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Scott's Investments  2 hrs ago  Comment 
Nervous about potential market volatility or want to switch to more conservative investments after the recent market gains? You may want to consider utility stocks. On November 22 I highlighted comments made by the bond king himself, Bill...
Clusterstock  Dec 4  Comment 
With natural gas prices depressed due to oversupply, it's only a matter of time before markets respond and natural gas starts to replace other more expensive power sources. Or at least holders of the ETF United States Natural Gas (UNG)...
The Globe and Mail  Dec 4  Comment 
Dividend stocks are in strong demand. Here are two to buy -- and one to sell
TheStreet.com  Dec 4  Comment 
OGE Energy, DTE Energy and Constellation Energy hit 52-week highs yesterday as U.S. indices declined.
Military & Aerospace Electronics  Dec 3  Comment 
ORLANDO, Fla., 3 Dec. 2009 Presagis announced the release of the Presagis Worldwide Database (WWDB) for aerospace and military simulation and the Presagis Utilities Manager at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference...
Business Times - Malaysia  Dec 3  Comment 
Malaysia's government may reduce the price of water and power next year as it reviews subsidies of all utilities, said Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah in Kuala Lumpur today. - Bloomberg
Cloud Computing  Dec 2  Comment 
Enporion, e-marketplace to the utility industry, has several utility customers who were awarded over $247 million dollars of the $3.4 billion in government grants that will help build a smart grid. The grants range from $400,000 to $200 million,...
StreetInsider.com  Dec 2  Comment 
Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Lockheed+Martin+%28LMT%29+Announces+Partnership+With+Utilities+on+Smart+Grid+Projects/5153489.html for the full story.
Wall Street Journal  Dec 1  Comment 
While the sector typically trails the broader market during recoveries, it now looks like a bet on continuing market stagnation.
Marketwire  Dec 1  Comment 
NORTHBROOK, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/09 -- Utilities, Inc., a national water and wastewater service corporation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Sparrow to President. Ms. Sparrow is an extremely talented leader who has served the
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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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