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Nicor Inc. (NYSE: GAS) got the merger that was speculated about in the market, as it was just last Thursday that shares spiked to $47 from $43 in minutes. AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL) is acquiring...
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The state of California has mandated that a third of its electricity come from renewable sources by the end of the decade. This has caused something of a boomlet in solar thermal and solar...
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Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is one of the country’s largest electric power producers. In August, the company’s board announced an offer from the world’s largest private equity firm, Blackstone...
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Futurists are an odd lot. Generally, they are authors, scientists, consultants and economists. What many people don’t know is that investors follow this philosophy as well. Their goal is to...
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Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task. It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bull markets between now and then. Investors...
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Uranium miner Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) reported third quarter EPS of $0.20 today on revenue of $419 million. Revenue was down -19% from the same period a year ago and EPS was down -17%, but the...
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If you have any doubt about whether or not coal is yesterday’s fuel and renewables are tomorrows, two IPOs should point you at the right answer. Italy’s largest utility, Enel SpA, spun off its...
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It’s been nearly three years since Entergy Corp. (NYSE:ETR) first said it would spin off its non-utility nuclear power plants into a new company called Enexus. The state of New York’s public...
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Construction and engineering firm Fluor Corp. (NYSE:FLR) has revealed that the company will take a charge of about $163 million, or -$0.90/share, against its third quarter results due to projected...
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More mergers in utility-land. Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) and NSTAR (NYSE: NST) have announced a $17.5 billion definitive merger in a move to create one of the largest utilities in the U.S with...
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The coal sector has enjoyed much of the same run that has been seen by other commodities of late. Coal companies and commodities companies are about to start reporting earnings and we wanted to see...
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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is expanding its advanced solar products and services portfolio. The new solar thin film panel, system and inverter products are said to “enhance GE’s ability to...
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First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has raised its guidance, of a sort. While the company did not give financial guidance it did raise its Megawatt order expectations. The lack of actual finance...
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As wind farms get built closer to where people live, the downsides to the massive installations get a lot more attention. Well, at least from nearby residents, who discover that the giant blades and...
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Water is the source of life. Many futurists believe it is the largest concern of the world in the years ahead. The water sector is also not the easiest to invest in. Many of the pure-play...
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