Investors might invest in a good company with solid returns -- but is it the place where their hard-earned profits are best spent? Let's compare big dividend-dealing utilities...
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July 5 - News
The POTUS has spoken: Climate change is real, it's dangerous, and we're going to do stuff to stop it.
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July 1 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) announced yesterday that it's upping its quarterly dividend for the sixth consecutive year.
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June 28 - News
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) stock has been on a roller-coaster ride over the last year, and investors have been left wondering whether this dividend stock will ever put stable...
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June 25 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) is switching up its corporate leadership for the first time in nearly a decade.
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June 19 - News
The recent slowdown in the stock market may raise the demand for “safe haven” and stable stocks including Utilities that tend to offer high dividend yields and are generally...
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June 18 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) stoked its energy fires last week with the grand opening of a new "clean coal" power plant.
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June 17 - News
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to analyze stocks. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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June 11 - News
Korea Electric Power Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:KEP) was in 9 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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June 10 - News
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) was in 16 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. FE has experienced an increase in hedge fund sentiment lately.
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June 4 - News
Hydro is headed into stormy waters, according to a new report that links deforestation to reduced power output for a proposed dam in Brazil.
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May 28 - News
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC, disclosing many of their long equity holdings as of ...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Regular readers of my work will be well aware of my affinity for dividends.
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May 20 - News
Uranium prices are in for 2012, and costs continue to head higher.
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May 19 - 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
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
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
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
It's no news that natural gas prices are on the rise. Rates are heading higher, and this summer cost-conscious utilities will be cutting back on their natural gas guzzling.
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May 1 - News
From a solar-power project sale to new predictions for coal's comeback, it's been a busy week for utilities.
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April 13 - News
In 2008, candidate Barack Obama infamously said that as president he would set policy that would bankrupt the coal industry: "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant...
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April 10 - News
In the eyes of most investors, hedge funds are viewed as worthless, old investment tools of the past.
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April 9 - News
Is FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) an excellent investment right now? The best stock pickers are taking a pessimistic view.
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April 1 - News
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) announced this week that it officially sold off the last of its hydro assets.
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March 11 - News
These days, it's become clear that reducing carbon emissions and developing energy alternatives is essential.
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March 8 - News
Investors will watch until the final minute of the trading day to see whether the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices: .DJI) hits a record closing high.
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March 5 - News
The days of dreamy dividends are over.
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March 5 - News
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT)'s shares plummeted 30% last week when the utility reported dismal earnings and slashed its dividend in half.
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March 5 - News
If there is any one job or hobby that takes more than a lifetime to master, it's investing.
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March 4 - News
Energy companies are at increasing risk from the pernicious effects of climate change.
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March 4 - News
Dividends are like cookie dough. You don't have to wait for them to bake, and they taste just as good as, if not better than, the finished product.
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February 25 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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February 20 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) reported earnings on Tuesday, beating quarterly earnings estimates for the eighth consecutive quarter.
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February 18 - News
Shares of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) have rallied during 2013 by nearly 6.8%. But the company's stock has yet to recover from its tumble by 29% during 2012.
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February 13 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors.
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February 8 - News
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) reported quarterly earnings yesterday, and the utility is making major moves.
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February 8 - News
Just as we examine companies each week that may be rising past their fair value, we can also find companies potentially trading at bargain prices.
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February 5 - News
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) reported earnings Wednesday, leaving investors with a mixed bag of lackluster sales but positive earnings.
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February 3 - Dividend Stocks
Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) reported earnings Thursday, meeting the mark on earnings but underwhelming sales estimates.
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February 2 - Dividend Stocks