By Alice Baghdjian ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd (RIG.N) shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn ...

In a story May 16 about a shutdown at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the reactor vessel contains superheated steam. The vessel covers the nuclear ...

Sempra Energy enters into an agreement with Japanese and French majors for the development of a liquefied natural gas facility in Louisiana.

Shares of some top utilities companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: American Electric Power Co. rose $.13 or .3 percent, to $49.18. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $60.41. Dominion ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A drop in European takeovers has depressed global merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity so far this year, but bankers see activity picking up as a rally in stocks and bonds helps compensate ...

Shares of some top utilities companies are up at 10 a.m.: American Electric Power Co. rose $.30 or .6 percent, to $49.35. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. rose $.39 or .6 percent, to $60.55. Dominion ...

Tiffany raised its quarterly dividend by 6% to 34 cents.

COPEL's net income in 1Q13 increased 24.7% y/y to R$398.7 million (US$199.4 million). COPEL's earnings per share came in at R$1.46 or US$0.73 ADR versus US$0.66 per ADR reported in the year-ago quarter ...

FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's ailing car market ended a streak of 18 straight months of falling sales, though a number of one-off factors suggested that a sustained recovery will be harder to achieve. ...

A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, ...

A controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead," Canada's prime minister said Thursday, and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way ...

TC PipeLines LP entered into a deal with TransCanada Corporation to raise its stake in each of Gas Transmission Northwest LLC and Bison Pipeline LLC by 45%.

Exelon Corporation constructs a 2.6-megawatt solar generation project in N.Y.

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Sanderson Farms, PHH, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks and NiSource

The recent International Energy Agency report shows there are investment opportunities in liquid natural gas.

The operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning ...

We have maintained our Neutral recommendation on Consolidated Edison Inc. on May 13, 2013.

NiSource Inc. raised its quarterly dividend by 4.2% to 25 cents per share.

LONDON (Reuters) - Severn Trent rejected a takeover offer on Wednesday that sources with direct knowledge of the bid valued at just under 20 pounds per share, setting the scene for an extended battle for ...

AGL Resources Inc.'s wholly owned affiliate, AGL Capital Corporation, recently commenced a public offering of senior notes worth $500.0 million

Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized ...

AWK and Steam Control Ltd. received a $1.8 million contract to provide water solution.

Georgia Power, the largest affiliate of Southern Company, has added 53.5 megawatts of biomass capacity to its generation portfolio.

A new institute, financed by the insurance industry, not only believes in global warming but also supports a carbon tax to combat it.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not decided whether it will hold a public hearing on a plan to restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, the nation's top nuclear regulator ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not decided whether it will hold a public hearing on a plan to restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, the nation's top nuclear regulator ...

We downgrade MGE Energy's Rank to Buy from Strong Buy.

NiSource Inc. on Tuesday boosted its quarterly cash dividend by 1 cent, or 4.2 percent, to 25 cents. The Merrillville, Ind.-based natural gas company said the dividend will be paid on Aug. 20 to shareholders ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE top share index scaled fresh 5-1/2 year highs on Tuesday, taking heart from a handful of upbeat earnings and with a bid for Severn Trent fanning expectations of more takeovers ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a meeting in Virginia to field questions on the agency's assessment of the safety performance last year at the North Anna nuclear power plant. The meeting ...

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says inspectors have found the source of a water leak that forced the shutdown of Entergy Corp.'s Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline and are making repairs ...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - May 14, 2013 - Zacks Equity Research highlights Nationstar (NSM) as the Bull of the Day and Monster Beverage (MNST) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity ...

While the major equity averages hesitated, utilities continued to a high of 537.86, up 18.7% year to date vs. the S&P 500's 12.0% gain.

A federal panel Monday sided with environmentalists who have called for lengthy hearings on a plan to restart the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant — a decision that further clouds the future of the ...

(Reuters) - British water company Severn Trent Plc could be the target of a 5.3-billion-pound takeover offer by a consortium led by Canadian infrastructure investor Borealis and the Kuwait Investment Authority, ...

Questar Corporation has recently increased its quarterly cash dividend payment by 6% to 18 cents per share, up from 17 cents per share paid in the last quarter.

Consolidated Water recorded financial results with both earnings and revenue beating our expectations.

An investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed a wind turbine at New England's largest wind farm is expected to wrap up within a month. The Jan. 16 blaze, the first reported turbine fire in Maine, ...

We maintain our Neutral recommendation on NRG Energy Inc.

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission member and a Michigan congressman plan to visit the Entergy Corp.'s Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, which was taken off line over a repeated water leak problem. New Orleans-based ...

Arkansas' chief economic development official expects construction on the proposed $1.1 billion Big River Steel plant near Osceola to begin by the fall — though a portion of its financing and final permissions ...

Companies in the News are: DRH,BSTC,ERF,AWR

American States Water Company surpassed our estimates in the first quarter backed by strong performance from its Water segment.

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A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies ...

A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies ...

At 15.4 times this year's conservative earnings estimate, stocks look fairly valued.

SunPower Corporation hits its 52-week high on May 9, 2013.