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A Band-Aid on Gangrene (CNC, ES, ZAZA, HES, FB, PCRX, UEC)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:33PM on June 11th

A plan to help bail out Spanish banks by the EU initially lifted the market, but by the end of the day, stocks were trading decidedly lower. The concern is that the deal is like putting a band-aid on a…

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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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USEC Explodes Amid Energy Sell-Off (USU, URRE, UEC, URZ, GE, DNN, PESI, ES)

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:16PM on May 25th

It’s been a wild ride for USEC (USU) investors over the last year, but those who bought in at the bottom of the stock’s latest post-earnings sell-off are winning big today after Toshiba and Babcock & Wilcox Investment Company signed a…

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Denison Boasts Progress at Phoenix Mine (DNN, CCJ, URZ, USU, PESI, ECOL, ES)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:46AM on March 16th

Canadian uranium miner Denison Mines (DNN) voiced optimism for its Phoenix deposit on Tuesday.

Denison announced this morning that its Phoenix high-grade uranium deposit continues to “encounter significant results” after the 2010 winter drill program expanded mineralization. In a statement, president and…

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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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How Long Will Nuclear Stocks Stay Cheap?

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:23PM on August 14th

Monthly gains in the nuclear sector are lagging the market, but industry experts see a bright future.

In February of this year, 17 nuclear energy companies had applied for loan guarantees totaling $188 billion. With $50 billion of nuclear subsidies cut…

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