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FX Street  6 hrs ago  Comment 
Highlights Retail Sales Show Signs of Improvement Despite the Decline in Gas Prices - The retail... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
Bloomberg  May 20  Comment 
Topix Extends 4 1/2 Year High as Shippers, Utilities Rise Japanese shares gained for a second day, with the Topix Index extending a 4 1/2-year high, as utilities climbed...
The Straits Times  May 19  Comment 
May 20, 2013 1:50 AM SEMBCORP Industries' newest utilities plant in Salalah, Oman will cater to the region's burgeoning tourism industry, said group president and chief executive Tang Kin Fei.     
Market Intelligence Center  May 17  Comment 
DJ US Utilities (AMEX: IDU) closed Thursday's trading session at $99.34. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $83.28 and 52-week high of $102.69. DJ US Utilities (IDU) has been showing support around $98.69 and resistance in the...
The Australian  May 17  Comment 
CHINA'S STATE Grid Corp has bought power assets in Australia worth an estimated $3.2bn from Singapore Power.
Reuters  May 15  Comment 
Industrial production fell by more than expected in April, reflecting a broad decline in factory output and a weather-related decrease in demand for utilities.
MarketWatch  May 15  Comment 
Industrial production slumped 0.5% in April, dragged lower by a big drop in utilities output but also by a drop in manufacturing, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected a drop of 0.3%. In addition, March's...
Cloud Computing  May 15  Comment 
IDC Energy Insights today announced a new IDC MarketScape, IT Service Providers in the EMEA Utilities Market 2013 Vendor Assessment (Doc #EIOS02V). The new report examines vendors' ability to supply utility companies...
Financial Times  May 15  Comment 
After ferocious start to year, sector that includes slow-growth high-yield companies such as Duke Energy and Dominion Resources has weakened




 

This industry consists of companies that provide consumers and businesses with electricity, natural gas, and water. Most of these companies are government sanctioned monopolies. They operate without competition in their main service areas. The downside to this industry is that the government in many cases also determines how much these utilities can charge their customers.

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