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• Spectra Energy: Gas Pipelines Make Great Recession Proof Stocks

  Tyler McKinna submits: Growing Dividend As a spin-off of the successful Duke Energy, Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE) has had a rather successful first 16 months in business and has recently declared an 8.7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock, from $0.23 to $0.25...

  Sun Jul 6, 2008 @ 9:26 AM PDT

  Tags: Spectra Energy Corp., Energy

• 20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor

  George Gorski submits: In today’s world, the stock markets are too volatile for the traditional investor to buy a stock and leave it in a portfolio until retirement. Without constant monitoring, there is a risk of losing the entire investment. Making money in the US and Canadian stock markets requires...

  Sun Jul 6, 2008 @ 2:07 AM PDT

  Tags: Seeking Alpha, Arch Coal Inc., Aetna Inc., Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Consolidated Graphics Inc., Continental Resources Inc., Canadian Imperial Bank, Coles Myer, Consol Energy Inc., ConocoPhillips Co., Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Crocs Inc., Chevron Corp., E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Gasco Energy Inc., Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Range Resources Corp., Rentech Inc., Schlumberger Ltd., Standard Pacific Corp., Suncor Energy, Synthesis Energy Systems Inc., Visa Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., United States Steel Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

• Alter NRG Could Benefit from Anti-Coal Trend

  FP Trading Desk submits: For John Safrance, analyst at Fraser Mackenzie, Wednesday's coal beatdown, which sent prices in the black fuel falling 10%, is to some degree the result of a building anti-coal power trend that appears to be emerging in the United States. And while that's potentially bad...

  Sun Jul 6, 2008 @ 1:58 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, NRG Energy Inc.

• Peabody Energy and Arch Coal Upgraded by Citigroup

  FP Trading Desk submits: Some of the biggest winners on global stock markets have been coal companies, which have benefited from a massive leap in contract prices. But they sold off sharply yesterday on news that European spot prices for thermal coal fell off their record highs. Citigroup Global...

  Sun Jul 6, 2008 @ 1:36 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Arch Coal Inc., Peabody Energy Corp.

• Getting It Wrong: Analysts Contribute to the Current Downturn

  Zacks.com submits: Incorrect forecasts by brokerage analysts are contributing to the current downturn in the equity markets. Energy, finance and technology are the three biggest components of the large-cap index, and analysts have been constantly revising their estimates on oil and banking companies. Last week's miss by Research...

  Fri Jul 4, 2008 @ 12:57 PM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Software, Gadgets, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., EOG Resources Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Noble Energy Inc., Oracle Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., SAP AG, Washington Mutual Inc., Zions Bancorporation

• 7 Stocks I'm Buying Now

  Mike Stathis submits: As the markets continue their decline, there are a few stocks I think are now priced at a great value. Nvidia by Mike Stathis

  Fri Jul 4, 2008 @ 1:13 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Healthcare, Chip, Bucyrus International Inc., Frontier Oil Corp., NVidia Corp., Pfizer Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc.

• Australia's Origin Rejects BG Group Bid

  By Fayen Wong PERTH (Reuters UK) - Australia's Origin Energy ORG urged shareholders on Friday to reject a $13.1 billion (6.6 billion pound) bid from gas company BG Group BG, as speculation grew over whether BG would raise its offer. BG went hostile with its A$15.50...

  Fri Jul 4, 2008 @ 12:46 AM PDT

  Tags: Shareholder, Coal, BG Group, Financial Accounting, Asset Management, Finance, Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp.

• Energy Shares, Tame Jobs Data Lift Dow

  By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Dow rose on Thursday, a day after the blue-chip average entered a bear market, on relief payrolls data was not as weak as some had feared and with another record oil price boosting energy shares. The...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 11:15 AM PDT

  Tags: Financial accounting, S&P 500, The Dow Chemical Co., Health Net Inc., bear market, Aetna Inc., Chevron Corp., Nasdaq Composite Index, 3M Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., barrel, NVidia Corp., payroll, economist, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., job loss, DJIA, graphics chip, New York, Thom

• Rising Asian Demand Keeps Coal Prices Inflated

  Ron Haruni submits: Coal prices on Wednesday plunged in Europe and the United States. European benchmark coal dipped by as much as $25 a tonne, to below $200, which sent U.S. benchmark coal falling by $20 a tonne. Australian markets also got affected according to Dow Jones Newswires. The...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 9:49 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Arch Coal Inc., Alpha Natural Resources Inc., Peabody Energy Corp., Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

• Petrohawk and Chesapeake Fly on Haynesville Shale News

  Trader Mark submits: Petrohawk Energy HK and Chesapeake Energy CHK both are ripping up 9-11% in early action - right now anything associated with the Haynesville Shale is gold in this sector - not that the other natural gas players aren't doing great as well. [Jun 18: Will Encore...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 6:06 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Goodrich Petroleum Corp., Petrohawk Energy Corp.

• Does Big Oil's Apathy Justify Proposals to Tax Windfall Profits?

  Vikram Saxena submits: Crude Oil's relentless march towards the near term spike target of $150 is now threatening to send the Global Economy into a recession. Big Oil companies (Exxon-Mobil XOM, Chevron CVX, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), BP BP and ConocoPhillips COP) are in the thick of the controversy as...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 5:58 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, ConocoPhillips Co., Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp.

• Analysts Come to Coal's Defense Following Yesterday's Sell-off

  Notable Calls submits: Several firms are out with defenses on Coal names following yesterday's sell-off: - Citigroup notes coal has benefited from structural change, with historically isolated/fragmented regional markets linking up and "going global." Mine shortfalls, transport constraints, thin stockpiles and voracious BRIC-country demand suggest that this process has...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 5:07 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Arch Coal Inc., Alpha Natural Resources Inc., Peabody Energy Corp., Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

• Commodities Are Taken to the Woodshed - What's the Game Plan?

  Jeff Fong submits: The day started out like pretty much every day in the past few weeks. The broader market acts weak, oil remains at its high, and commodities especially coal and natural gas stocks make new highs almost daily. But then we come across the woodshed. by Jeff...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 5:01 AM PDT

  Tags: Materials/Industrials, Arch Coal Inc., Alpha Natural Resources Inc., Atwood Oceanics Inc., Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Massey Energy Co., Mosaic Co.

• Replacement Candidates for David Merkel's Portfolio: From AA to ZZ

  David Merkel submits: Here is my initial list of replacement candidates for the third quarter 2008 portfolio reshaping: AA ACMR ACS ACXM ADP AEM AEO AET ...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 4:56 AM PDT

  Tags: Seeking Alpha, Alcoa Inc., A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc., Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Acxiom Corp., Automatic Data Processing Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Aetna Inc., Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., Allstate Corp., Ametek Inc., AutoNation Inc., Apache Corp., American Reprographics Co., Avid Technology Inc., Aviza Technology Inc., Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc., Balchem Corp., Black & Decker Corp., General Cable Corp., Baker Hughes Inc., BJ Services Co., Barnes & Noble Inc., Ball Corp., Brown & Brown Inc., Bristow Group Inc., Bassett Furniture Industries Inc., Cameron International Corp., Christopher & Banks Corp., Crown Holdings Inc., CompuCredit Corp., Cadence Design Systems Inc., Culp Inc., SEACOR Holdings Inc., Cummins Inc., Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Columbia Sportswear Co., 3Com Corp., Campbell Soup Co., Ceradyne Inc., Crocs Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Carlisle Companies Inc., Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Dell Computer Corp., Delphi Financial Group Inc., Del Monte Foods Co., Duke Energy Corp., Devon Energy Corp., Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., El Paso Corp., Energy Transfer Partners LP, Fastenal Co., Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Foundry Networks Inc., Fifth Third Bancorp, Flextronics International Ltd., Flexsteel Industries Inc., Force Protection Inc., Reddy Ice Holdings Inc., Frontier Oil Corp., Griffon Corp., Graham Corp., GATX Corp., Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd., Hain Celestial Group Inc., Halliburton Co., Harman International Industries Inc., Hastings Entertainment Inc., HCC Insurance Holdings Inc., Health Care REIT Inc., HCP Inc., Petrohawk Energy Corp., Heelys Inc., Health Net Inc., H.J. Heinz Co., Holly Corp., Honeywell International Inc., Harris Corp., Horizon Lines Inc., Hilltop Holdings Inc., InFocus, Imperial Sugar Co., Ingersoll-Rand, Bank of Ireland, International Speedway Corp., Integral Systems Inc., Johnson Controls Inc., Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., Kinetic Concepts Inc., KeyCorp, CarMax Inc., Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Lam Research, Landstar System Inc., La-Z-Boy Inc., Manpower Inc., Masco Corp., Micrel Inc., Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., Mohawk Industries Inc., McGraw-Hill Companies, MKS Instruments Inc., Motorola Inc., MPS Group Inc., Monolithic Power Systems Inc., Myers Industries Inc., Nabors Industries Ltd., Newfield Exploration Co., Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., NRG Energy Inc., NetGear, Novartis AG, Owens Corning, Omnicare Inc., Office Depot Inc., Oil States International Inc., Oneok Inc., ON Semiconductor Corp., Old Republic International Corp., Oshkosh Truck Corp., Occidental Petroleum Corp., Paychex Inc., Pitney Bowes Inc., Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack, Panhandle Oil & Gas Inc., Parker Drilling Co., PerkinElmer Inc., Pilgrim's Pride Corp., PPG Industries, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., Penn Virginia Corp., Quanta Services, Plains Exploration & Production Co. L.P., Papa John's International Inc., Rent-A-Center Inc., Rowan Cos. Inc., Ruddick Corp., Roper Industries Inc., Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Raytheon Co., Sanderson Farms Inc., L. S. Starrett Co., Swift Energy Co., Silicon Graphics Inc., Stone Energy Corp., Siemens AG, Smith International Inc., J. M. Smucker Co., SK Telecom Co., Skechers U S A Inc., Schlumberger Ltd., Silgan Holdings Inc., SanDisk Corp., Synnex, Sanofi-Aventis, SPSS Inc., Constellation Brands Inc., Syniverse Holdings Inc., SUPERVALU Inc., Southwestern Energy Co., Terex Corp., Thoratec Corp., Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Trico Marine Services Inc., Trinity Industries Inc., Travelers Companies Inc., Stephan Co., Tesoro Corp., Toro Co., Textron Inc., Unifirst Corp., Unit Corp., United Rentals Inc., USEC Inc., Volterra Semiconductor, Verizon Communications Inc., Walgreen Co., Western Digital Corp., Weatherford International, Ltd., Woodward Governor Co., Wabash National Corp., W & T Offshore Inc., Weyerhaeuser Co., Xcel Energy Inc., Alleghany Corp., Zenith National Insurance Corp., Sealy Corp.

• Swift Energy Blows Past Wall Street Estimates

  Zacks.com submits: Swift Energy SFY saw a record 2007 and is on track to have another outstanding year as crude and natural gas prices soar. Swift beat Wall Street estimates in each of the last four quarters by an average of 8.29%. Even though the stock has...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 4:34 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Swift Energy Co.

• Steel, Coal and Agriculture Plays Turning Over

  Faisal Laljee submits: The hottest segments of the market over the last quarter have been commodity related names, specially coal stocks, steel stocks and agricultural names. Stocks like US Steel X had gone from under $100 just earlier this year to over $190 - until this week when all...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 3:19 AM PDT

  Tags: Materials/Industrials, Alpha Natural Resources Inc., Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Mosaic Co., Walter Industries Inc., United States Steel Corp.

• Aquila and Great Plains Merger Review

  Jae Jun submits: The merger between Aquila ILA and Great Plains GXP  has finally been approved. The deal was first announced in February of 2007 and the deal is now expected to close on July 14. It was a long process, but certainly worth the investment. Longer Than 1...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 2:47 AM PDT

  Tags: Utility, Great Plains Energy Inc., Aquila Inc.

• Alternative Energy: More Attractive but No Quick Fix

  Research Recap submits: Soaring oil prices should give a boost to alternative energy sources, but it is likely to be several years before they develop a meaningful share of energy supplies, Standard & Poor’s concludes in a new report. To meet U.S. electricity needs, alternative fuels will likely...

  Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 2:42 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Utility, Duke Energy Corp., FPL Group Inc., SCANA Corp., Southern Co., Xcel Energy Inc.

• Coal and Steel Stocks Take A Hit

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Coal and mining companies have been some of the top performing stocks this year, but since the start of July (1 and a half trading days), many of these names have gotten hit with declines of 10% or more.  As shown below, Massey...

  Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 11:37 AM PDT

  Tags: Energy, Materials/Industrials, Arch Coal Inc., AK Steel Holding Corp., Alpha Natural Resources Inc., Peabody Energy Corp., Consol Energy Inc., Foundation Coal Holdings Inc., International Coal Group, James River Coal Co., Massey Energy Co., Nucor Corp., Steel Dynamics Inc., Walter Industries Inc., United States Steel Corp.

• Wednesday Options Outlook: CHK, YHOO, QID, SNDK, ARM, HOV

  Rebecca Engmann Darst co-authored this article. Chesapeake Energy Corp CHK ? Chesapeake Energy Corp staged an aggressive 6.7% advance to $71.85 after announcing a joint venture in the Haynesville Shale area with Plains Exploration valued at $3 billion. The market has placed great store in any...

  Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 10:24 AM PDT

  Tags: Yahoo! Inc., US Market, ArvinMeritor Inc., Chesapeake Energy Corp., Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., SanDisk Corp.

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