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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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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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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (PPL, DPZ, CX, PEPFF, ETR, FDX, EADSY, BHP)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Today's ratings news leads off with the downgrade by Moody's of six Greek banks, including National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG). All six were lowered from 'B3' to 'Caa2'. Anyone ...
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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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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: The Companies With The Most Bad Press (7/19)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:58 am

Earnings dominated the press coverage of today's shares. Novartis and Harley-Davidson released numbers Icahn Enterprise was thumped after it made a bid for Clorox, which was rejected. Boeing was hit ...
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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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Trend Watch After EPA Rules: Time to Rethink Utilities? (AEP, XLU, IDU, RYU, UPW, ETR, ITRI)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 11:22 am

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 (AEG, AFL, ANDE, BCSI, BRCM, CSC, DNDN, ETR, ITRI, RRGB, UIL, WY)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 8:06 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AEGON (NYSE: AEG) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Nuclear Power Old and New; Cape Wind Farm Gets US Approval; Boeing Plant Going Solar (ETR, NRG, BA, FSLR)

Posted: April 20, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Today's alt energy news leads off with the latest developments for two nuclear power plants. The Cape Wind project also got the go-ahead from the federal government, and a new ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Renewable Investment; No Vermont Yankee Buyer; Cloudy Days for Solar (RDS-A, CZZ, EXC, DE, SI, ETR)

Posted: March 31, 2011 at 11:45 am

Here's our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a report on M&A activity ...
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Alternative Energy Daily: Nuke Slowdown No Long-term Help for Solar Makers (CREE, VECO, AIXG, RBCN, LEDS, EXC, ETR, NRG, FSLR, JASO, TSL, LDK, SPWRA)

Posted: March 23, 2011 at 3:01 pm

It's time for our "Alternative Energy Daily" report covering solar, nukes, utilities and more. Utilities with large nuclear power generation assets are also seeing pressure as more concerns surface related ...
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The Trouble With Nuclear Plants

Posted: March 20, 2011 at 8:13 pm

Forget the horrendous images of the nuclear catastrophe in Japan, which seem to grow worse by the minute.  Most nuclear plants get themselves in trouble for not doing mundane things ...
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The Week’s Biggest Market Losers (MHS, TIF, NDAQ)

Posted: March 19, 2011 at 8:31 am

S&P 500 WEEK: BOTTOM 10 (11 FEB - 17 MAR) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 17Mar11 Close Price 11Mar11 Market Cap($Mil) Medco Health Solutions Inc. MHS -11.3 ...
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Are U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Operators Really at Business Risk? (CCJ, USU, XLU, AEE, CEG, ETR, EXC, FE, PGN, SO)

Posted: March 16, 2011 at 4:35 pm

It goes without saying that nuclear power has hit skid row.  The damage to the industry that has been caused by the earthquake and the tsunami which followed in Japan ...
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