Utilities & Energy

Magazine articles on utilities, oil, gas, and other energy sources.

Old Articles: <Older 761-770 Newer>

The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Seth Jayson	Joke Two From Hoku What looked like an interesting fuel-cell company -- if not such an interesting investment opportunity -- is fast beginning to look like just another trend chaser. Maybe that helps explain why insiders and major holders have dumped more than a million shares of this stock since February.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mirant Tries to Score on a Power Play Its attempt to acquire NRG Energy takes a somewhat nastier turn. Mirant may yet come back with a higher offer. Whatever the case proves to be, it seems likely that independent power players are now going to be getting a lot more attention in the market.
IEEE Spectrum June 2006 Willie D. Jones	More Heat, Less Sag At least a couple of power companies have developed high-voltage power cables that don't sag nearly as much as the lines they will replace. Although each of the new cables is considerably more expensive than steel-core cable, the economics of using them are attractive because of their greater current-carrying capacity.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Robert Aronen	Energy Partners Romances the Stone Energy Partners announced its intent to purchase Stone Energy last week. How does the purchase price stack up to other recent deals? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Robert Aronen	The Private Side of Kinder Morgan KMI looks to take itself off the market, though its divisions will remain public. Will the private offering price be enough? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Glen Kenney	ExxonMobil's $400 Million Insult How much compensation is too much? Former ExxonMobil chief Lee Raymond recently left with a $400 million golden parachute. How much of your $3-a-gallon gas goes to such compensation packages?
National Defense June 2006 Robert H. Williams	Army Scrutinizes Novel Micro Fuel Cell UltraCell Corporation's methanol powered micro fuel cell XX25 provides wireless, portable power in extreme environmental conditions. The Army is looking into the cell that can power a laptop computer for up to two days.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 David Henry	Shortfall At Exxon Arguably the mightiest U.S. corporation of them all, Exxon Mobil, has left its employee pension plans with the biggest funding deficit.
InternetNews May 18, 2006 Tim Scannell	Samsung Pact Fuels Battery Development MTI Micro Fuel Cells has made a pact with Samsung Electronics to develop micro fuel cells for mobile systems.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2006 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- U.S. Manufacturing's Global Future Here's what we can learn from big energy's strong showing.
<Older 761-770 Newer> Return to current articles.