November wasn't good for dividend stocks. Following Donald Trump's election victory, expectations shifted towards lower taxes, higher growth rates and higher interest rates.
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December 4 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Millennium Management is a privately-owned hedge fund established by Israel Englander in 1989.
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August 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set to announce rules governing new electric power plants later this month and rules for existing plants next year, Wall Street ...
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September 18 - Commodities, News - Comments
The press is making hay over the proposed rules the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to release later this month regarding carbon emissions at newly built electric...
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September 17 - Commodities, News - Comments
The day after I laid out my case for why the canary in the coal mine isn't dead yet, The Wall Street Journal published a story indicating the Obama administration is still actively...
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September 16 - News - Comments
Coal miners are Wall Street pariahs right now, but that could change quickly once coal supply and demand start to stabilize.
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September 16 - Commodities, News - Comments
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) is looking to the future of coal and adjusting to what it sees.
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September 11 - News - Comments
The threat of rising interest rates has not been kind to the share prices of many of America's biggest utilities.
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September 10 - News - Comments
Coal use for the generation of electricity was up almost 5% year over year in June according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas use was down 16%.
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August 29 - News - Comments
Utilities have historically been some of the toughest dividend stocks around – but that's all changing.
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August 27 - News - Comments
Despite July's heat wave in the Northeast, summer temperatures in the majority of the United States have been cooler than last year's. For the entire year, U.S.
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August 26 - News - Comments
Wind and solar power are great, but they don't generate electricity all the time. That's why natural gas, coal, and nuclear power are still the basis of most electric systems.
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August 5 - News - Comments
Earnings announcements aside, utilities have been busy this week.
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August 5 - News - Comments
American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) reported earnings last week, the first of the big utilities (read "dividend stocks") to run its Q2 numbers.
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July 29 - News - Comments
For many years, utility stocks have been considered solid and reliable investments. Customer electricity demand grows, and utilities benefit while investors feel excited.
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July 29 - News - Comments
Utilities are your classic slow-and-steady stocks.
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July 18 - News - Comments
Utilities have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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July 15 - News - Comments
For the second year running, Texas is short of electric capacity for projected peak demand periods, according to The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIP).
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July 11 - News - Comments
Millennium Management fund is a global hedge fund with assets of around $18.17 billion under management as of May 31, 2013.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the eyes of President Obama, there's little doubt about it: Climate change is happening and we have a moral obligation to stop it.
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July 5 - News - Comments
The new climate change plan from Obama’s administration is expected to shift the competitive landscape of energy production in the United States.
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July 3 - News - Comments
If you ever wondered whether clean coal really is possible, the answer is yes, thanks to technological advancements.
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July 2 - News - Comments
In the recent low-yield environment, utility stocks have remained popular among the income seeking investors due to their attractive dividend yields.
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July 1 - News - Comments
Several of the largest U.S. utility companies are moving into the solar power business.
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June 28 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
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 - Comments
It's not exactly the Tony Awards, but the winners of the 2013 Edison Electrical Institute awards have been announced, marking another year of leadership, innovation, and progress...
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June 14 - News - Comments
Keep your lights on and your fridge open if you know what's good for your investments. According to a recent report, electricity demand growth is dropping – fast.
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June 10 - News - Comments
“The recent merger of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) and Constellation Energy has made us the number one competitive energy provider, with one of the cleanest & lowest-cost power...
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May 30 - News - Comments
Big box retailers have a huge underutilized asset at each of their stores, their roof. As these companies look to lower operating costs, companies like Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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May 23 - News - Comments
Regular readers of my work will be well aware of my affinity for dividends.
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May 20 - News - Comments
Utilities (and their dividends) have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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May 20 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
If a company that pays a huge dividend slashes it, investors tend to panic.
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May 10 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
Several utilities took the opportunity of Earth Day (Monday) to espouse environmental efforts.
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April 28 - News - Comments
There is no shortage of research that points to the fact that companies that pay a dividend outperform non-payers.
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April 26 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
Electric utilities have never been the most exciting opportunities in the stock market, but lately, one stock in the group has been underperforming the stock market as a whole...
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April 15 - News - Comments
In a recent letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote: "We will keep our foot to the floor and will almost certainly set still another record for capital expenditures in 2013...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
2012 wasn't the best year for utility shares, but Mario Gabelli, who manages Gabelli Utility Fund, has a positive long-term outlook for the sector.
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March 1 - Stock Analysis - Comments
When I was a kid growing up, I used to love playing Monopoly. But I never sought to own the utilities, because unlike the other properties you couldn’t build houses or hotels...
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March 1 - News - Comments
Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks—meaning they are slow and steady providers of dependable income.
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February 25 - News - Comments
Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) reported earnings this week, whiffing on revenue and underwhelming on earnings.
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February 23 - News - Comments
After releasing fourth-quarter and full year earnings for 2012 on Friday, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NYSE:AEP) opened the short week with a bang.
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February 20 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) provides electric and gas services in three regions of the United States.
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February 8 - News - Comments