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Wind Power Stocks

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:47:53 GMT

Have you ever tried to argue a point that your counterpart simply doesn't understand? This is how I often feel when arguing the bullish case for renewable energy. Though I must admit, it's getting easier.[More...]

Three Ways To Connect With China’s Profit Pathway

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:29:27 GMT

XIAN, People’s Republic of China – During the politically charged period in the late 1980s and early 1990s – when China believed it really needed friends – a small number of Western companies ignored the controversies and refused to abandon the market.[More...]

Alternative Energy Has A 'Missing Link'

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:18:00 GMT

In Great Britain, more than 60 gigawatts (GW) of power, a quarter of that from renewable sources, reportedly is waiting to be connected to the nation’s power grid. In California, electric utilities say they have little hope of meeting the state’s mandate of achieving 20% of their generation from green sources by 2010 largely because of delays in getting transmission lines licensed and built.[More...]

Partnerships And Mergers Updates : Wipro Partners with BP, Endo Buys US Rights to Fortesta, Siemens Buys China Metal, Google's Search for Italian Solution

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:10:58 GMT

Wipro Technologies, the IT services business of Wipro Ltd. (WIT) announced that it has entered into a five year agreement with BP Plc. (BP) to provide IT Applications Development and Maintenance services for BP’s Fuels Value Chain and Corporate businesses across the globe. Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP) signed an agreement with UK-based ProStrakan Group Plc to acquire exclusive rights to commercialize Fortesta in the U.S., where the product is currently under Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review. Siemens Energy, a division of Siemens AG (SI), acquired the majority holding in the Chinese metalworking company Yangtze Delta Manufacturing and the Chinese aluminum foundry GISAP (GIS Steel & Aluminium Products), both headquartered in Hangzhou. The Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers recently filed an anti-trust complaint against Google Inc. (GOOG). This prompted the Italian Competition Authority to search Google’s Milan offices on Thursday, pursuant to a probe that was ini[More...]

ABB Earnings

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:12:14 GMT

ABB's numbers are about what I expected. Revenues and profits down year over year, some weakness in orders, etc. Cost cutting is helping the bottom line (I swear we've heard that before, somewhere). Here's some data (via Reuters) Swiss engineering group ABB's cost-cutting limited a fall in profit in the second quarter, but the group remained cautious for the rest of the year as customers hesitate about spending on equipment. Net profit slumped by 31 percent to $675 million, but this was well ahead of the average forecast of $592 million given by analysts in a Reuters poll as ABB has already saved $500 million this year. The seller of power equipment to utilities as well as to oil and gas companies is looking to cut costs by $2 billion by[More...]

Wednesday Earnings Mixed/What I'm Looking to Buy

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:46:11 GMT

Looking back to last night, Apple really was solid. I mean in the face of a very difficult time for consumers, Apple continued to deliver, and with a premium brand at that. Consumers are continuing to buy their more expensive computers, and obviously the iphone is just killing it right now. Good for them. I owned that stock about three ipods ago, but haven't recently. The bank's were mixed; The market liked what US Bank had to say, and Wells Fargo, not so much. Pfizer looked pretty solid to me. They slightly raised full year estimates, which is great in this market. They also reported that the Wyeth purchase has been approved by shareholders, of which I am one. I'll break down some more individual stuff later today, but just wanted to give a quick update as to what I'm watching: -I rarely buy when the market surges like it has the past few days, so that accounts for the lack of activity.[More...]

ABB Still Well Positioned

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:15:50 GMT

In doing my normal Saturday reading, I came across a feature in Barrons about Swiss industrial/electrical giant ABB (ABB). I've held shares in this company for about a year, and I continue to like this company, even though it has hit a rough patch (who hasn't?) Here's a couple of meaningful quotes from the Barron's feature: ABB's fortunes in the past year have been dented by exposure to the automobile and construction industries, but the Swiss engineering giant's power-transmission and distribution activities should continue to generate earnings that offset the weakness.Product mix and geographic diversity so far have insulated [More...]

Emerging Market Bubble Re-Inflating?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:00 GMT

Interesting story out from Bloomberg this morning. The emerging market trade is hotter than ever as money has been flooding into countries like China, India, etc. Developing countries’ share of worldwide equity value climbed to a record as the fastest- growing economies lured investors amid the first global recession since World War II.The 22 nations classified as “emerging” by index provider MSCI Inc. comprise 24 percent of world market capitalization, up from 18 percent at the start of this year, the highest proportion since Bloomberg began compiling the data in 2003. China shares surpassed $3 trillion yesterday for the first time since August, from $1.8 trillion at the end of 2008.“Everyone is trying to jump on that bandwagon,” said Nicholas Field, who helps manage about $11 billion in[More...]

Three Companies Present At Clear Vision Advisors Event

Sun, 31 May 2009 22:00:56 GMT

Clear Vision Advisors successfully hosted its first networking event earlier this year with three companies presenting and about 25 people in attendance. Below is more information on the three companies which presented at the event, which are poised to benefit from several trends, including (1) the demand by an aging population for consumer healthcare products with fewer side effects than prescription treatments, (2) power management solutions for the energy infrastructure and metering market (...)[More...]

Earnings Miss From ABB

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:11:19 GMT

I was anticipating ABB's earnings announcement today, and it was a miss. The stock ran up a bit over the past couple of weeks, and is lower today by about 3%. Let's look at the highlights: Swiss engineering group ABB gave a cautious outlook after it missed forecasts with a 35 percent drop in first-quarter profit, as industrial firms hesitated about buying equipment due to the economic downturn. ABB, which sells power equipment to utilities as well as to oil and gas companies, said the business environment in March had improved but it was still too early to say whether the bottom of the market downturn had been reached. "Visibility in ABB's markets for the remainder of 2009 remains limited," the group said in a statement, noting it will[More...]

'Smart grid' making jobs

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Nov. 24--RALEIGH -- The nation's power companies are investing millions of dollars in new "smart" technologies and creating a mini-boom in hiring.
Three of the nation's leading utility meter companies have offices in Raleigh and have hired or plan to hire several hundred workers.
The state's two biggest electric utilities -- Progress Energy and Duke Energy -- were recently awarded maximum grants from federal stimulus funds earmarked for power system upgrades.

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Wind Power Stocks

Three Ways To Connect With China’s Profit Pathway

Alternative Energy Has A 'Missing Link'

Partnerships And Mergers Updates : Wipro Partners with BP, Endo Buys US Rights to Fortesta, Siemens Buys China Metal, Google's Search for Italian Solution

ABB Earnings

Wednesday Earnings Mixed/What I'm Looking to Buy

ABB Still Well Positioned

Emerging Market Bubble Re-Inflating?

Three Companies Present At Clear Vision Advisors Event

Earnings Miss From ABB

'Smart grid' making jobs

'Smart grid' making jobs

Arrest made in bribery investigation

ABB wins $38 million order to improve power efficiency in Saudi Arabia

ABB employees sponsor food drive for TCO

ABB Selects Intergraph(R) for North African Gas Pipeline Project

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Energy savings must top table

Saudi Accounts for Half of SAR 607.5 Billion in Power Projects Being Developed All Over the GCC

Power Firms Must Educate the Public

Governor Signs Wind Farm Siting Bill

StockPreacher.Com Issues Trading Outlook for Eaton Corp. -- ETN

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ABB helps keep power flowing in southern Alberta

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