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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 airplane factory in...
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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...
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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 are sucking...
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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 growing now that the...
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The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat lower this morning following an announcement from the Bank of England that it would not change interest rates nor asset purchases. In Asia, the...
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U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the report on U.S. non-farm payrolls and the U.S. unemployment rate. Payrolls rose by 171,000, better than expected, and the unemployment rate...
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U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors appear to be cautious as tomorrow’s elections get closer. Coupled with possible changes in the U.S., China will replace its leadership at...
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Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (NYSE: ETP) announced this morning that it will acquire Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) in a cash and common unit deal worth $5.3 billion. The transaction gives ETP an entry...
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NYSE Euronext has announced that the ELEMENTS(SM) S&P Commodity Trends Indicator Total Return Index ETN listed and began trading under the ticker symbol "LSC" on NYSE Arca. This...
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Gold has just hit a new contract high of $1,035.00 on a nominal basis. While this is far short of an inflation-adjusted price compared to the 1980’s highs, this is still a nominal high. The...
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Today was the launch of the Lehman Brothers’ first exchange traded note with the initial listing of the "Opta S&P Private Equity ETN" on NYSE Arca. This ETN will trade under the...
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The long and short of the matter is that the more the VIX rises, the more selling pressure that is generally seen in the stock market.
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NYSE Euronext has launched an unusual ETN. The Claymore CEF Index-Linked GS ConnectSM ETN (NYSE: GCE) began trading on the NYSE today. This is not a typical ETF (or actually an exchange...
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It seems that the insatiable appetite for new exchange traded funds (ETF’s) and exchange traded notes (ETN’s) has now gone as far as carbon trading, which will be a highly unique exchange...
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The NYSE today launched the first two Morgan Stanley Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) with Van Eck Securities Corporation as the exclusive marketer. These ETN launches are under the market Vectors,...
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