United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) has been accused of, and still appears to be, the tail that wags the dog in the world of speculative instruments and a single commodity market.  It is such a...
About three weeks ago, NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) received a buyout offer from Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). The deal would have exchanged one share of NRG stock for 0.485 shares of Exelon. On...
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  a...
Americans are more likely to move to a new state than they have been in years. According to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 8.2 million people moved...
Americans are more likely to move to a new state than they have been in years. According to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 8.2 million people moved...
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) has sent a letter to Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) calling on Exelon to withdraw is proposal to expand NRG’s board and to “pack” the board with Exelon picks at the...
The offer from NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) to buy the retail business of Reliant Energy Inc. (NYSE:RRI) for $287.5 million has now drawn some attention from Fitch Ratings. As one might expect, the...
In electronic trading this morning WTI crude is up more than 3.3% at $80.38 and Brent crude is up more than 2.8% at $94.04. The rise is certainly due to the plan announced at the European Union...
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas NUE announced that 4th Q EPS will be $1.05 to $1.15, which was below consensus of $1.44, due to issues such as lower prices and volumes. NUE expects 4th...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning.Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies....
These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Raised to Buy at UBS. Deckers Outdoor...
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) has officially kicked off its unsolicited takeover of NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG). We reported the details yesterday. Exelon needs to receive a majority of NRG’s shares...
It took NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) almost two weeks to figure out that shareholders should reject the exchange offer from Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC). That’s odd because NRG had already rejected...