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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (LNKD, FDX, ALL, RHT, SKS, FSLR, SPWR, AES, DUK, EL, WPO, EXC, MSG, AWR, BBEP, DNDN, DISH, LPX, KID, JKS, TSN, BAGL, DLB, BODY)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 4:07 pm

The major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following a weak report on non-farm payrolls (our coverage here). The lack of any further data to chew over left the ...
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Diverging Outlooks on High Dividend Utility Sector (EXC, ETR, AEP, PEG, NVE, CPN, NRG, GEN)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 8:59 am

The utility sector is a favorite of dividend and income investors.  The group was the best performing group of 2011 as investors snapped up higher dividends rather than Treasuries and ...
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The Best Value High-Yield and High-Return Utilities (XLU, EXC, ETR, AEP, PEG)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 6:35 am

The utility sector has been a rather poor performer so far in 2012, as investors have sought growth and less dependence on high payouts, and higher dividend taxes could be ...
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More Short Covering Bolsters First Solar & Peers (FSLR, EXC, SPWR, WFR, TAN)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has become Wall Street's whipping boy and was recently considered the worst S&P performer over the last year.  After shares recently were challenging $20.00, the ...
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Will DOE Save First Solar? (FSLR, EXC)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 4:13 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) was facing a nearly busted IPO situation just yesterday.  No 52-week low worries.  Try nearing the worst of the worst as its shares were danger-close ...
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First Solar Finally Gets Federal Loan (FSLR, EXC)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) announced today that the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One project has received the first installment on a federal loan that ...
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Chasing High Dividends: Utilities Approaching Bargain Territory (AEP, EXC, CEG, PEG, XLU)

Posted: February 27, 2012 at 3:33 pm

2011 was the year of the utility stocks offering investors high dividend yields of well over 4.0%.  2012 has not gone so well for the sector, with 25 of the 34 ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AZN, BLK, BRCM, CEG, ED, EBAY, ERIC, EXC, GOOG, NFLX, NOK, PSUN, SOL, SAP, SNY, TRN, UPS, VVUS, VMW)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 8:21 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning.  AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. ...
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Media Digest (12/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 5:47 am

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.html Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is working on a deal with Alibaba to sell part of its stake in the Chinese company. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) expects record sales next year ...
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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)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 4:07 pm

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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Cramer Kicks First Solar While It Is Down (FSLR, ECXC, SPWRA, TAN)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 6:59 pm

When were panning the hell out of the solar sector earlier in the year at significantly higher share prices, we were very certain that the sector was going to be ...
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Utilities Merger in Jeopardy (EXC, CEG, ETR, AEP)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 11:02 am

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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Media Digest (11/7/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 6:21 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) may buy Ericsson out of their smartphone joint venture. (Reuters) Geithner says problems with EU sovereign debt pose a significant risk to the global economy. (Reuters) A ...
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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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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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