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Japan Today  May 20  Comment 
Two power utilities serving areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis said Friday they posted sharp declines in sales…
Financial Times  May 20  Comment 
Record loss at Tepco and continuing worries about compensation to those affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster keep sectors in line to pay under pressure
Bloomberg  May 20  Comment 
  Japanese Stocks Fall, Led by Utilities, Before Tepco Announces Earnings Japanese stocks fell, led by utility companies as uncertainty about the outlook for...
Samurai Trader  May 19  Comment 
Here are the industries that have 65% or more of their stocks advancing today. Here are the industries with 20% or more of their stocks making new highs. It is getting pretty apparent that cigarettes, health care plans, and  air services...
Financial Times  May 19  Comment 
Fund managers rotate money into shares in healthcare companies, utilities and consumer staples, but abandon riskier stocks such as energy and commodities-linked groups
BusinessWeek  May 19  Comment 
GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd., a builder of airports and utilities controlled by Indian billionaire GV Krishna Reddy, is in talks to borrow as much as $850 million to fund the purchase of two Hancock Prospecting Pty coal mines, said two people...
Reuters  May 19  Comment 
The Nikkei average slipped on Thursday as Tokyo Electric tumbled, dragging down other utilities after the government's chief spokesman said its shareholders will be asked to support the company as it compensates victims of a prolonged nuclear crisis.
Japan Today  May 19  Comment 
Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, dragged down by weak utility shares after the government mentioned the possibility of separating their power generation and transmission businesses, although…




 

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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