It is easy to forget the innovative role that the military has played in modern life. America's DARPA sponsored APRANET was one of the precursors of the internet.
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May 15 - News
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK)'s global chief investment strategist has bad news for utilities investors.
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May 15 - News
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) reported earnings last Tuesday, beating on both top and bottom lines.
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May 13 - News
The last of the first-quarter earnings have hit investors' inboxes, turning shareholders' portfolios topsy-turvy.
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May 13 - News
Electricity demand is down, and utilities are rapidly readjusting.
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May 10 - News
Apparently EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENOC)'s first-quarter results didn't do much for investors. The stock sagged after it reported its financial results several days ago.
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May 10 - News
If a company that pays a huge dividend slashes it, investors tend to panic.
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May 10 - News
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) shares have sunk 60% in 2013, leaving many investors wondering whether the utility's earnings will ever float back.
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May 9 - News
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) shares are down 60% this year, and investors are wondering whether there's any upside left to this dividend downer.
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May 8 - News
Utility companies are known for providing stable dividends, and are some of the best dividend payers in the market.
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May 8 - News
Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) reported earnings last Thursday, missing on top- and bottom-line numbers.
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May 7 - News
It's been a year since Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) merged with Constellation Energy to become the nation's largest competitive integrated energy provider.
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May 6 - News
PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) reported earnings last week, missing sales but squeaking past earnings expectations.
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May 6 - News
First-quarter earnings are pouring in, and there are plenty of lessons to be learned from this quarter's results.
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May 6 - News
In this developed, civilized, picture-perfect world that we live in, it's easy enough to forget that creating electricity is, at its core, a dangerous job.
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May 4 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) reported earnings this week, beating sales estimates but underwhelming on earnings.
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May 4 - News
In June 2011 I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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May 4 - News
The energy industry has always had a precarious relationship with politics.
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May 4 - News
No matter the market, there will always be losers -- a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally, or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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May 4 - News
TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE) reported earnings this week, making up at the bottom what it missed on its top line.
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May 4 - News
Nuclear is the instant coffee of energy. It's fast, accessible, and (as long as you've got a water boiler around) relatively cheap.
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May 2 - News
One of the best ways to make a lot of money in stocks is to invest in dividend-paying stocks.
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May 1 - News
On Wednesday, Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 30 - News
Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) reported earnings last Thursday, underwhelming investors for Q1 2013.
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April 28 - News
Last November, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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April 26 - News
Less than 42% of the companies reporting so far this earnings season have beaten Wall Street's revenue targets, and that's well below the historical norm, where more than half...
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April 26 - News
Look around the market today and you can find quite a few companies that are trading at all-time highs.
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April 25 - News
Operating in a regulated power market is a great business. Selling power on the open market was a great business. Now it isn't.
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April 24 - News
Like most investors, you probably aim for the best possible return when picking potential investments.
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April 23 - News
It's been another busy week for utilities, with new highs as dividend stocks (and their dividends) soar and shrink.
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April 20 - News
It was bound to happen: Natural gas prices are heading higher, and utilities that upped their investments over the last few years could be up the creek without a profitable paddle...
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April 17 - News
When I was a kid, my dad constantly reminded my siblings and me to turn off the lights when we went out of a room.
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April 9 - News
On Feb. 26, Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) did something responsible: It slashed its dividend by 66% in the name of long-term value creation.
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April 9 - News
Related tickers: Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK), Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:HEK), First Solar, Inc.
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April 9 - News
In November 2012, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away and given up on, in the hope of showing that deep-value...
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April 8 - News
In an ironic twist of fate, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) has put up the "for sale" sign on its $1.5 billion of wind farms to help pay for its 2010 oil spill.
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April 7 - News
From a $1.5 billion wind sale to an unexpected explosion, it's been a busy week for utilities.
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April 6 - News
Shares of top nuclear power generator Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) have fallen about 10% over the past 12 months.
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April 5 - News
It wasn't that long ago that BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) was said to be ushering in a new kind of energy company.
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April 4 - News
Fans of Muhammad Ali should have an appreciation for the coal story.
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March 31 - News
U.S. utilities are in a rut and, according to recent energy projections, aren't about to dig themselves out any time soon.
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March 30 - News
Imagine if you opened up your electricity bill next month and it showed that your energy provider owed you money for sending you your monthly allotment of kilowatts.
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March 30 - News
In 1973, nuclear power supplied 5% of the total electricity consumed by American homes.
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March 24 - News
In this series, we'll highlight four companies in an industry, and compare their "cash king margins" over time, trying to determine which has the greatest likelihood of putting...
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March 22 - News
In the eyes of most stock holders, hedge funds are viewed as worthless, old financial tools of years past.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
The shale gas revolution in the U.S. has rocked the energy industry like a hurricane, and in its wake there have been a lot of lessons we have learned along the way.
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March 21 - News
As a dividend growth investor, or just an investor in general, it may kill your soul when one of your stocks decides to cut, or even eliminate, its dividend -- especially if it...
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March 21 - News
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) just sold off a transmission project to raise cash and funnel funds toward natural gas and renewable generation.
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March 18 - News
Politicians who supported the construction of new nuclear reactors in their home states are in meltdown mode.
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March 12 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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March 12 - News
