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Calls Purchased on Dominion Resources (D)
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 3:43pm | 130Shares of Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) are lower on the session by 0.18%, currently trading at $43.29. The stock has been moving largely sideways over the past six months, though it is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name...
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Constellation Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.24
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 1:34pm | 57Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 24 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend, which equates to 96 cents per share annually, is payable on April 1, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of...
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Dominion Declares $0.4925 Quarterly Dividend (D)
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 1:22pm | 116The board of directors of Dominion (NYSE: D) has declared a quarterly dividend of 49.25 cents per share of common stock. Dividends are payable on March 20, 2011, to shareholders of record March 4, 2011. This is the 332nd consecutive dividend that Dominion or its predecessor company has paid holders...
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Con Edison Falls Behind Consensus - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 12:01pm | 793Consolidated Edison Inc.'s (ED) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operations came in at 69 cents, a penny below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents. This follows in the footsteps of the year-ago quarter when earnings also underperformed the market. However, results compared favorably...
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Con Edison Falls Behind Consensus - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 11:30am | 793Consolidated Edison Inc.'s (ED) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operations came in at 69 cents, a penny below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents. This follows in the footsteps of the year-ago quarter when earnings also underperformed the market. However, results compared favorably...
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Wisconsin Energy VP to Retire After 41 Years of Service
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 11:01am | 59Wisconsin Energy Corp. (NYSE: WEC) announced today that Jeffrey West, vice president and treasurer of the company and its utility subsidiary We Energies, will retire at the end of April 2011. J. Patrick Keyes, currently managing partner - Accenture North American Utilities Customer Care Practice,...
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Dynegy Obtains Authorization From NYPSC Relating to Proposed Acquisition by Icahn Enterprise
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 9:33am | 115Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) today announced that at a January 20, 2011, session of the New York Public Service Commission, NYPSC granted authorization for the proposed transaction between Dynegy and an affiliate of Icahn Enterprises LP (NYSE: IEP). A written ruling to that effect is expected to be...
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Sempra Buys S. American Utilities - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 7:01pm | 619Sempra Energy (SRE), through its subsidiary Sempra Pipelines & Storage, plans to acquire AEI's stake in two South American utilities, which it has been owning jointly with AEI for the past 12 years. The company will pay roughly $875 million for the two electric distribution utilities –...
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Sempra Buys S. American Utilities - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 6:44pm | 619Sempra Energy (SRE), through its subsidiary Sempra Pipelines & Storage, plans to acquire AEI's stake in two South American utilities, which it has been owning jointly with AEI for the past 12 years. The company will pay roughly $875 million for the two electric distribution utilities –...
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Google Beats, Page to Replace Schmidt - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 6:31pm | 399Google Inc. (GOOG) once again announced stellar 4th quarter earnings and revenue numbers, but the big headline came in the form of news that CEO Eric Schmidt will be replaced by Google co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt will assume an Executive Chairman role once he steps down as CEO this April. Back...
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Google Beats, Page to Replace Schmidt - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 6:19pm | 399Google Inc. (GOOG) once again announced stellar 4th quarter earnings and revenue numbers, but the big headline came in the form of news that CEO Eric Schmidt will be replaced by Google co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt will assume an Executive Chairman role once he steps down as CEO this April. Back...
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Wisconsin Energy Corporation Announces Stock Split; New Dividend Rate
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 5:46pm | 72The board of directors of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE: WEC) today announced a two-for-one stock split – the company's first stock split since 1992 – and declared a quarterly cash dividend consistent with the policy the board adopted at its December 2010 meeting. The new quarterly dividend...
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CenterPoint Energy Raises Quarterly Dividend to 19.75 Cents
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 5:34pm | 45CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.1975 per share of common stock payable on March 10, 2011, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 16, 2011.
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Google Earnings Preview (GOOG, BIDU, YHOO)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 4:36pm | 556On Thursday after the closing bell Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will be releasing its Q4 earnings results. Wall Street analysts are anticipating that the company will report EPS of $8.09 compared to $6.79 in the year ago period. Revenues are expected to be $6.06 billion compared to last year's...
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UGI Declares Dividend of $.25
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 4:32pm | 48Directors of UGI Corp. (NYSE: UGI), a distributor and marketer of energy products and services, today declared the quarterly dividend of $0.25 a share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable April 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2011.