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Posts related to ‘Infrastructure’

Is the US Losing its Lead in Innovation?

Posted: June 27, 2012 at 10:37 am

The OECD has just released its Economic Survey of the United States, and once the word gets out, the report is likely to spark a lot of interest among the ...
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TS Debby Moves From Oil Threat To Unpredictable

Posted: June 25, 2012 at 11:47 am

Tropical Storm Debby is either a schizophrenic storm or the weatherman just cannot get it right under any circumstances.  The projected landfall area has now effectively taken up almost the ...
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3M Wasting Time With Federal Signal Tech Purchase

Posted: June 21, 2012 at 3:54 pm

Federal Signal Corp. (NYSE: FSS) is surging on news that 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) is going to acquire the company's technology business called FSTech.  The deal is only $110 million ...
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Credit Suisse Highlights Margin Risks in NGL MLP’s (DPM, TRGP, NGLS, AMJ, AMLP, KYN)

Posted: June 21, 2012 at 11:18 am

The world of the high-payout Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, has help up rather well against the drop in oil prices.  That should be somewhat expected since these are generally ...
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Caterpillar Dividend Hike Leaves Only A Few More DJIA Dividend Hikes Left This Year

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 1:42 pm

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has just done exactly what we expected with a dividend hike.  We recently highlighted that it was one of only a few remaining DJIA stocks which ...
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Coal Risks Live On with Rising Coal Supplies and Trends (KOL, BTU, ANR, JRCC, PCX, JOY)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 4:39 pm

It was good news on the surface that China decided to cut its overnight interest rates. We have not seen this since during the great recession and most expected China to ...
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MLPs Coming to Green Energy? (KMP, EPD, FSLR, SPWR, RSOL, WEST, BAC, GOOG)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 11:24 am

US Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is scheduled to introduce legislation today that would allow a wide range of renewable energy projects to qualify as master limited partnerships (MLPs). The partnerships ...
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Analyst Opines on Netflix Content Delivery Network, Savings and Impact on Providers (NFLX, AKAM, LVLT, CMCSA, LLNW)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 9:05 am

Canaccord Genuity is keying in on what we saw yesterday as a threat to content delivery network players.  Its telecom analyst Greg Miller has shown that the new effort from ...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Watch: Debt to GDP to Hit 70% By End of 2012, The Fiscal Cliff

Posted: June 5, 2012 at 11:47 am

The Congressional Budget Office puts out reports that are supposed to be not tied to either party but which are supposed to be indicative of the situation as it stands ...
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After the Sell-Off: Value & Upside In Major Industrials (APD, BA, CAT, DE, DOW, DD, DHR, ITW)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 10:25 am

Summer can often be an interesting time in the markets and so far the "Sell in May and go away!" them has worked.  What has also taken place is that ...
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MLP Investors Have to Weigh Risks vs. Rewards This Summer (EPD, KMP, PAA, OKS, ETP, EEP, AMJ, AMLP, KYN)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 8:01 am

The world of master limited partnerships (MLPs) has brought great reward to investors in recent years. 24/7 Wall St. wants to know if the enthusiasm can stay in this sector ...
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RailAmerica, Another Buffett-Type Buyout Possibility

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 1:53 pm

When Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B)(NYSE: BRK-A) made the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the speculation was that more rail mergers could be expected.  After all, ...
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Solar Tariffs Bring Risks & Rewards (FSLR, SPWR, STP, TSL, LDK, GTAT, TAN)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 7:01 am

Solar stocks are going to again be under a focus on Friday after the Commerce Department tariffs on Chinese solar products was far higher than originally projected.  Duties will be ...
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Farm, Construction Machinery Remains Solid

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 9:27 am

Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal second-quarter results this morning that topped estimates by a solid margin. The farm and construction equipment maker posted EPS of $2.61 on revenue ...
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Rail Car Maker Doubles EPS Estimate (RAIL, ARII, GBX, CSX, UNP, CP)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 10:20 am

The past year has not been particularly kind to rail car makers. That may be changing, with FreightCar America Inc.’s (NASDAQ: RAIL) first quarter earnings report out this morning. Despite ...
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