind Farm (CHG, DUK, DATE, RENN)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Today's alt energy news begins with a decision in Switzerland to phase out nuclear power generation. A Chinese renewables firm has withdrawn its IPO for a second time and CH ...
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Dividend Watch: Making American Utilities Pay For Your Retirement (AEP, DUK, PGN, FE, XLU)

Posted: May 3, 2011 at 11:38 am

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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Alternative Energy Watch: Suntech Now World’s Largest Supplier of Solar PV Modules; Methane Releases Revisited; Storage Deal Announced for Wind Farm (STP, FSLR, CSIQ, HSOL, SPWRA, JASO, DUK)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 11:10 am

Our daily review of alternative energy begins today with the latest rankings of solar PV makers by sales. Also, a recent study by Cornell University researchers on the release of ...
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Nuclear Plant Extension Underwhelms Entergy (ETR, EXC, DUK)

Posted: March 11, 2011 at 11:33 am

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a 20-year renewal of Entergy Corp.'s (NYSE: ETR) Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Whether that's good news or bad for Entergy remains to ...
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The Return Of Layoffs

Posted: February 3, 2011 at 5:38 am

Economists cheered the ADP data that showed the private sector added 187,000 jobs in January. It did not help the stock market much but was probably offset by bad news ...
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US Firms Sign Up to Deliver the Goods to China With Special Hope For GE

Posted: January 19, 2011 at 11:32 am

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)

Posted: January 10, 2011 at 8:44 am

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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The Unusual Suspects For The Week Ahead (AA, APOL, DUK, PGN, ENDP, FE, AYE, GENZ, INTC, JPM, MMI, RVBD, THC, UNP, WFC, USB)

Posted: January 9, 2011 at 10:18 am

Our feature of "The Unusual Suspects" is back after not having enough consistent planned events during the last two weeks of the holidays.  We have earnings due, cases happening, FDA ...
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