Southern Company Making More Progress Than Duke Energy

By Saibus Research:We have published three reports analyzing and evaluating Duke Energy (DUK).

By Saibus Research:In our first report on the utilities sector, we compared, analyzed and evaluated Southern Company (SO) versus Wisconsin Energy (WEC) and

TORONTO • State-owned enterprises have not given up on the Canadian oilpatch and are scouting for acquisitions, according to two senior executives. “We have cutback our capital program with the intention that should the right acquisition opportunities arise that we would invest in those as opposed to drillbit,” Brian Tuffs, chief executive officer of Sinopec Canada, told an investor conference in Toronto Thursday.

By J. Mintzmyer: While the recent market has been going through a roller coaster effect, Duke Energy (DUK) ehas stayed relatively calm (not surprising with a trailing beta of 0.4).

By Anup Singh:Utility company Duke Energy (DUK) is known for its solid dividend yield of 4.30%, and the stock's performance on the market so far this year has been strong as well. Duke shares are up around 5.5% in 2014, almost at par with the S&P 500's performance, and close to their 52-week high.

Jim Pyke submits:Does the Duke Energy Corp.’s (NYSE: DUK) recently announced acquisition of Progress Energy Inc. (NYSE: PGN) represent a merger arbitrage opportunity? On January 10, 2011, DUK announced that it would acquire all of PGN’s common stock in a deal valued at approximately $13.7 billion.

By David White:The Duke Energy (DUK) merger with Progress Energy is now complete (as of Monday July 2, 2012).

Mark Riddix submits: The market is starting to look a little overbought and everyone is expecting a sell off. Sometimes situations like these turn out to be self fulfilling prophecies. When everyone is expecting a pullback, it can lead to investors selling shares that they would have otherwise held on to. One of the ways that investors can protect themselves from a stock market drop is by owning some income plays. High yielding dividend stocks can provide you with income while you ride out a market slump.