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Options Brief: National Grid (NGG)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 3:07pm | 80Shares of National Grid (NYSE: NGG) are lower on the session by 0.13%, trading at $44.41. Overall call volume is now running at 17.60x the daily average, with 65% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,584 contracts have traded on the session so far. National Grid plc is an...
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Edison International Promotes Senior Executives
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 2:13pm | 50Edison International (NYSE: EIX) announced today the promotions of two Southern California Edison (SCE) senior executives. Lynda Ziegler, senior vice president of Customer Service, and Steve Pickett, senior vice president and general counsel, will become executive vice presidents at SCE effective...
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J.P. Morgan Assumes Lead Analyst Coverage on Great Plains Energy
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:35am | 133J.P. Morgan is out with its report on Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) after it assumes lead analyst coverage on GXP. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "GXP should benefit from earnings growth as the company reflects the final investments under its Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) in rates;...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (VE, SLE, COV, GDP)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:53am | 134Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." VE's shares closed at $29.10 yesterday. VE's PEG ratio is 0.96. Bernstein upgrade Sara Lee Corp (NYSE: SLE) from "market perform" to "outperform." SLE's shares closed at $15.89 yesterday. Sara Lee's trailing-twelve-...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:33am | 343Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Blount Intl Inc (BLT) Buckeye Tech Inc (BKI) eBay Inc (EBAY) Encore Cap Group Inc (ECPG) Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (EOC) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. BUCKEYE TECH (BKI): Free Stock Analysis Report BLOUNT INTL (...
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Dahlman Initiates Coverage On Hybrid Utilities
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:30am | 172Dahlman Rose has initiated coverage on the domestic hybrid electric utility sector and remains cautious. In the report, Dahlman Rose writes "We are initiating coverage of domestic hybrid electric utilities – companies with both regulated service territories and merchant generating fleets. We form...
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades VE To Buy
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:19am | 40Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgrade Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) from "hold" to "buy." VE's shares gained 1.50% to close at $29.10 yesterday More Analyst Ratings here
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:14am | 343Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Blount Intl Inc (BLT) Buckeye Tech Inc (BKI) eBay Inc (EBAY) Encore Cap Group Inc (ECPG) Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (EOC) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. BUCKEYE TECH (BKI): Free Stock Analysis Report BLOUNT INTL (...
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JP Morgan Assumes Coverage On GXP, Maintains Neutral
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:12am | 31JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) from $24 to $21 and has assumed lead analyst coverage, Neutral rating.
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:09am | 591Pre-open movers US stock futures are mixed this morning as investors are awaiting the key retail-sales data as well as the US Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) decision on monetary policy. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3 points to 11,363, while the S&P 500 index futures...
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Jacobs Receives $30 Million Contract From the Architect of the Capitol (JEC)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:45am | 165Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract to provide construction management services (CMS) for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of the United States Capitol...
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MDU RESOURCES (MDU) - Profit Tracks
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:33am | 597Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....
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MDU RESOURCES (MDU) - Profit Tracks
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:00am | 597Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....
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SABESP Prices Its Notes Due 2020 - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 7:00pm | 407Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SBS), or SABESP, recently announced the pricing of its 6.25% Notes due 2020. The company will be issuing notes amounting to $350.0 million to qualified institutional investors outside Brazil. The proceeds of the notes...
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Buckeye Buys Assets in Puerto Rico - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 7:00pm | 454Houston-based Buckeye Partners L.P. (BPL) has acquired a refined petroleum products terminal in Puerto Rico from an associate of Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.A). Royal Dutch Shell has agreed, under a multi-year contract, to remain a key customer at the terminal. Located on the southeast coast of...