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Media Digest (2/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 17, 2012 at 6:45 am

Foreclosure abuses likely occurred across the U.S. (Reuters) Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone loses market share in China, based on Gartner data. (Reuters) Improved odds of a Greek bailout lift markets. ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEE, ADM, BAC, CHTR, CMA, PGN, GOLD, RTN, RF, JOE, HOT, TLB, TSN, VRSN, WYNN)

Posted: December 16, 2010 at 8:56 am

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.  This morning we have two key updates from late yesterday afternoon, followed ...
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Smart Grid Challenges and Opportunities (CEG, CNP, DUK, NEE, PGN, EXC, HON, ED, WHR, GE, ELON, MTZ, GRID)

Posted: July 16, 2010 at 2:30 pm

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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Dividends or Not, Utilities Need To Perform (XLU, SO, D, DUK, FPL, AEP, ETR, FE, EIX, PGN, PPL, XEL, DTE, AES, CEG, NRG, CPN, AYE, NU, PNW, POM, NST, OGE, TE)

Posted: April 1, 2010 at 9:54 am

Investors love dividends, and big stable utility stocks often have some of the highest dividends of any class of stocks.  There has just been one problem... Dividends or not, utilities ...
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Analyst Looks More Positive on Utilities (AEP, DUK, EXC, PCG, PEG, UTL, XEL, ED, FPL, PNW, PGN, SCG, SO, IDU)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 7:39 am

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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Progress Energy Raising Cash (PGN)

Posted: January 7, 2009 at 11:20 am

Progress Energy Inc. (NYSE:PGN) announced yesterday that it would issue 11.5 million new shares of common stock. JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. are joint managers and ...
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New Nukes for Florida (PGN, SGR, SCG)

Posted: January 6, 2009 at 9:10 am

Westinghouse Electric, a subsidiary of Japan's Toshiba Corporation, has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction contract with the Florida subsidiary of Progress Energy, Inc. (NYSE:PGN) to build two new nuclear ...
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Going Nuclear Into Elections (EXC, NRG, D, DUK, PGN, AEE)

Posted: September 4, 2008 at 9:29 am

Electric utility Exelon (NYSE:EXC) this morning revised guidance for 2008 to a range of $4.15 - $4.30 per share from $4.00 - $4.40 per share. That's measured on non-GAAP operating ...
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The Business Day In Global Warming (FPL, ITRI, PEFF, BF, MMM, CPOW, GE, YGE, AKNS, PGN, SI, STP, XOM)

Posted: November 2, 2007 at 2:45 pm

This is the crus of the news regarding Global Warming and the public companies that made announcements over the last 36 hours:FPL Group (NYSE:FPL) chairman called the Climate Bill "Well ...
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