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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...]

Daily Highlights: 10/26/09

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:02:47 GMT

Asian shares were mostly higher Monday with S.Korean shares helped by upbeat economics.Bank failures in US exceed 100 for this year, most closings since 1992.China's September coal imports increase 7% from August as economy recoversOil prices slipped to near $80 a barrel in AsiaDollar falls versus Euro as recovery signs, stock gains sap safety demand.Japan to punish BNP Paribas's unit over convertible bond, share price manipulation.Japan's PM Hatoyama says recovery 'unpredictable,’ unemployment may worsen.S Korea's Q3 GDP rises 2.9% - fastest quarterly pace in more than seven years.SEC considering filing securities fraud charges against ICAP's US subsidiary.[More...]

20 High-Quality Stocks to Fall Back On

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:36:35 GMT

Given the uncertainty so characteristic of autumn, consider hunkering down with the stocks in our current Wide Moat Focus Index.[More...]

Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:21 GMT

Fortunately my portfolio management methods don’t revolve around frequent trading. One of my kids came up to me recently and said, “What did you do today, Dad?” I said, “I made one trade, and I did a bunch of research.” He then asked, “How often do you trade?” I answered, “That was my first trade in a week, and I haven’t traded much in the last two months, but that’s not normal. There is no normal for me. When the market is really volatile, I trade a lot more, selling when stocks are rising, and buying when they are selling off. When the market is relatively placid, I don’t do much.” He looked at me, kind of smiled, and moved on. Information overload from Dad. Most people and investment managers trade too often. They sell their winners too rapidly, and panic too soon on their losers. Now, I’m not advocating “buy and forget,” or Buffett’s statement, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”[More...]

Buy, Sell or Hold: Why NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) Is The Energy Sector’s 'Triple-Threat' Profit Play

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:15:00 GMT

If NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) were an athletic prospect, scouts would rate it as a “triple threat.” That’s because the Princeton-based wholesale power generator is involved in all three of the key energy sources of the future: Solar, wind and nuclear.[More...]

Bet On Global Markets To Surge Soon as Iran Supreme Leader Is Replaced by Cleric Friendlier To West

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:18:14 GMT

Having correctly predicted that Exelon Corp.’s attempted takeover of NRG Energy Inc. would fail and that both firms’ share prices would then rise. Daniel Scotto of HFP Capital Markets is back with another eye-catching observation.[More...]

Bullish Sentiment High In Overbought Market

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:34:23 GMT

As the market hits new highs, bullish sentiment is reaching extreme levels. A quick look at the SPX bullish percent index shows us to be significantly overbought. We have a lot of economic reporting this week, particularly relating to employment and manufacturing, along with the continuation of earnings[More...]

Dow-Led Rally Pushes All Indexes Positive Late

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:55:00 GMT

A late, Dow-led rally leaves all major indexes in the green Tuesday, following a mixed session earlier in the day. With Tuesday's close, a stock winning streak stretched to six days for the Dow industrials and 10 days for the Nasdaq Composite Index.[More...]

Cap and Trade Part Two: How We'll Profit

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:31:30 GMT

We got hundreds of responses to last week's cap and trade essay. Plenty of readers were shocked by how much the new bill will cost you, me, and every American family... Not J.M., who writes, "Ask me if I am surprised. Congress (as well as local governments) treats us as cash cows, which in fact we are." Some readers didn't like questioning our government's huge new tax policy. R.R. writes, "Matt's article on the energy legislation is a political rant and fear mongering." And D.B. gripes, "I wish I could cancel and get my money back when I read your Republican and Libertarian views. Why don't you just stick to providing investment advice and leave the environmental commentary to scientists?" Well, D.B., I'd be sad to see you go. But thanks for cutting to the chase: how to profit. It's time to talk about the best ways to recoup some[More...]

US Stock Futures Flat As Investors Await Earnings Season, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) In Focus

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:01:00 GMT

US stocks futures were unchanged on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of earnings report from Alcoa.[More...]

Exelon closing two Pa. fossil-fuel plants

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:47:00 GMT

Dec. 3--In the latest sign of a fundamental market shift toward cleaner fuels, Exelon Corp. announced yesterday that it would shut down two aging fossil-fuel power plants in Phoenixville and Eddystone in 2011, eliminating 280 jobs.
Exelon said that it would completely close the Cromby Generating Station along the Schuylkill in Phoenixville and that it would retire two coal-fired generators at the Eddystone Generating Station on the Delaware River.
The company said the decision to shut the Eisenhower-era power plants was based on economics -- the high-maintenance units are costly to operate in deregulated electricity markets, where wholesale prices are depressed.

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Smart Investing In Smart Grid

Daily Highlights: 10/26/09

20 High-Quality Stocks to Fall Back On

Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

Buy, Sell or Hold: Why NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) Is The Energy Sector’s 'Triple-Threat' Profit Play

Bet On Global Markets To Surge Soon as Iran Supreme Leader Is Replaced by Cleric Friendlier To West

Bullish Sentiment High In Overbought Market

Dow-Led Rally Pushes All Indexes Positive Late

Cap and Trade Part Two: How We'll Profit

US Stock Futures Flat As Investors Await Earnings Season, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) In Focus

Exelon closing two Pa. fossil-fuel plants

Exelon closing two Pa. fossil-fuel plants

Utilities planning to upgrade nuclear plants

Utilities planning to upgrade nuclear plants

Power glitch, natural radon caused TMI alarm

Power glitch, natural radon caused TMI alarm

Pa. governor criticizes nuclear plant over handling of alarms

False alarms sound at Three Mile Island

Three Mile Island 'normal' after incident

Exelon draws criticism for late notice on TMI incident

PECO: Natural gas rate down 17% compared with last winter

Exelon Recognized for Leadership in Minority and Community Banking

Exelon CEO Says Minimizing Consumer Costs is Key Issue in Climate Debate

PA Horticultural Society Picks PECO for Community Greening Award

Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

Customers Can Save More than $1 Billion with New Suite of Energy Efficiency Programs from PECO

PECO: Gas Supply Favorable for '09 Winter

More Than $308 Million Available To Help PECO Customers Pay Their Utility Bills

ExxonMobil Most Exposed, Southern Most Vulnerable and Exelon More Prosperous Under US Cap-and-Trade

They ˜Vant' To Suck Your Electricity: PECO Reminds Customers to Save Money By Stopping ˜Vampire' Energy Use in Their Homes

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