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Smart Investing In Smart Grid

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:04:19 GMT

With the Obama administration now spreading around $3.4 billion in electrical infrastructure funding, it pays to know where the money's going. $3.4 billion in grants: Who won? Ways to play: stocks vs. ETFsSmart grid's ‘ripple effect’ on energy demand[More...]

Today Earnings Reports Analysis : Motorola (MOT), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Aetna (AET), Kellogg (K), ExxonMobil (XOM), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Assurant (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak (EK), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:10:00 GMT

Motorola Inc. (MOT) today declared financial results for the third quarter 2009. Quarterly net income from continuing operations was $12 million or 1 cent per share, compared to a net loss of $397 million or 18 cents per share in the prior quarter. Third quarter adjusted (excluding special items) EPS was 2 cents, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a break-even quarter.[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

Good Stocks Going Bad

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:32:00 GMT

J.M. Smucker (SJM) and Centerpoint Energy (CNP) were supposed to be "safe" picks for the portfolio. After all, SJM was a food company and more than half of CNP's earnings came from operating an electric utility. On Wednesday, both stocks fell in reaction to disappointing guidance. We promptly removed both stocks as a result. The holding period for these so-called safe picks was less than 2 months. SJM fell victim to the ongoing peanut scare. Though the company has stated that its products were not tainted, jars of Jif are not moving. CNP blamed slowing growth and lower energy usage by customers for crimping fourth-quarter income and 2009 guidance. [More...]

Lots of Data, but Little Good News - Market Analysis

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:45:00 GMT

It's been a busy week. Corporations slashed jobs on a daily basis. Though I have not seen a total for the week, it's safe to say that the increase in the unemployed is larger than the population of many cities, including Cheyenne. Worse yet, none of these layoffs factored into initial jobless claims, which are already at a 26-year high. The House of Representatives passed the stimulus package on a party-line vote. Though some Republicans will point to subsidies for planting new grass on the Mall as an excuse for voting against the bill, many might be preparing a potential conservative backlash in the 2010 primaries. Such is politics. Euro zone economic sentiment fell to a record low, according to a Reuters' poll. Deflation fears also worsened. [More...]

The Cuts Continue - Earnings Trends

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:35:00 GMT

Highlighted stocks include Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Duke Energy (DUK), MBIA (MBI) and Sunoco (SUN) Important note: Keep your focus on the trends in estimates, not on the actual projections! An estimate in motion tends to stay in motion. Earnings estimates are dropping rapidly, and nearly across the board. This is particularly true for 2009 estimates[More...]

Sold Centro Properties

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:04:12 GMT

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Smart Investing In Smart Grid

Today Earnings Reports Analysis : Motorola (MOT), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Aetna (AET), Kellogg (K), ExxonMobil (XOM), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Assurant (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak (EK), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR)

S&P 500 Stocks

Good Stocks Going Bad

Lots of Data, but Little Good News - Market Analysis

The Cuts Continue - Earnings Trends

Sold Centro Properties

A beautiful dive off the cliff...

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CenterPoint Energy Prices Offering of 21,000,000 Shares of Its Common Stock

CenterPoint Energy Announces Public Offering of Its Common Stock

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Xcel Energy Names Fowke President and COO

eMeter Technology Enables Time-of-Use Billing and Remote Service Orders for Houston Retail Electric Providers

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