The profitability of insider trading has been studied in numerous studies over the past several decades, with most studies concluding that corporate insiders are better informed...
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February 8 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Every week I go through the list of dividend increases, as part of my monitoring process.
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January 31 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Luminus Management is a long/short hedge fund that focuses mainly on power and utility stocks.
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June 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Studies reveal that hedge funds' ownership of stocks has increased at a high pace over the last decade or so, especially before the outbreak of the financial crisis of 2008.
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December 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) is developing a not-so-secret technology -- and it's not the only one. If Mr.
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September 23 - News - Comments
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" of our government agencies.
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September 23 - News - Comments
For the second time since the Fukushima disaster and the third time in over 40 years, Japan is entirely nuclear-free.
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September 23 - Commodities, News - Comments
A company with a steady history of rewarding shareholders may carry a premium stock valuation compared to its peers.
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September 17 - News - Comments
Utilities were busy last week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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September 16 - News - Comments
The U.S. Army is going green. No, it's not getting new uniforms again. Instead, it has now awarded the third of four contracts focused on renewable energy technology.
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September 16 - News - Comments
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" of our government agencies.
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September 16 - News - Comments
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 16 - News - Comments
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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September 15 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
If you don't already have a master limited partnership IPO in the works, you might want to think about spinning one off while the getting is good.
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September 14 - News - Comments
Oil and gas production in the U.S. is booming. Energy imports are down to the lowest level since 1991. However, as good as production has been, it could have been much better.
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September 12 - News - Comments
Natural gas: We have it, and other countries want it. The Department of Energy (DOE) approved its fourth LNG export facility yesterday , paving the way for the U.S.
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September 12 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Today, let's look at Gardner, Russo & Gardner, a hedge fund company with a record that speaks for itself.
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September 10 - News - Comments
Utilities were busy last week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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September 10 - News - Comments
The future of U.S. energy is offshore – and we're not talking oil. The government is doling out massive leases for cheap offshore wind projects, and Dominion Resources, Inc.
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September 9 - News - Comments
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) will release its quarterly report on Wednesday, and investors have patiently waited for the company to turn a profit.
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September 3 - News - Comments
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" of our government agencies.
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September 3 - News - Comments
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, old financial tools of an era lost to time.
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September 2 - News - Comments
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of gauges shareholders can use to monitor publicly traded companies.
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August 29 - News - Comments
To many investors, hedge funds are perceived as bloated, outdated investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 27 - News - Comments
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) defied sector standards this quarter by beating on both its bottom and top lines.
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August 23 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Utilities have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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August 19 - News - Comments
It appears that Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz is fulfilling his promise that the Department of Energy would move quickly on LNG export decisions.
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August 12 - News - Comments
Earnings announcements aside, utilities have been busy this week.
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August 5 - News - Comments
Utility companies can make excellent long-term investments for any portfolio.
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July 31 - 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
Utilities were busy last week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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July 29 - News - Comments
Utilities stayed busy this week with nuclear scandals, solar sales, and everything in between.
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July 28 - News - Comments
The utility industry has a great source of steady returns in the long term as this sector provides consistent recurring revenues and strong cash flow.
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July 18 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
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 - Comments
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 - Comments
Utilities have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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June 24 - News - Comments
According to a long-awaited report from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) was the leading driller in Ohio's Utica Shale last ...
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June 18 - News - Comments
According to the Energy Information Administration, electricity consumption in the U.S.
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June 17 - News - Comments
Historically the companies in the utility sector have been seen as very defensive investments.
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June 12 - News - Comments
Utilities have long been called boring stocks and the kind that Grandma likes to invest in.
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June 10 - News - Comments
The rebounding housing market and rising Dow Jones are wreaking havoc within the utility sector.
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June 10 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
There is far more to investing in natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) than first meets the eye.
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June 7 - News - Comments
For a few years now, energy companies are trying to find new ways to benefit from the abundance of natural gas in the U.S.
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June 6 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
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 - Comments
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 - Comments
It hasn't been easy for oil and gas producers as they've drilled into the Utica Shale of Ohio.
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June 3 - News - Comments
On Wednesday, FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) will release its latest quarterly results.
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June 3 - News - Comments
