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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously for PPL in Foreign Tax Case

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Utility Investors Should Focus On ROIC, Not Dividend Yield - Part II S&P Utility Index
Jon Parepoynt • Mon, May 20 • 15 Comments
PPL Chairman: Investors Responding to PPL's Strong Performance

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PPL to Pay Quarterly Stock Dividend July 1

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The Best Large Caps To Own Through July
Todd Campbell • Sat, May 4 • 1 Comment
PPL Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
PPL Corporation Reports First-Quarter Earnings

PR Newswire (May 2, 2013)
1 Drug Store, 1 Drug Wholesaler And 1 Electric Utility With Recent Intensive Insider Selling
Markus Aarnio • Thu, Apr 25 • 7 Comments
PPL Corporation to Conduct Webcast on First-Quarter 2013 Results

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
Interest In Large-Cap Utilities Smacks Of Seasonality
Todd Campbell • Mon, Apr 22 • 2 Comments
PPL Names David Arthur Federal Government Relations Vice President

PR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
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Arie Goren • Wed, Apr 17 • 3 Comments
4 Dividend Achievers 50 Dogs Hound 7.3% To 25.7% Net Gains In April
Fredrik Arnold • Sun, Apr 14 • 8 Comments
56 Dividend Contenders With Yields Double That Of 10-Year Treasuries
David Van Knapp • Wed, Apr 10 • 22 Comments
U.K. Price Control Review Process Highlighted on New PPL Investor Web Page

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Marshall Hargrave • Sat, Mar 30 • 20 Comments
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Rupert Hargreaves • Tue, Mar 26 • 16 Comments
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PPL Posts Strong Fourth Quarter; We Still Like The Company
Valuentum • Thu, Feb 21
Buy PPL For A High Forward Dividend Yield Of 4.85% And A Cheap Forward P/E Of 14
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Buy PPL For A Good Night's Sleep
Jon Parepoynt • Thu, Feb 14 • 14 Comments
PPL Corporation Offers A 5% Yield And Moderate Growth
Albert Alfonso • Sun, Dec 23, 2012 • 4 Comments
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Earnings Preview: PPL Corporation
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Patience\ Virtue • Tue, May 22, 2012 • 17 Comments
PPL Is An Undervalued Growth Utility
Street Instincts • Mon, May 14, 2012 • 3 Comments
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Takeover Analyst • Sun, May 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
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PowerOptions • Tue, Feb 28, 2012 • 1 Comment
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Takeover Analyst • Tue, Feb 7, 2012 • 5 Comments
PPL's Dividend Yield Is Worth A Look
Valuentum • Wed, Nov 30, 2011 • 2 Comments
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George Fisher • Thu, Oct 6, 2011 • 1 Comment
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Utility Investors Should Focus On ROIC, Not Dividend Yield - Part II S&P Utility Index
Jon Parepoynt • Mon, May 20 • 15 Comments
The Best Large Caps To Own Through July
Todd Campbell • Sat, May 4 • 1 Comment
1 Drug Store, 1 Drug Wholesaler And 1 Electric Utility With Recent Intensive Insider Selling
Markus Aarnio • Thu, Apr 25 • 7 Comments
Interest In Large-Cap Utilities Smacks Of Seasonality
Todd Campbell • Mon, Apr 22 • 2 Comments
5 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Are In An Uptrend
Arie Goren • Wed, Apr 17 • 3 Comments
4 Dividend Achievers 50 Dogs Hound 7.3% To 25.7% Net Gains In April
Fredrik Arnold • Sun, Apr 14 • 8 Comments
56 Dividend Contenders With Yields Double That Of 10-Year Treasuries
David Van Knapp • Wed, Apr 10 • 22 Comments
Invest Like Your Grandparents With These Dividend Payers
Marshall Hargrave • Sat, Mar 30 • 20 Comments
Can These Utility Stocks Sustain Their Dividend Yields?
Rupert Hargreaves • Tue, Mar 26 • 16 Comments
Yield, Value, Safety With Utilities - Redux
John D. Thomason • Mon, Mar 25 • 30 Comments
Top Seven March Utilities Dogs To Generate 5% To 75.6% Net Gains
Fredrik Arnold • Mon, Mar 25 • 7 Comments
Nuclear Power Versus Wind Power
Jon Parepoynt • Sun, Mar 24 • 52 Comments
Create Your Own Growing Utility Fund Offering Over 4.5%
Henry Nyce • Fri, Mar 22 • 47 Comments
Top Dogs Net 10% To 40%, Leading 10 March Indices
Fredrik Arnold • Thu, Mar 14 • 9 Comments
6 High Yield Utilities Going Ex-Dividend This Week
Paul Zimbardo • Mon, Mar 4 • 1 Comment
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Fredrik Arnold • Sun, Feb 3 • 19 Comments
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PPL Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
PPL Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 14
PPL Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 8, 2012
PPL's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 10, 2012
PPL's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 4, 2012
PPL's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 10, 2012
PPL's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 3, 2011
PPL's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 5, 2011
PPL's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 5, 2011
PPL's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
PPL Corporation Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 6, 2010
PPL Corporation Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
PPL Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 4, 2009
PPL Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 1, 2009
PPL Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 4, 2009
PPL Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Nov 4, 2008
PPL Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call
Wed, Aug 6, 2008
PPL Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call
Fri, Aug 1, 2008
PPL Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 2, 2008
PPL Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 8, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously for PPL in Foreign Tax Case

PR Newswire (Mon, 3:33PM)
PPL Chairman: Investors Responding to PPL's Strong Performance

PR Newswire (Wed, 11:45AM)
PPL to Pay Quarterly Stock Dividend July 1

PR Newswire (Wed, 9:18AM)
PPL Corporation Reports First-Quarter Earnings

PR Newswire (May 2, 2013)
PPL Corporation to Conduct Webcast on First-Quarter 2013 Results

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
PPL Names David Arthur Federal Government Relations Vice President

PR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
U.K. Price Control Review Process Highlighted on New PPL Investor Web Page

PR Newswire (Apr 8, 2013)
PPL warns consumers of fraudulent telemarketing calls, door-to-door sales

PR Newswire (Mar 19, 2013)
PPL Corporation Reports Strong 2012 Earnings, Increases Common Stock Dividend

PR Newswire (Feb 14, 2013)
PPL Corporation to Conduct Webcast on 2012 Fourth-Quarter And Year-End Results, Provide 2013 Earnings Guidance

PR Newswire (Feb 6, 2013)
PPL Names U.K. Energy Executive to its Board of Directors

PR Newswire (Jan 25, 2013)
Annual Meeting Date Set by PPL Corporation

PR Newswire (Dec 21, 2012)
PPL to Pay Quarterly Stock Dividend Jan. 2

PR Newswire (Nov 16, 2012)
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PR Newswire (Nov 8, 2012)
PPL Corporation reports third-quarter earnings

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PPL's Presentation to be Webcast from Edison Electric Institute's Annual Financial Conference

PR Newswire (Nov 7, 2012)
PPL Corporation to conduct webcast on third-quarter 2012 results

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Company Description

BUSINESS BACKGROUND

PPL Corporation, headquartered in Allentown, PA, is an energy and utility holding company that was incorporated in 1994. Through its subsidiaries, PPL generates electricity from power plants in the northeastern and western U.S., markets wholesale or retail energy... More

Sector: Utilities

Industry: Electric Utilities

Country: United States

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Monday, May 20, 2:07 PM The U.S. Supreme Court rules that utility companies paying a windfall tax in the U.K. can claim a foreign tax credit on their U.S. tax returns, a win for PPL Corp. (PPL), which sought a U.S. credit after the U.K. assessed a windfall tax on a utility PPL partially owned. At least two other U.S. utilities - Entergy (ETR) and American Electric Power (AEP) - are in a similar position. Comment! [Energy]
Wednesday, May 15, 12:52 PM PPL Corporation.(PPL) declares $0.3675/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 4.61%. For shareholders of record June 10. Payable July 1. Ex-div date June 6. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, May 2, 7:02 AM PPL Corp (PPL): Q1 EPS of $0.71 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $2.45B misses by $0.92B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, February 14, 9:30 AM PPL Corporation (PPL) declares $0.3675/share quarterly dividend, 2.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.36. Forward yield 4.82%. For shareholders of record Mar. 08. Payable Apr. 01. Ex-div date Mar. 06. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 14, 7:23 AM PPL Corp (PPL): Q4 EPS of $0.49 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $3.22B beats by $0.75B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, February 14, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABB, ABX, ALXN, ANR, APA, BGCP, BWA, CAB, CRIS, CVE, DISCA, DTV, DVA, DWRE, ECA, GELG, GM, GNC, GNRC, INCY, JAH, LNT, LUFK, MFA, NGLS, NRF, O, OAK, PDS, PEP, PPL, REGN, SHPG, STRA, TAP, UTHR, VMC, WM, ZIP Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, February 13, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABB, ABX, ALXN, ANR, APA, BGCP, BWA, CAB, CRIS, CVE, DISCA, DTV, DVA, DWRE, ECA, GELG, GM, GNC, GNRC, INCY, JAH, LNT, LUFK, MFA, NGLS, NRF, O, OAK, PDS, PEP, PPL, REGN, SHPG, STRA, TAP, UTHR, VMC, WM, ZIP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 2:10 PM Utilities (XLU +0.5%) could be poised for a rebound after a rough month. Yesterday, utility stocks jumped on the strength of electricity providers after Deutsche Bank upgraded Exelon (EXC +2%). Today, the sector again moves higher after ISI Group upgrades EXC to Buy from Neutral. Also: UNS +1.7%, NVE +1.6%, PPL +1.2%. 6 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
Friday, November 16, 2012, 11:29 AM PPL Corp. (PPL) declares $0.36/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 5.10%. For shareholders of record Dec. 10. Payable Jan 2. Ex-div Dec. 6. (PR) 1 Comment [Dividends]
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:10 AM PPL Corp. (PPL): Q3 EPS of $0.72 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $2.40B misses by $580M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: AAP, AINV, AMRC, APU, BCRX, CNQ, DF, DUK, EBIX, ES, EZCH, FE, FSYS, GTXI, HK, KIOR, KSS, MFC, MWW, NOG, PGNX, PMT, POZN, PPL, SMBL, SNSS, SVNT, THI, TNK, VMC, WEN, WIN Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: AAP, AINV, AMRC, APU, BCRX, CNQ, DF, DUK, EBIX, ES, EZCH, FE, FSYS, GTXI, HK, KIOR, KSS, MFC, MWW, NOG, PGNX, PMT, POZN, PPL, SMBL, SNSS, SVNT, THI, TNK, VMC, WEN, WIN 1 Comment [Earnings]
Monday, October 29, 2012, 2:28 PM The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether utilities that paid a windfall tax in the U.K. can claim a foreign tax credit on their U.S. tax returns. At issue is a ruling against the U.S. energy company PPL Corp. (PPL), which had taken a stake in Britain's South Western Electricity Plc, - which was one of the companies included in a UK privatization of 32 companies in the 1980s and 1990s. A decision is expected by the end of June. Comment! [Energy, Global & FX]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 9:29 AM The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with PPL on Tuesday next week to discuss the utility's progress on improving the performance of its Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Among other things, the NRC is concerned about procedural problems involving workers. Comment! [Energy]
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 10:10 AM The Obama administration gives a green light to the first section of a proposed 146-mile transmission line, calling it a critical upgrade to the faltering Northeast power grid. The high-voltage line is capable of carrying up to 500 kilovolts and will replace an existing line carrying 230 kilovolts. PPL (PPL +0.3%) will build the 101-mile Pennsylvania portion of the line. 2 Comments [Energy]
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 10:49 AM A growing number of coal-fired plants built to run almost constantly now may run only occasionally because of competition from gas-fired power plants that are cheaper to run. The trend of natural gas displacing coal likely will continue as companies seek ways to cut operating costs, especially those selling power into deregulated markets in the Northeast, Midwest, California and Texas. 2 Comments [Energy]

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$PPL $NTT and $DCM are the highest yielding Dividend Contenders With Low P/E and Beta Ratios - http://stks.co/iPEe - 12 stocks 3.4% yield
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Paul Zimbardo
6 High Yield #Utilities Going Ex-Dividend This Week http://seekingalpha.com/a/qmwv $PEG $POM $PPL $SCG $UIL $WR #Stocks #Dividends #Income
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$RAI $PPL and $PEG are tomorrow's best yielding ex-dividend stocks - http://stks.co/cMPQ - I like $ADP $KMB and $BDX 2.74% average yield
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Larry Harnar
$PPL INCREASES DIVIDEND http://bit.ly/VTQpfi
Feb 14, 7:24 AM
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realornot
"DONT FIGHT THE FED" Really, market is sinking slowly the whole day! PPL are conditioned to go up only! Be a rebel!
9/17/12
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chuckholladay: You are right today no doubt about it. You da man. LOL
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Bob de'Long: QE3 is old news; the bulls had two good weeks. Market reacts to new news.
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ZetaKap
7 Utility Dividend Stocks Fueled On Solid Profitability http://bit.ly/OeHSMx $WR $NGG $AWR $NEE $PPL $MSEX $CTWS @ZetaKap
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Ryan Mallory
2 Short and 2 Long Trade Setups http://bit.ly/Ltc4kd EWBC PPL VAR RGLD
6/4/12
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Steven Cohen's 6 Favorite High-Dividend Stock Picks $BP, $COP, $CVC, $ETR, $EXC, $PPL http://seekingalpha.com/a/cbiz
5/15/12
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John Cofran
added $PPL and $RGP on Friday
5/14/12
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realornot
"DONT FIGHT THE FED" Really, market is sinking slowly the whole day! PPL are conditioned to go up only! Be a rebel!
9/17/12
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chuckholladay: You are right today no doubt about it. You da man. LOL
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Bob de'Long: QE3 is old news; the bulls had two good weeks. Market reacts to new news.
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realornot
PPL bet on SODA got murdered by killer bubbles!
2/29/12
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Josh Krause: Missed my chance to ride from 32 to 36. Waiting on a new entry point. Really want 28, might have to wait until Euro GDPs come in.
4/20/12
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edson374: Ille only start believing the fad theory if they report a bad quarter or start seeing sale slowdown. more retailers on the way
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realornot
Is something bad coming this Monday? PPL are bidding up defensive stocks and running away from techs and financials. Very fishy!
4/20/12
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Josh Krause: French election could spook Europe lower.
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mjacy
Bbought PVX that is going to be bought out by PPL next month. Jim Cramer said to sell the stock It's dead money.What do any of you think?
3/15/12
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Sundowner: Regardless of what Cramer says, it's only dead money if PPL is dead money .425 shares of PPL for each PVX....long PVX
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