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Did you know there is even a World Water Day? You should. The future of water is dire and most Americans do not know what a challenge it is in many regions of the emerging and even the developed...
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American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP) is making its closure plans official. The power generator and utility has made its notifications to the PJM Interconnection and Southwest Power Pool to...
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Solar shares are in a bit of flux after reports that the U.S. Commerce Department has ruled that Chinese solar panel makers have received illegal subsidies from China’s government. U.S. based...
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Jon OggInvestors love dividends, and they should in good times and in bad times. What is interesting is that dividend investors have actually lagged so far in 2012 as far as the S&P 500 Index...
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First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is getting crushed with an 9% loss in its stock this morning. The move is on the heels of earnings and a much lowered expectation for 2012 sales. The question to...
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First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) was halted pending earnings. The U.S. solar leader reported earnings of $1.26 EPS and $660 million in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.54 EPS and...
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2011 was the year of the utility stocks offering investors high dividend yields of well over 4.0%. 2012 has not gone so well for the sector, with 25 of the 34 S&P 500 Index utilities down for...
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When the President is talking about the high societal cost of rising oil prices yet simultaneously in the same speech is bashing the thought of more drilling for oil, it has to leave more than just...
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American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP) is trying to show the all-clear sign and help to assure its dividend investors that it can still grow and can still keep paying out that great 4.8%...
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US coal miners had a tough fourth quarter and most are expecting the same conditions for at least the first half of 2012. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR), Patriot Coal Co. (NYSE: PCX), and...
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So far we are seeing a continued rotation. What worked great in 2011 is being sold and the worst performing groups are being bought. No sector with as many names in it took it on the chin as much...
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The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income. They couldn’t exactly get any big yield in certificates of deposit, and loaning Uncle...
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It seems that most investors have started adding income or dividend reinvestment plans to their portfolios by using dividend stocks. With the yields of the 10-Year Treasury close to 2% and the...
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Battered solar PV stocks could be setting the stage for a comeback in 2012. One thing’s for sure though — solar PV prices can’t drop another 50% this year. Solar makers Yingli Green Energy...
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