Market Currents

• Tuesday, November 3, 2009

• 10:22 AM Entergy (ETR -0.3%) remains committed to spinning off its nuclear power plants, but says it would consider spinning off its utility business instead if the nuclear spinoff fails to win approval from NY utility regulators. Entergy proposed the spinoff two years ago, saying it would unlock the plants' value. Comment!

• Thursday, October 22, 2009

• 09:40 AM Entergy (ETR): Q3 EPS of $2.40 misses by $0.08. Revenue of $2.94B (-25.9%) vs. $3.9B. "We continue to experience the negative effects of the slowed economic recovery." (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable pre-market earnings: AUO, BDK, BG, BMY, CBE, CELG, CHKP, CIT, CNX, DAL, DHR, DO, DOW, EMC, ERIC, ESV, ETR, FITB, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, JBLU, JNS, KMB, LCC, LH, LM, MCD, MJN, MMM, MRK, NCR, NIHD, NUE, NVS, NYT, ORI, OXY, PDS, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RGC, RS, RTN, RX, SGP, STI, SY, T, TASR, TIN, TMO, TRA, TRV, UNP, UPS, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Tuesday, August 4, 2009

• 07:14 AM Entergy (ETR): Q2 EPS of $1.23 misses by $0.03. Issues in-line guidance for FY '09, sees EPS of $6.20-6.80 vs. $6.56 consensus. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: ADM, ARM, AYE, CAM, CBB, CTSH, CVS, DHI, DISCA, DNR, DUK, EMR, ETR, EXPD, FTR, HCP, HNT, ICE, ICON, JOE, LPX, MAC, NI, PGN, PNW, PPL, RDC, SE, SPG, THC, TRW, UPL, VNO, VRX, WTI Comment!

• Monday, May 4, 2009

• 07:12 AM Entergy (ETR): Q1 EPS of $1.29 misses by $0.06. Revenue of $2.8B (-2.6%) vs. $3.1B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: DISCA, EL, ETR, HSIC, PEG, PL, POR, S, SOHU, SYY, TSN Comment!

• Tuesday, February 3, 2009

• 07:31 AM Entergy (ETR): Q4 EPS of $0.99 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $3.0B (+9.8%) vs. $2.9B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: ADM, ADP, AVP, BP, CAM, CE, CME, CMI, COCO, COL, DHI, DOW, EMR, ETR, HNT, IACI, KSU, LPX, MDU, MOT, MRK, MRO, MYGN, NNN, NOC, PEG, PNC, PRGO, SGP, TYC, UPS, WEC Comment!

• Monday, January 12, 2009

• 10:17 AM Stocks moving on Barron's recommendations: PNC +1.4%. ETR +0.7%. 1 Comment

• Sunday, January 11, 2009

• 03:02 AM Obama has created a heady agenda for advancing clean energy and nuclear power giants are set to gain. Barron's says investors should keep an eye on key players like Exelon (EXC) and Entergy (ETR). Comment!

• Wednesday, October 29, 2008

• 10:03 AM Entergy (ETR) postpones the spinoff of five nuclear plants after 'unprecedented turmoil in financial markets' complicated financing.  Both the NY AG and Vermont officials cautioned the spinoff would be heavily indebted and below investment grade. Shares -1.9%. Comment!

• Tuesday, October 28, 2008

• 07:27 AM Entergy (ETR): Q3 EPS of $2.50 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $3.96B (+20.5%) vs. $3.86B. [PR] Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: AMED, ASH, BP, BYD, CHKP, CVG, EL, ELNK, ETR, FMER, HMA, IPG, KSU, MAS, MHP, OXY, RCL, SAP, SCHN, SEPR, SII, TIN, UA, USG, VLO, VSH, WDR, WHR, X Comment!

• Tuesday, September 2, 2008

• 23:48 PM Entergy Corp. (ETR) now says it sustained "extremely severe damage" to its Louisiana transmission grid. 850,000 customers and at least 5 refineries are without power. Comment!

• Tuesday, July 29, 2008

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: AAI, AG, ALU, ANR, ARM, BEAV, BMS, BP, CL, CLR, COH, ELNK, ETR, FDP, GM, GTI, HERO, IAR, IMA, JAH, LEA, LPX, MAS, MC, MHP, NCR, NOC, NOV, NRG, PPC, SAP, SEPR, TEVA, TLM, UA, VLO, VSH, WDR, WMI, X Comment!