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		<title>(VE) Are Utility Stocks A Good Bet in 2012?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/08/ve-are-utility-stocks-a-good-bet-in-2012/89850</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/08/ve-are-utility-stocks-a-good-bet-in-2012/89850#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centerpoint Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comp Energ Cemig Ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consolidated Edison Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firstenergy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nisource Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OGE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OGE Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OKE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONEOK Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinnacle West Capital Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNW]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Progress Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Union Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The AES Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veolia Environnement SA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xcel Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XEL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S.electric utility segment includes electric, natural gas pipeline and distributors, water, and independent power producers. The segment was among the most stable sectors in fiscal 2011 in terms of return. Fiscal 2011 witnessed continued volatility from the European debt crisis leading the U.S. Federal Reserve to reduce its growth forecast, raising projections for unemployment and leaning on buying more mortgage debt to tide over a troubled economy. The year has been hard on investors with major indexes registering low performances. The European debt crisis that plagued the markets last year will continue to worry investors in the coming period. In such a scenario we are hopeful about dividend paying utilities acting as a proxy to the asset classes of treasury bonds and gold. Utilities’ usefulness in an investor’s portfolio in ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACN) Accenture plc Earns IRS Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/acn-accenture-plc-earns-irs-contract/80909</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/acn-accenture-plc-earns-irs-contract/80909#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accenture Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anheuser-busch Inbev]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BUD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRSA Investments and Representations Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Technology outsourcing and consulting major Accenture plc (ACN) recently won a 10-year technology service contract from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) department. These contracts are the primary procurement vehicles for technology-related services within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other Treasury bureaus. The IRS department short listed 33 companies including Accenture Federal Services as prime contractors for this multiple-award contract. As per the terms of the agreement, the company will provide support services coupled with a large spectrum of other services spanning local microcomputer applications to large-scale integrated legacy systems, and newly developed systems, as well as security services and program management. This new TIPSS-4 ITS contract has been customized to provide state-of-the-art, modern technology services throughout the period of performance of the contract. Accenture will work as a technology ]]></description>
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		<title>(SOLR) Increase Odds of Positive Earnings Surprises</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/solr-increase-odds-of-positive-earnings-surprises/78345</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/solr-increase-odds-of-positive-earnings-surprises/78345#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alon USA Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Energy Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACI International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constant Contact Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copa Holdings SA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delek US Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GGAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GT Solar International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GTS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HLX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huntsman Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imperial Oil Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liquidity Services Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQDT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OM Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ORBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orbotech Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pan American Silver Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Park National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PRK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SGI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silicon Graphics International Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOLR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suncor Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Targa Resources Partners LP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TransDigm Group Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triple-S Management Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USANA Health Sciences Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USNA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Surprises are, by definition, unexpected. However, since we know that companies that report better-than-expected earnings tend to see their share prices rise after the announcement, and those that disappoint sink, it would be nice to be able to get in front of those that are likely to do better than expected and get out of the way of those which are going to disappoint. Not easy to do, but there is a way to improve your odds. I like to look for the combination of three inter-related factors in trying to figure out who will post positive surprises, and who will disappoint. Check the Recent History I start with the fact that historically, companies that reported a positive surprise last time around are much more likely to do so in ]]></description>
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		<title>(GOOG) Seeking Yield from Stocks Instead of Bonds &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/goog-seeking-yield-from-stocks-instead-of-bonds-aaii-investor-update/74612</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/goog-seeking-yield-from-stocks-instead-of-bonds-aaii-investor-update/74612#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 14:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Information Providers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AINV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ameren Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Investment Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centurytel Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CINF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cinnati Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DUK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eli Lilly & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment Properties Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exelon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firstenergy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Street Properties Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frontier Communications Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getty Realty Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GTY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCP Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care REIT Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Realty Trust Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inland Real Estate Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrys Energy Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares S&P 1500 Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty Property Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTC Properties Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mack-Cali Realty Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Properties Trust Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercury General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Oilwell Varco Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Retail Properties Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Community Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norfolk Southern Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTELOS Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Republic International Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omega Healthcare Investors Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ORI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overseas Shipholding Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pitney Bowes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Potlatch Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPL Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progress Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospect Capital Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RAI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reynolds American Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RRD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing Properties Trust]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Standard Register Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UBA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UIL Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Online Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Health Realty Income Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA Mobility Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wilshire Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windstream Corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Income-oriented investors have yet another reason to be upset with the bond markets. Junk bond yields fell to a record low a few days ago and are staying near those levels. As of Wednesday evening, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield index yielded a mere 6.68%, which isn&#8217;t much when you consider the risk of default. These low yields are just one sign of the bond market&#8217;s cheery mood. Corporations are finding plenty of buyers for their debt, and many offerings have been completed this week. Among the investment-grade companies selling bonds are Google (GOOG), Norfolk Southern (NSC) and Walt Disney (DIS). Included in this week&#8217;s near-record level of junk bond offerings is beleaguered Chrysler, which is refinancing its loan package. Taking advantage of the low interest rates is good ]]></description>
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		<title>(CE) Celanese Beats Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ce-celanese-beats-consensus/72449</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ce-celanese-beats-consensus/72449#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 17:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Specialty material company Celanese Corp. (CE) reported adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents. Diluted earnings per share in the quarter were 87 cents versus 6 cents in the prior-year quarter. Revenues and Margins Quarterly revenues grew 14% year over year to $1.6 billion, primarily driven by higher volumes across all business segments as well as improved volumes. Results were above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.5 billion. Operating profit jumped to $188 million from a loss of $14 million in the prior-year quarter. Operating margins came in at a positive 8.5% from a negative 99% last year. Segment Review Advanced Engineered Materials:Net sales jumped 16.3% year over year to $328 million on higher volumes with ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Alternative Energy Stock Review &#8211; August 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/26/gdp-alternative-energy-stock-review-august-2010/49464</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/26/gdp-alternative-energy-stock-review-august-2010/49464#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliant Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASTI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Sunergy Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleco Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESLR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evergreen Solar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSLR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodrich Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITC Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDK Solar CompanyLimited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northeast Utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OGE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OGE Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPL Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Goods Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ReneSola Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solarfun Power Holdings Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOLF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPWRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunpower Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trina Solar Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unitil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xcel Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XEL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK Like everyone else, the Alternative Energy industry was hit hard by the Great Recession and essentially remains in a recovery mode. And while stock prices of alternative energy companies have recovered from their lows, valuations still remain quite attractive by historical standards. Overall industry fundamentals are expected to continue the improving trend into the second half of 2010 and beyond. Notwithstanding current concerns about the near-term the economic outlook, the improving economic scene &#8212; both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide &#8212; should help the industry’s recovery process along. Overall, results from alternative energy companies in the second half of 2010 are expected to be a significant improvement over the year-earlier levels. The growth outlook of alternative energy companies is closely tied to the fortunes of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Alternative Energy Stock Review &#8211; May 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/gdp-alternative-energy-stock-review-may-2010-industry-outlook/38232</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/gdp-alternative-energy-stock-review-may-2010-industry-outlook/38232#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 03:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK The Alternative Energy industry is going through a recovery after emerging from the global recession and the cascading fall in global crude oil prices. Last year, quite a few alternative energy companies were in the trough. And although these companies have recovered from their lows, their valuations still remain attractive. The growth of alternative energy companies is closely tied to the fortunes of the economy. Despite some lingering concerns, particularly in the wake of the European sovereign debt issue, the global economic expansion remains on track. The outlook for the U.S. and key emerging markets remains positive. In the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3.2%, while sale of electricity to the industrial sector, per the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Incorporatedreased by 2.7% ]]></description>
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		<title>(OTTR) April Industrial Production Reports Higher Production, Better Utilization</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/ottr-april-industrial-production-reports-higher-production-better-utilization/37299</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April, Industrial Production rose 0.8%, which was in line with consensus expectations. The revisions to previous months&#8217; data was more or less a wash, with growth being revised up in March by 0.1% to 0.2%, and for January it was revised up by 0.2% to 1.2%. That was offset by a 0.4% downward revision to February to -0.1%. While that downward revision makes it no longer possible to say that Industrial Production has been rising every month since last June, the overall revisions don’t really change the picture that much. Behind the Headline Numbers When one looks just a bit beyond the headline numbers, the data looks even better than the 0.8% growth implies.  For starters keep in mind that these are month to month changes, not annual rates.  ]]></description>
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		<title>(ETR) Entergy Hits Regulatory Roadblock</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/27/etr-entergy-hits-regulatory-roadblock/31983</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entergy Corporation’s (ETR) proposed spin-off of its non-utility Nuclear power business hit a regulatory road-block. The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) played spoilsport and rejected the spin-off request. NYPSC is apprehensive of the financial health of the resultant company (Enexus Energy Corporation). Entergy has been contemplating the spin-off since fiscal 2007 to separate its regulated utilities and open-market generation units. The new company – Enexus Energy Corporation will take over nuclear plants located in Pilgrim in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vermont; Indian Point in Westchester County, New York; Fitzpatrick in Oswego County, New York; and the Palisades plant in Covert, Michigan. New Orleans-based Entergy is primarily engaged in electric power production and retail distribution. With 30,000MW of generating capacity, it distributes electricity to 2.6 million customers in ]]></description>
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		<title>(CNP) CenterPoint Energy Gets Grant</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/25/cnp-centerpoint-energy-gets-grant/31702</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s (CNP) electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $200 million stimulus grant for its advanced metering system and intelligent grid projects. The agreement is the culmination of negotiations that began in November 2009 after the DOE selected CenterPoint Energy as one of the six utilities to receive the maximum smart grid grant under the American Recovery &#38; Reinvestment Act. CenterPoint Energy plans to spend $4.1 billion in the next four years (2010 – 2013) focusing mainly on upgrading its electricity and natural gas distribution system and generation assets through projects like the advanced metering system. The $150 million grant will help accelerate its current installation of smart electric meters and associated ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Retail in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/hd-retail-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/28485</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/19/10 Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&#38;P 500. The focus will mostly be on the retailers, with such heavyweights as Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), Lowe’s (LOW) and Macy’s (M) expected to report. Housing will take center stage on the economic data front, although the most important report will be the second cut at 4th quarter GDP, which is due out on Friday. Monday • Nothing particularly noteworthy on the economic data front Tuesday • The Case-Schiller home price index for December is released. The year-over-year decline in home prices is expected to moderate to 3.0% from 5.3% in November. Housing prices do show some seasonality, so when doing an ]]></description>
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		<title>(CNP) CenterPoint Energy Raises Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/23/cnp-centerpoint-energy-raises-dividend/25761</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy Inc. (CNP) raised quarterly dividend on its common stock by 2.6% to 19.5 cents from 19 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Mar 10, 2010, to shareholders of record as on Feb 16, 2010. This is CenterPoint Energy’s fifth consecutive yearly hike in its common stock dividend. CenterPoint Energy’s stable and regulated electric power operations and gas distribution utilities generate a relatively stable and growing earnings stream. This is complimented by its expanding pipeline network, expansion of pipeline capacity, rate base growth and gas well connections. CenterPoint Energy plans to spend $4.1 billion in the next four years (2010 – 2013) focusing mainly on upgrading its electricity and natural gas distribution system and generating assets through projects like the advanced metering system. The company is also ]]></description>
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