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Coal to Gas Migration Already Underway (CEG, XEL, PGN, CPN, ANR, WLT, BTU, ICO, MEE)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:46AM on September 14th

Despite the recent push for renewable energy and clean fuels, a lack of storage technology and transmission infrastructure leaves much of the U.S. reliant upon carbon-emitting coal-fired power plants for electricity. While challenges may remain in place for some time…

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Bill Gates’ Nuclear Play Takes $35M Round (MSFT, PEIX, USU, DNN, CEG, ES, PESI, CCJ)

Posted by Owen Vater at 1:55PM on June 15th

We first covered nuclear start-up TerraPower back in March after The Wall Street Journal highlighted Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates’ indirect investment in the firm. While the billionaire hasn’t always been on target with his clean energy investments — just check out the…

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Perma-Fix: Beyond the EPS

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:23PM on March 10th

A bipartisan push for nuclear power has been a talking point of politicians since President Obama touted the technology’s promise during his State of the Union address, but controlling waste remains an issue.

Shares of Atlanta, Georgia-based Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI) are…

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USEC Still Fighting, Looking For Support

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:37PM on September 3rd

USEC (USU) got crushed when a loan guarantee thought to be good as gold was denied by the D.O.E., but neither the company nor certain politicians are willing to give up yet.

In late-July, USEC and the town of Piketon, Ohio were…

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Buffett Buys Healthcare Stocks, Trims Selected Stakes

Posted by Max Magee at 8:37AM on August 17th

After a busy 2008 and early 2009, billionaire Warren Buffett scaled back his open market activity in Q2.

Buffett’s closely watched firm Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) made a pair of investments in the healthcare sector and trimmed selected stakes, even…

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Upgrades, Reactor News Power Uranium Shares Higher

Posted by Max Magee at 12:35PM on June 18th

Upgrades and nuclear power plant plans drove shares of select uranium stocks higher on Thursday.

Raymond James upgraded Canadian-listed First Uranium to “outperform” from “market perform,” advising investors to consider taking advantage of a recent earnings-related sell-off.

A pair of miners,…

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Even as Cash Hoard Ebbs, Buffett Maintains Stakes in Favored Stocks

Posted by Max Magee at 9:25AM on May 19th

Warren Buffett hasn’t been particularly aggressive about buying stocks on the open market during the bear market, and according to Bloomberg, Berkshire’s cash position is the lowest its been in more than five years. However, Buffett has retained huge stakes…

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