Aqua America Inc (WTR): Where Can an Investor Find Yield Today?
With the Fed’s continued buying up and pushing down yields in bonds, investors have been frantic to find yield in the more risky equity market.
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Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Exelon Corporation (EXC): Is Nuclear Energy’s Lightbulb Dimming?
Fission power has its critics.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): One Growing Problem Could Endanger Hydropower
Hydro is headed into stormy waters, according to a new report that links deforestation to reduced power output for a proposed dam in Brazil.
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG), Atlantic Power Corp (AT) & Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Three Losers From Natural Gas Exports
Natural gas wannabe exporters scored a huge win last week when the Department of Energy (DoE) gave the green light a second LNG facility for exporting gas to countries that are...
Google Inc (GOOG)’s Latest Offer
Creative ideas come from everywhere, but it's not often you see a search engine giving utilities business advice.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (DFT): One Energy Policy Everyone Can Support
Whenever America debates energy policies, there's normally some heated rhetoric about one industry getting treated better than the other.
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), The Southern Company (SO), Exelon Corporation (EXC): Prepare Your Portfolio For Climate Change
A thorough understanding of climate change generally spurs long-term investors to make serious adjustments to their risk assumptions for particular companies and industries.
Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Will Uranium Costs Kill Nuclear?
Uranium prices are in for 2012, and costs continue to head higher.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), The Southern Company (SO): This Sector Looks Fully Valued
Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks—meaning they are slow and steady providers of dependable income.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK) and Random-Chance Utility Investing
A recent story about Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) indicates just how much of a factor random chance can play in investing.
Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Who Benefits From a Better Battery?
Batteries are used in many of today’s essential products, from cell phones to hybrid cars.
Dominion Resources, Inc. (D), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): 35,000 MW Up For Grabs?
Earnings announcements aside, utilities (and their dividend stocks) have been on the move in May.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D): These Stocks Are Special In Their Own Way
Electricity demand is down, and utilities are rapidly readjusting.
Atlantic Power Corp (AT): Cold Hard Cash
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) shares have sunk 60% in 2013, leaving many investors wondering whether the utility's earnings will ever float back.
Exelon Corporation (EXC): What Has Been Going On?
Utility companies are known for providing stable dividends, and are some of the best dividend payers in the market.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), TECO Energy, Inc. (TE): Four Dividend Stocks Taking International Dives
International investments offer unheard of growth potential for U.S. investors. With domestic growth in the gutters, some utilities have headed overseas to send sales soaring.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Exelon Corporation (EXC): Are Mergers Worth It?
It's been a year since Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) merged with Constellation Energy to become the nation's largest competitive integrated energy provider.
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), AGL Resources Inc. (GAS): This Week in Utilities, Subsidiary Sales and Rate Requests
Earnings announcements aside, it's been a busy week for utilities.
Exelon Corporation (EXC), TECO Energy, Inc. (TE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Earnings Recap, Utilities
First-quarter earnings are pouring in, and there are plenty of lessons to be learned from this quarter's results.
Edison International (EIX): Can Investors Save Lives?
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.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK) Earnings: Is Bigger Better for This Dividend Stock?
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) reported earnings this week, beating sales estimates but underwhelming on earnings.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD), And One Key Question: Where Will Future NG Demand Come From?
Midstream operators aren't the most exciting companies in the world -- pipelines and processing plants don't typically give investors much reason to clamor.
SolarCity Corp (SCTY), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), a Grid, a Threat and More
Utility companies have traditionally been the only way for a consumer to join the 21st century and use electricity in their homes.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): How It Aims to Keep Growing
On Friday, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) will release its latest quarterly results.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT) (RHP), Cablevision Systems Corporation (CVC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Three Retirement Picks You Shouldn’t Miss
Retirement stocks are typically value stocks with a high dividend yield and low-risk, with a moderate-to-high medium term growth rate that doesn’t raise the blood pressure of...
The Southern Company (SO), PPL Corporation (PPL), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D) & This Past Week in Utilities
Several utilities took the opportunity of Earth Day (Monday) to espouse environmental efforts.
Valmont Industries, Inc. (VMI) Profits From a Looming Repeat of Last Year’s Drought
Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) reported impressive first-quarter earnings recently, with operating income rising 43% on strong sales and increasing margins.
Is The Southern Company (SO) Too Hot To Touch?
Look around the market today and you can find quite a few companies that are trading at all-time highs.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK): A Good Investment in the Utility Sector
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) is an energy company owning nuclear, natural gas, coal-fired and hydroelectric generation.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) and Three Areas of the World Continue to Pollute Our Air
When it comes to checks and balances, carbon emissions could do without.
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) and The S&P’s Best-Performing Sectors in 2013
Even after this week's decline, the S&P 500 is still up more than 9% so far in 2013.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU): Earnings, Will Coal Bounce Back?
On Thursday, Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) will release its latest quarterly results.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED): The Stock Is Going Nowhere, and Here’s Why
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...
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED), Altria Group Inc (MO): Are Dividend-Paying Stocks The Riskiest On The Market?
One way to think about the market is in terms of money flows between assets with different risk characteristics.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) & More: This Week in Utilities: Solar Sales, Coal’s Comeback, and More
From a solar-power project sale to new predictions for coal's comeback, it's been a busy week for utilities.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B): Should CEOs Talk Politics?
Chief executives are born leaders. But when private sector heads become soapbox pundits, it can drastically affect their business.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) & More: Will Obama Put Coal out of Business?
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...
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Three Things to Know Before You Buy This Stock
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.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), General Electric Company (GE) and Three Environmentally Friendlier Energy Investments
Related tickers: Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK), Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:HEK), First Solar, Inc.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU): Thursday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG), SunPower Corporation (SPWR): Where Does America Get its Energy From?
Investing is not rocket science, but if we ignore the actual numbers behind it, then predictions become nothing more than conjecture.
Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE): The Southern Company (NYSE:SO): Hedge Funds Are Bearish and Insiders Are Bullish, What Should You Do?
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) was in 13 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
The AES Corporation (AES), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), National Grid plc (ADR) (NGG) & More: 5 Dividend Stocks for International Growth
U.S. utilities are in a rut and, according to recent energy projections, aren't about to dig themselves out any time soon.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), NRG Energy Inc (NRG), The Southern Company (SO): The End of Utilities?
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) has made some fascinating moves recently that suggest it's written the first few drafts of a Dear John letter to utilities.
General Electric Company (GE)’s Answer for Radioactive Zombies: Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK)
In 1973, nuclear power supplied 5% of the total electricity consumed by American homes.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D): Is Exelon Corporation (EXC) a Cash King?
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...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Edison International (EIX): Top Utility Companies Will Survive EPA’s Regulatory Agenda
The EPA is set to unleash a host of new regulations that will impact the energy sector, and top utility companies in the U.S.
Atlantic Power Corp (AT), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): This Dividend Stock Just Chose Natural Gas. Duh.
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) just sold off a transmission project to raise cash and funnel funds toward natural gas and renewable generation.
Politics Pushes Back Against Nuclear Cost Overruns: The Southern Company (SO), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK)
Politicians who supported the construction of new nuclear reactors in their home states are in meltdown mode.
Is Hydro Draining Your Portfolio’s Profits? – NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK)
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) announced this week that it officially sold off the last of its hydro assets.
