The electrical grid is notoriously slow to change.
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August 16 - News
Generally, utilities companies are considered to be some of the most stable, high-yielding investments in the market.
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August 5 - News
One of the biggest critiques of nuclear energy is that it produces radioactive waste in the form of used nuclear fuel, or UNF.
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July 27 - News
Utilities are your classic slow-and-steady stocks.
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July 18 - News
Coal, one of this country's most abundant fuels, is increasingly being targeted as a dirty fuel.
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July 16 - News
In less than a year, three utilities have made the tough call to close down four nuclear reactors totaling 3,600 MW of combined capacity.
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July 15 - News
It is always a good idea to include some companies in your portfolio that provide a steady stream of income.
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July 10 - News
Among stock markets around the world, the S&P 500 has given investors great performance, with double-digit percentage gains even as many international markets have struggled ...
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July 9 - News
Coal gets a bad rap. Environmentalists call it a dirty fuel, while Santa Claus uses it to punish naughty little boys and girls.
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July 8 - News
Nuclear power has been a hot-button issue over the past few years due to safety concerns and energy security concerns in the U.S. and abroad.
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July 5 - News
The past year hasn't been too kind to owners of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) stock. It's down about 7% while the market, as measured by the S&P 500, is up more than 18%.
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June 26 - News
Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks.
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June 26 - News
The utilities sector has often been considered a "widows & orphans" group of stocks, with a long history of paying healthy and reliable dividends that makes these stocks safe ...
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June 24 - News
The demand for electricity rises as global economies continue to improve. However, there has been a migration toward cleaner production methods.
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June 24 - News
We at The Motley Fool do not get too worked up over short-term stock movements, but sometimes they can forewarn investors about larger, fundamental problems.
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June 20 - News
This year's market rally, with the S&P up about 15% during 2013, has rendered it more difficult to find above-average dividend yield investments.
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June 19 - News
The deep market sell offs after the tech and housing bubbles have left a generation of investors with a changed view of the stock market.
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June 18 - News
According to the Energy Information Administration, electricity consumption in the U.S.
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June 17 - News
The largest electric power holding company in the United States, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK), has only risen 4.91% YTD, a far cry from the 15.34% return provided by the Dow ...
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June 17 - News
Investors can look to utilities for solid profits.
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June 13 - News
At times nuclear energy is hard sell.
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June 13 - News
“Every one of the most popular class of US mutual funds investing in bonds lost money in May, highlighting the risks for investors as interest rates rise,” according to The...
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June 13 - News
The 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan has left virtually all of the country's nuclear facilities closed.
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June 12 - News
I know it sounds like an oxymoron to suggest that investors need to look for the safest utility stock.
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June 12 - News
Today’s low interest rate environment is causing some stocks to rise because they offer investors a superior yield to what they can get elsewhere.
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June 12 - News
I know that collecting an over 4% yield in this environment seems tempting. I know that CDs don’t pay much of anything, and savings and money market accounts pay even less.
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June 12 - News
This is not a drill; please proceed in an orderly fashion away from this stock.
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June 11 - News
When investors hear about a merger of two powerful companies, they usually expect that there will be some short term pain, but long-term gain.
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June 11 - News
If you have been struggling to generate enough income from your investment portfolio lately, then dividend stocks have been just about the best way to get the cold, hard cash ...
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June 10 - News
In the long-running debate over energy policy, there remains an assumption that businesses and investors prefer the stability of nuclear power over the intermittent vagaries of...
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June 10 - News
The rebounding housing market and rising Dow Jones are wreaking havoc within the utility sector.
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June 10 - News
Fools, its $400 billion. Four hundred billion! That number is huge.
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June 10 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of gauges investors can use to watch Mr. Market.
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June 10 - News
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) was in 14 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. SO has experienced a decrease in hedge fund interest of late.
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June 6 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) is one of the largest energy generators in the United States with over 57,700 MW of owned generating capacity.
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June 6 - News
Warren Buffett recently inked a deal to buy utility NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE) despite the utility sector's recent pullback.
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June 5 - Hedge Funds
Utilities are among the most stable companies in the world.
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June 5 - News
The Utility Select Sector SPDR has stumbled from a high of $41.44 down into the $30's, falling 8.5% over the month: sellers were quick to outsell buyers by a 4:1 volume margin...
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June 4 - News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) is back in buy mode. The company snatched up NV Energy, Inc.
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June 3 - News
We'd all like to invest like the legendary Warren Buffett, turning thousands into millions or more.
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May 29 - News
Harrowing details continue to emerge of the devastating tornado that took so many lives on Monday in Moore, Okla.
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May 22 - News
While the old market saying is sell in May and go away, Bill Gross of PIMCO suggests that investors “gradually reduce risk positions in 2013.” In his typically fun-loving ...
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May 21 - News
Utilities (and their dividends) have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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May 20 - News
A thorough understanding of climate change generally spurs long-term investors to make serious adjustments to their risk assumptions for particular companies and industries.
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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
Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks—meaning they are slow and steady providers of dependable income.
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May 13 - News
A recent story about Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) indicates just how much of a factor random chance can play in investing.
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May 13 - News
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) operates in the United States with a power generating capacity of nearly 46,000 megawatts to 4.4 million customers.
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May 10 - 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
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