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Where Are The Original Dividend Aristocrats Now?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:14 GMT

The Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of S&P 500 index members that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years.[More...]

Credit Market Overview - 11.11.2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:51:28 GMT

With all of the hot air we’ve seen expended over the last 2+ years, mostly in that non-state wedged between Virginia and Maryland, I for one have wondered if there was a way to harness that energy and possibly end this whole “dependence on foreign” oil ...[More...]

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...]

FirstEnergy wins 9-year electric contract

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:47:00 GMT

Dec. 3--Households in 126 communities in Northeast Ohio will get a 6 percent break on the generation portion of their electric bills, starting in January 2011.
That's a savings of $32 a year for the typical family.
In addition, small businesses will get a 4 percent discount from the Akron-based FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.

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Where Are The Original Dividend Aristocrats Now?

Credit Market Overview - 11.11.2009

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

FirstEnergy wins 9-year electric contract

FirstEnergy wins 9-year electric contract

Town-hall event to focus on nuclear power: A Dec. 10 town-hall meeting will address the health effects of high-voltage lines, nuclear-reactor safety and the environmental impact of nuclear plants.

Cuban migrants went undetected for hours at Turkey Point: More than 30 Cubans were dropped off close to the `heavily guarded' Turkey Point nuclear power plant and remained undetected until they called for help hours later.

Cuban migrants land at Turkey Point, raising security questions

Florida utility regulators get same advice grand jury gave 17 years ago

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