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Are Electric Utilities Actually Embracing Disruptive Start-Ups?
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 12:40pm | 718Read More...On May 19, GreenTechMedia.com (GTM) published highlights from the 1776 Challenge Festival, an event for start-ups vying for funding related to Energy & Sustainability: Powering the Future. One of the major event sponsors was the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an industry association U.S....
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American Express, General Electric And Other Stocks Insiders Have Been Buying
Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 11:56am | 872Read More...Even with markets reaching for record highs, insider buying has remained strong of late. American Express, General Electric and Sprint were among those that have seen significant insider buys in the past week or so. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom...
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Dominion Midstream Partners Quiet Period Ends, Analysts Initiate Mixed Coverage
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 2:18pm | 485Read More...Dominion Midstream Partners LP's (NYSE: DM) quiet period terminated on Monday, allowing firms involved in the company's initial public offering proceedings to initiate coverage. Goldman Sachs: Strong Distribution Growth Offset By Valuation Steve Sherowski of Goldman Sachs initiated...
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AK Steel, Southern Copper And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 8:37am | 836Read More...Huntsman and Southern Copper have seen some huge insider buying recently, even as the markets hit new highs. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of April 28: Big Oil, Big Pharma And More
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 11:58am | 854Read More...The earnings crunch continues this week. Among the highlights will be scheduled quarterly reports from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, from Time Warner and Viacom, and also from Twitter. Early Thursday, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is expected to say that it had earnings...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 27: Facebook, Google, Apple And More
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 7:56am | 982Read More...The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 4: Disney, Tesla, Groupon And More
Sunday, November 3, 2013 - 5:32pm | 1342Read More...While many S&P 500 components have already shared their third-quarter results, there will be plenty more earnings reports for investors to mull over this week. The week's highlights include quarterly reports from media giants CBS, Disney and Time Warner, which all are expect to post earnings...
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Barron's Recap (1/5/12): Low-Risk Income Winners
Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 3:36pm | 875Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: eight categories of low-risk income growth opportunities, what the fiscal cliff deal means for investors, and the prospects for Delta Air Lines and the BRIC countries. Cover Story "Income Winners" by Andrew Bary. There are still plenty of ways to earn up to six...
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Six Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 7:22am | 1060Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:13pm | 1531Read More...The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...
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Top Dividend Stocks of 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 3:07pm | 918Read More...Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing stocks of the past year that also had dividend yields of 2% or more. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA) shares ended the year almost 65% higher, despite a recent pullback from the 52-week high. The company recently completed the...
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Best Utilities Stocks of 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 1:17pm | 887Read More...Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing utilities stocks of the past year. Atlas Energy (NYSE: ATLS) is up more than 65% year to date, as well as up almost 90% from the 52-low in October. The Pennsylvania-based natural gas processor announced in October the formation of an MLP focused...
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Ten ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 12:40pm | 834Read More...The following exchange traded funds ended the week in the neighborhood of their 52-week highs, though many of them have faced headwinds lately. The share price of each is more than 15% higher than at the beginning of the year as well. iPath US Treasury 10-year Bull ETN (NASDAQ: DTYL) is up more...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 24
Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 1:40pm | 1417Read More...The earnings crunch is in full swing this this week. Quarterly results are due from the likes of Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), from which analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth, as well as...
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ITC and Progress Energy to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 6:48am | 514Read More...While the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all fell more than 2% on Friday, utility companies ITC Holdings (NYSE: ITC) and Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN) reached new 52-week highs of $78.89 and $52.42 per share, respectively. Michigan-based ITC Holdings' Green Power Express project, a “high-voltage...
