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Yield, Value, Safety With Utilities - Redux
John D. Thomason • Mon, Mar 25 • 30 Comments
105 Dividend Champions For May
David Fish • Wed, May 2, 2012 • 26 Comments
Searching For A Safe, Growing Stream Of Income
Bob Wells • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 66 Comments
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - April 16, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 16, 2012
NU/NSTAR Merger Closes, Creating New England’s Premier Utility Company

Business Wire (Apr 10, 2012)
Massachusetts DPU Approves NU–NSTAR Merger

Business Wire (Apr 4, 2012)
55 Dividend Contenders With Yields 50% Higher Than 10-Year Treasuries
David Van Knapp • Wed, Mar 28, 2012 • 14 Comments
NSTAR Signs on to White House “Green Button” Initiative

Business Wire (Mar 22, 2012)
NSTAR Sponsors Fifth Annual MIT Clean Energy Prize to Boost Innovation and Jobs

Business Wire (Mar 21, 2012)
NSTAR Electric Company Declares Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Mar 20, 2012)
8 Utility Stocks With 10 Years Of Dividend Increases
Dividend Stocks Online • Thu, Mar 15, 2012 • 3 Comments
Offshore Wind Power: Penny Foolish, Dollar Wise
Tom Konrad • Mon, Mar 12, 2012 • 3 Comments
NSTAR Names New Trustee

Business Wire (Mar 12, 2012)
Investing In Offshore Wind Power
Tom Konrad • Mon, Feb 27, 2012 • 15 Comments
4 Veteran Utilities Preferred Stocks For Income Investors To Consider
Investment Underground • Tue, Feb 21, 2012
5 Utilities With High Dividend Potential
Vatalyst • Wed, Feb 15, 2012 • 4 Comments
7 Crisis-Proof Utilities That Outperform The Market
Eric Parnell • Thu, Feb 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Dividend Achievers Of 2012
Dividends4Life • Tue, Feb 7, 2012 • 13 Comments
An Income-Growth Portfolio For 2012: 4%+ Yield, Dividend Growth And Lower Beta
Jeff Paul • Thu, Feb 2, 2012 • 48 Comments
9 Reasons Why Dividends Always Matter, 11 Stocks That Prove It
Dividends4Life • Tue, Jan 31, 2012 • 17 Comments

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Yield, Value, Safety With Utilities - Redux
John D. Thomason • Mon, Mar 25 • 30 Comments
105 Dividend Champions For May
David Fish • Wed, May 2, 2012 • 26 Comments
Searching For A Safe, Growing Stream Of Income
Bob Wells • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 66 Comments
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - April 16, 2012
Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 16, 2012
55 Dividend Contenders With Yields 50% Higher Than 10-Year Treasuries
David Van Knapp • Wed, Mar 28, 2012 • 14 Comments
8 Utility Stocks With 10 Years Of Dividend Increases
Dividend Stocks Online • Thu, Mar 15, 2012 • 3 Comments
Offshore Wind Power: Penny Foolish, Dollar Wise
Tom Konrad • Mon, Mar 12, 2012 • 3 Comments
Investing In Offshore Wind Power
Tom Konrad • Mon, Feb 27, 2012 • 15 Comments
4 Veteran Utilities Preferred Stocks For Income Investors To Consider
Investment Underground • Tue, Feb 21, 2012
5 Utilities With High Dividend Potential
Vatalyst • Wed, Feb 15, 2012 • 4 Comments
7 Crisis-Proof Utilities That Outperform The Market
Eric Parnell • Thu, Feb 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Dividend Achievers Of 2012
Dividends4Life • Tue, Feb 7, 2012 • 13 Comments
An Income-Growth Portfolio For 2012: 4%+ Yield, Dividend Growth And Lower Beta
Jeff Paul • Thu, Feb 2, 2012 • 48 Comments
9 Reasons Why Dividends Always Matter, 11 Stocks That Prove It
Dividends4Life • Tue, Jan 31, 2012 • 17 Comments
Momentum Stocks: Hitting New Highs With Solid Profit Trends
Kapitall • Fri, Dec 30, 2011 • 1 Comment
7 Utilities Stocks With Strong Sources Of Profitability
Kapitall • Sun, Dec 11, 2011 • 1 Comment
Powerful Utility Dividends
Dividend Dog • Thu, Dec 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Dividend Contenders: 11 Increases Expected By Groundhog Day
David Fish • Tue, Nov 29, 2011 • 4 Comments
6 Mid Caps With Strong Dividend Growth
Dividend Stocks Online • Mon, Nov 28, 2011 • 5 Comments
Merger Arbitrage Mondays: November 14, 2011
Asif Suria • Tue, Nov 15, 2011

NSTAR's Management Discuss Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
NSTAR's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Nov 7, 2011
NSTAR Management Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 29, 2011
NSTAR Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
NSTAR Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jun 3, 2008
NSTAR Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jan 25, 2008
NSTAR Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 26, 2007

NU/NSTAR Merger Closes, Creating New England’s Premier Utility Company

Business Wire (Apr 10, 2012)
Stocks to Watch: PLCM, BBBY, RT & More

at CNBC.com (Apr 5, 2012)
Massachusetts DPU Approves NU–NSTAR Merger

Business Wire (Apr 4, 2012)
NSTAR Signs on to White House “Green Button” Initiative

Business Wire (Mar 22, 2012)
NSTAR Sponsors Fifth Annual MIT Clean Energy Prize to Boost Innovation and Jobs

Business Wire (Mar 21, 2012)
NSTAR Electric Company Declares Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Mar 20, 2012)
NSTAR Names New Trustee

Business Wire (Mar 12, 2012)
NSTAR Reports 2011 GAAP EPS of $2.59 and Adjusted EPS of $2.65, up 3.5%

Business Wire (Jan 26, 2012)
NSTAR Proposes Mid-Winter Natural Gas Price Cut

Business Wire (Jan 23, 2012)
NSTAR Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Conference Call

Business Wire (Jan 18, 2012)
NSTAR Electric Company Declares Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Jan 6, 2012)
Market Extra: Power stocks for making portfolios sizzle

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 21, 2011)
Northeast Utilities to buy NStar

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 18, 2010)
Stocks Close Higher, Led by Banks; BofA Rises

at CNBC.com (Oct 18, 2010)
Energy Stocks: Energy stocks up as crude strengthens

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 18, 2010)
Stocks Rise Ahead of Close, Led by Banks

at CNBC.com (Oct 18, 2010)
US Stocks Creep Up on Dollar Moves

at CNBC.com (Oct 18, 2010)
Indications: U.S. stock futures drop; Citigroup reports

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 18, 2010)
Before the Bell: BP, Citigroup, Halliburton in the spotlight

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 18, 2010)
Brett Arends' ROI: Why everyone's afraid of Apple

at MarketWatch.com (May 4, 2010)

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Company Description

NSTAR (or the Company) is a holding company engaged through its subsidiaries in the energy delivery business serving approximately 1.4 million customers in Massachusetts, including approximately 1.1 million electric distribution customers in 81 communities and approximately 300,000 natural gas... More

Sector: Utilities

Industry: Electric Utilities

Country: United States

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Thursday, April 5, 2012, 12:07 PM NStar (NST -0.3%) wins final approval for its planned $5B merger with Northeast Utilities (NU -0.2%), gaining the support of the Massachusetts Department of Utilities. The endorsement paves the way for creating of a New England energy giant that will serve 3.5M gas and electric customers. Comment! [Energy, M&A]
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 6:57 AM S&P announces that Cinemark (CNK) will replace Nstar (NST) in the S&P MidCap 400 Index after the close of trading on April 9. Shares of CNK +3.9% premarket. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 3:34 PM The proposed $4.3B merger between Northeast Utilities (NU -1.7%) and Nstar (NST -3.7%) will be reviewed by utility regulators in Connecticut, reversing the state's decision last year not to review the transaction, the Hartford Courant reports. The preliminary decision throws a new barrier in the way of the deal that would create a $17.5B utility, just three months before the deal expires. Comment! [Energy, M&A, On the Move]
Friday, November 11, 2011, 3:05 PM NSTAR (NST +2%) moves higher after getting upgraded to Outperform at Wells Fargo. Wells says it expects the company's merger with Northeast Utilities to close in H1 2012, and give a boost to revenue. Comment! [On the Move, Energy]
Friday, November 4, 2011, 6:37 PM New England utility Nstar (NST) reports a Q3 EPS of $0.94, beating estimates by $0.01. Earnings jumped 29% Y/Y on stronger electric transmission revenue, which helped to offset the negative impact of a cool summer that weakened power sales. Comment! [Energy, Earnings]
Monday, October 18, 2010, 7:37 AM Northeast Utilities (NU) and NSTAR (NST) agree to a merger of equals worth $17.5B - creating New England's largest utility company. Northeast shareholders will own 56% of the combined company, which will be called Northeast Utilities. (PR) Comment!

Asif Suria
NStar's $5B merger with Northeast Utilities clears final hurdle $NST $NU http://bit.ly/HQxfzB
4/5/12
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Dividend Sheet
8 Great Dividend Contenders At New Highs + http://stks.co/2kff + $NST $NU $MDU $CHD $UMBF $DFG $ROST $TJX
3/9/12
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Dividend Sheet
Dividend Yields: 10 Dividend Contenders - Part VII ++ http://t.co/HjDelqV ++ $MKC $MGRC $MCY $MDP $VIVO $MPR $MON $MUR $NST $NKSH
3/10/11
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Dr. Kris
Today's *Blue Plate Specials* long portfolio pix: ALY, BID, CLP, CYBX, MIPS, NST, VNTL, SIX, STMP, TIBX. See blog later for details.
10/25/10
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Wall St. Cheat Sheet
NSTAR: The Ying to Northeast Utilities' Yang http://ow.ly/2Z2tx NU NST
10/25/10
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Smart-Ticker.com
Top Bulls $KWK,$SIGA,$SONC,$AGN,$NST,$GOOG,$TSTC,$EDU,$STX,$HAS...more http://s-t.cc
10/18/10
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Chuck Carnevale
$NU Northeast Utilities to buy $NST Nstar, what's the Fundamental Reasoning(tm)? http://bit.ly/c0twK6
10/18/10
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Asif Suria
Northeast Utilities to buy NSTAR for $4.17 billion $NU $NST
10/18/10
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Alex B. Gray
Northeast Utilities $NU and NSTAR $NST boards approve a merger of equals valued at $17.5B.
10/18/10
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Low Sweat Investing
CVX KMB NST Quality companies, 4% yields, decades of dividend growth. My article "Why Stocks That Raise Dividends Trounce the Market" Mar12
7/28/10
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