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6/19/2013, 5:11 PM ET

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Thursday, May 30, 11:17 AM Utilities are getting a bit of a reprieve after taking a beating over the past few days. Option implied volatility has been increasing as investors rotate out of high dividend yield positions in the wake of a rise in treasury yields: AEE +1.7%, D +0.3%, DTE +1.9%, EIX +0.6%, ETR +1.3%, EXC +0.7%, FE +0.9%, NEE +1.7%, PEG +0.8%, PPL +0.5%, SRE +1.3%, TE +0.5%, AEP +0.8%, DUK +0.6%, ED NU +1.6%, PCG +1.2%, SO +0.4%, XEL +1.3%. 5 Comments [Energy, On the Move, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, May 28, 2:59 PM If long-term Treasury yields keep rising, dividend-seeking investors in utilities (XLU -1.4%) will wonder how the lights went out for the sector, 24/7's Jon Ogg writes. The risk isn't only that investors may go elsewhere for yield; utilities have high operating costs and they borrow heavily to pay for infrastructure investments. Today's analyst downgrades only magnify what investors have to fear. 5 Comments [Energy]
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]