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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, CELG, CLD, CNX, DRQ, EIX, NOK, PPL, LEN, PHM, TOL)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday (Friday the 13th). Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy and Raised ...
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PPL Raising Capital (PPL)

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) is planning to raise capital via a share sale via a registered underwritten public offering of 9,900,000 shares of common stock.  PPL noted that it plans ...
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AEP Joins 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, XLU, NEE, PPL)

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) refuses to falter in the current market despite many headwinds of uncertainty. This is a very defensive play that has very little to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, APOL, FII, GOOG, HPQ, HES, HD, MD, NFLX, ORCL, PAA, PPL, DIS, YNDX, YGE)

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Overweight at JPMorgan; Reiterated ...
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Utilities Replacing CDs and Bonds as the Best Retirement Investments (XLU, IDU, UTG, AEP, FE, PPL, AWK)

The government bond market pays investors nothing now. The 5-Year Treasury Note, a staple for retail investors historically, pays a dismal 0.86%. The appeal of this duration would also appeal to ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (PPL, DPZ, CX, PEPFF, ETR, FDX, EADSY, BHP)

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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9 Utilities Set To Raise Dividends (DUK, AWK, AWR, XEL, DTE, AEP, CEG, D, ETR, FE, NEE, PNW, PPL, PGN)

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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PP&L Gets Strong Secondary Offering (PPL)

If you have been following the merger trends in utilities, this secondary offering may be of little surprise.  PP&L Corporation (NYSE: PPL) priced its offerings of common stock and equity ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AVL, BYD, CAT, COP, DMD, JNS, MCP, TAP, NLSN, PPL, SLE, SBUX)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Avalon Rare Metals, Inc. (AMEX: AVL) Started as Sector Outperform ...
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PPL’s U.K. Asset Purchase: Price Matters (PPL)

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) almost seems odd that its shares are trading higher after making such a premium acquisition.  The electric utility is paying more than $5.5 billion to acquire ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMCC, BSX, CLWR, FLEX, JACK, MDT, MPEL, MCO, NFLX, PPL, RTP, ZMH)

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ: AMCC) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ADBE, BP, KMX, CIM, MAIL, PPL, RHT, RAD, RGLD, AAXJ)

There are many stocks on the move on news for day traders and active traders this morning including Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE), BP plc (NYSE: BP), CarMax Inc. (NYSE: ...
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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)

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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More Nukes in the Pipeline (CEG, PPL, EXC)

UniStar Nuclear Energy, a joint venture between Electricite de France (EDF) and Constellation Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:CEG), and PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), a UniStar partner, have passed the first regulatory review ...
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