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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...]

Dividend Growers With Upside Price Appreciation Potential

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:48:04 GMT

In the most recent issue of Standard & Poor's weekly Outlook newsletter, they detailed a list of seventeen dividend growers that have upside stock price appreciation potential. The factors that went into constructing the list include companies that: increased their annual dividend at least ten years in a rowgenerated earnings that were 1.5 times what they paid last yearpotential upside price appreciation of at least 15% based on S&P's 12-month target pricea projected 2010 P/E of less than 15A partial list of the companies that resulted from the screen are detailed below. The full list is available in the [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...]

Alternative Energy - Industry Outlook

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:19:16 GMT

Assuming that GDP growth is slightly negative for the next 3 to 4 quarters while the credit markets gradually strengthen, let's consider the outlook and opportunities for the Alternative Energy industry over the next 6 to 12 months. Many companies engaged in the solar power market offer profitability with strong average long-term annual earnings growth expectations of approximately 40%, stock price valuations significantly discounted from their recent historic highs, and a favorable political environment. Industry Outlook for Alternative Energy Stocks: Speculative - Bullish The electric power industry is one of the world's largest industrial segments. With a global market share of approximately 25%, the United States is the leading producer of electricity, followed by China, Japan and Russia. Total global electricity consumption volume grew at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 3.1% from 1980 to 2006,[More...]

Best Stocks Of 2009 Review: The First Third

Sun, 10 May 2009 17:46:29 GMT

More than a third of the year has passed and the markets have rebounded nicely from their lows to turn a small profit on the year. It seems that the worst may be behind us when it comes to equity prices as many stocks have rallied more than 50% this year alone. Here at Bullish Bankers we published a “Best Stocks of 2009? newsletter at the beginning of the year, and our equities have performed very admirably when compared to our benchmark, the S&P 500. This article is designed to give a recap of how our equities have performed and give some additional explanation to our initial stock picking process. Through Friday, May 8th, our BB2009 Index has outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.51% on a geometric basis ex-dividend payments. Beside each of the sectors I have listed our three picks and the comparable ETF to show our relative performance on a sector by sector basis.[More...]

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:45 GMT

(7:11am ET) There was plenty of economic data released in the US during the day; however the equity market sidetracked until 2pm ET, when with prices at modest losing levels on the week until that point, suddenly, and for no discernable reason, there was a rally that left the indexes with small gains through Thursday. Perhaps traders were anticipating a positive quarterly report from Google (GOOG +2.4% on +151% of average daily trading volume)? After the close, the company did not disappoint, beating both revenue and EPS estimates. The company posted net income of $1.42 billion ($5.16/share), up +8% from the $1.31 billion ($4.84/share) recorded during the same period a year ago. Revenue for 1Q2009 increased +10% to $4.07 billion, from $3.7 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. On average, analysts had expected earnings per share of $4.93 and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. For the first[More...]

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:24 GMT

(8:25am ET) The main focus of traders today will be the 1Q2009 earnings report from JP Morgan (JPM), and the close scrutiny of the data and hype that will follow. After hitting a low of $14.93 in early March, JPM has rallied +118.1% to yesterday’s close of $32.56. There was a high of $34.15 on Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/da6dcv JP Morgan reported Q1 net income of $2.14 billion, or $0.40/share, down -10% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' expectations. Revenue increased +48% to $25.03 billion. WSJ reported that CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm extended about $150 billion in new credit to consumer and corporate customers during the quarter. With a last hour rally spurred by the real estate investment trusts (REITS) ($DJR +8.7%) and Banks ($BKX +5.1%) in the Financial sector (XLF +4.8%), the US equity[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMT

(9:30am ET) Stocks in NY sank at the open following various negative reports from TV talking heads, though trade volume was weak on the Easter Monday. After the close, Goldman Sachs surprised with unusually positive revenue and earnings. Today, President Obama will be making a speech on the state of the economy. Traders are confused. Yesterday was pretty much a lost day in the market. Very little of consequence happened. By the close, the DJIA’s small loss (-25.57 -0.32% to 8057.81) offset the small gain in the S&P (+2.17 +0.25% to 858.73), while the NASDAQ (+0.77 +0.05% to 1653.31) was flat. The Toronto Composite (+98.50 +1.07% to 9285.6) and the Toronto Venture Board (+11.89 +1.23% to 980.86) were stronger as the metal miners and goldminers enjoyed a good day. Except for Japan’s Nikkei 225 index (-0.92% to 8842.7), prices today were strong in the major international equity markets: Australia (+2.22% to[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday: Apr 7, 2009

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:31:58 GMT

(8:05am ET) Stocks closed Monday's session in NY lower on a lightly-traded day, but much higher Week over Week. Through Friday, the major market indexes saw their largest four-week gains in seventy-six years. Now the market is preparing for 1Q2009 earnings season, which gets underway today with Alcoa (AA). On Monday, the DJIA (-41.74 -0.52% to 7975.85), S&P (-7.02 -0.83% to 835.48), and NASDAQ (-15.16 -0.93% to 1606.71) could not make headway against concerns the major banks may be preparing to release negative quarterly reports. The Toronto Composite (-49.59 -0.55% to 9016.17), and Venture Board (-12.42 -1.27% to 963.17) were also down on the day, but higher Week over Week. In international equity markets today, the closing prices showed losses except for Shanghai China (+0.80% to 2439.2): Australia -1.30% to 3648.5; Hong Kong -0.46% to 14929.0; India -1.80% to 10534.9; and Japan -0.28% to 8832.9. At 7:30am ET,[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...]

Legislators consider tightening ethics rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT

Nov. 5--Florida legislators Wednesday held the first in a series of hearings on proposals to tighten ethics rules for the Public Service Commission -- including legislation to restrict communication between agency staffers and the utilities they regulate.
The proposals come in the wake of criticism of PSC ties with Florida Power & Light Co. officials that emerged during the commission's public hearings on FPL's proposed $1.27 billion base rate hike.
For instance, a Florida law bars commissioners -- but not PSC staffers -- from communicating with utility employees on pending matters, such as a rate hike proposal.

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Smart Investing In Smart Grid

Dividend Growers With Upside Price Appreciation Potential

Cap and Trade Part Two: How We'll Profit

Alternative Energy - Industry Outlook

Best Stocks Of 2009 Review: The First Third

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Daily Report For Tuesday: Apr 7, 2009

S&P 500 Stocks

Legislators consider tightening ethics rules

Butterworth to find FPL errors

PSC must set meaningful efficiency standards: THE ISSUE: PSC must set new energy-efficient standards.

FPL Group Q3 net income decreases

FPL Customers to See a Credit in Their January Bill

The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock Column: PSC's Restrictions Not so Onerous for Constellation and EDF

Butterworth to Advise FPL

FPL Juggling Questions About 'Smart Meters'

PSC Delays Action on Utility Rate Increases

'Smart' Power Gets a Jolt With U.S. Funds

FPL Group Capital Announces Sale of $200 Million of Debentures Guaranteed by FPL Group

FPL Customers to Get Fuel Rebate in January; Lowest Bills in State to Go Lower in 2010

FPL Wins Unprecedented Sixth Straight National Customer Service Award

Fitch Affirms Ratings of FPL Group and Subsidiaries; Outlook Stable

Energy Awareness Month: FPL's Money-Saving Myth Buster No. 5

President Obama Joins FPL for Commissioning of Nation's Largest Solar PV Power Plant; Announces $200 Million in Smart Grid Funding for FPL's ˜Energy Smart Florida'

FPL Group Announces 2009 Third Quarter Earnings

NextEra Energy Resources to Supply Solar Power to PG&E

U.S. Concentrating Solar Power Outlook 2010, an Industrial Info News Alert

Energy Awareness Month: FPL's Money-Saving Myth Buster No. 4

Form 4 BARRAT SHERRY S For: Nov 02 (10K)

Form 4 FPL GROUP INC For: Oct 19 Filed by: FROGGATT CHRIS N (10K)

Form 4 FPL GROUP INC For: Oct 16 Filed by: SWANSON WILLIAM H (10K)

Form 3 FPL GROUP INC For: Oct 16 Filed by: SWANSON WILLIAM H (10K)

Form 3 FPL GROUP INC For: Oct 19 Filed by: FROGGATT CHRIS N (10K)

Form 4 OLIVERA ARMANDO J For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 OLIVERA ARMANDO J For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 STALL JOHN A For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 Poppell James W For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 DEWHURST MORAY P For: Aug 17 (10K)