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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)

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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Nuclear Plant Extension Underwhelms Entergy (ETR, EXC, DUK)

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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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APOL, EXC, GAP, JDSU, KSU, MPEL, NTAP, NRG, NKE, NG, SODA, OVTI, UA, VRWY, WNR)

These are some of this Monday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Raised to Market Perform at FBR. Exelon ...
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Entergy Could Have a Nuclear Power Plant for Sale (ETR, EXC, DUK)

It's been nearly three years since Entergy Corp. (NYSE:ETR) first said it would spin off its non-utility nuclear power plants into a new company called Enexus. The state of New ...
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The Nuclear Renaissance Is Here

If Germany, where most of the public hates nuclear power,  plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors, the world has entered a new atomic age. In fact, more ...
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Deere Dumps Its Wind Unit (DE, EXC)

Wind power is supposed to be one of the cleanest sources of power out there.  Unfortunately, at least for now, it is not one of the most profitable sources of ...
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Smart Grid Challenges and Opportunities (CEG, CNP, DUK, NEE, PGN, EXC, HON, ED, WHR, GE, ELON, MTZ, GRID)

Of the $787 billion federal stimulus bill passed in 2009, more than $3.4 billion was targeted at modernizing the US electricity transmission and distribution systems and promoting investments in smart ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, AMZN, BP, CEO, COMV, DELL, DTV, EXC, GD, HPQ, SUN, TIF, STEC)

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Janney (late ...
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7 Stocks For The Great Value Hunt (MRK, LLY, EXC, NOC, LLL, NLY, NEU)

Stocks may have bounced from their lows and gone lower of late, but there are still many down and out value stocks out there where shares may have been overly ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, CSIQ, CIEN, SCHW, EXC, GG, GILD, RIG, VMW, VITC)

These are ten of the top research calls of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms this Wednesday morning: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to Outperform at Scotia. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADM, CIEN, DLTR, EK, EXC, GPS, LDK, MA, WFR, MET, TAP, MOT, EDU, VECO)

These are this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. CIENA Corp. (NASDAQ: ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADSK, BA, BEAV, EXC, OXPS, RCL, UNH, TROW, WU, AUY)

These are this Monday morning's top ten Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen with close to 2 hours until the market opens: Autodesk (ADSK) Cut to ...
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Analyst Looks More Positive on Utilities (AEP, DUK, EXC, PCG, PEG, UTL, XEL, ED, FPL, PNW, PGN, SCG, SO, IDU)

Oppenheimer is making a new call in the utility sector.  It looks a bit mixed between positive and somewhat cautious calls this morning, but it is important to note that ...
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NRG Wins In Reliant Deal (NRG, RRI, EXC)

NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) has completed its $287.5 million cash acquisition of Texas retail business of Reliant Energy Inc. (NYSE:RRI). This could have an impact on the ongoing battle over  ...
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Power Generation Results Mixed (D, XEL, NRG, EXC, RRI)

Three large electric utilities reported earnings this morning, and the results are could be better, but they could also be worse.  Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) ...
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