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Buy, Sell or Hold: Why NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is the Energy Sector’s “Triple-Threat” Profit Play

Aug 31st, 2009 | By Horacio Marquez | Category: Featured, Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

If NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) were an athletic prospect, scouts would rate it as a “triple threat.” That’s because the Princeton-based wholesale power generator is involved in all three of the key energy sources of the future: Solar, wind and nuclear.

Tags: Energy Sector, EXC, Horacio Marquez, NRG, Retail Energy, RRI
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Why You Should Buy These 5 Dirt-Cheap Buffet Stocks Now

May 12th, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Notes From the Investment Underground

SmartMoney.com associate editor Jack Hough says now is a good time to pick up Buffett-favored stocks on the cheap.

Tags: BNI, COP, ETN, Jack Hough, KFT, NRG
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The $68 Billion Pfizer-Wyeth Deal Won’t Revive the Moribund Merger Market

Feb 2nd, 2009 | By Don Miller | Category: Financial News

When Pfizer Inc. (PFE) unveiled a $68 billion buyout offer for U.S. rival Wyeth (WYE) last week, it sparked hopes that the deal might re-ignite the moribund merger market. But when the Wall Street dealmakers take a closer look, those flames will likely be doused in cold water.

Tags: AIG, BUD, BX, credit crisis, Don Miller, EXC, GS, hedge funds, KKR, LEHMQ, NRG, Pfe, WYE
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Buffett’s Goldman Deal Has Big Benefits, but What Else is Berkshire Up To?

Sep 25th, 2008 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Financial News, Stock Market Investing

Investing icon Warren Buffett took his own advice Tuesday – getting “greedy when others are fearful” – when he ignored the banking-sector bonfire and slapped down a cool $5 billion for a stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS). By literally putting his money where his mouth is, Buffett’s actions – and reputation as a shrewd bargain hunter – restored some of Goldman’s luster and helped bolster investor confidence in the U.S. banking system.

Tags: BAC, BRK.A, BRK.B, BUD, CEG, DOW, ECIFF, GS, HFT, IR, Jason Simpkins, LEHMQ, MER, NRG, SNY, U.S. credit crisis, UNP, US stocks, Warren Buffett
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Mystery $3.5bn Spending Spree

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Stock Market Investing

With the stock market in turmoil, it’s a good time to check in on what Warren Buffett is doing with his portfolio. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) has struggled in the first half of the year. Money Morning’s Jason Simpkins says $3.5 billion of Berkshire’s recent $4-billion shopping spree is still unaccounted for…

Tags: Anheuser Busch, Anheuser Busch Cos, AXP, Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, BNI, Brk B, BRK.A, BRK.B, BUD, First Three Months, Gyrations, Horacio Marquez, INBVF, Ingersoll Rand, Ingersoll Rand Co, Ingersoll Rand Co Ltd, IR, Jason Simpkins, NRG, Nrg Energy, Nrg Energy Inc, NSC, Oracle Of Omaha, Railroad Stocks, Sanofi Aventis, Securities Exchange Commission, SNY, Spending Spree, Trane Inc., UNP, Unrealized Losses, US stocks, Warren Buffett, WFC
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Calpine Rejects NRG Takeover Bid

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Stock Market Investing

A merger that would have united the two largest U.S. independent power producers has hit a roadblock.

Tags: Calpine Corp, CEG, CPN, DYN, MIR, Mirant Corp, National City Corp, NCC, NRG, Nrg Energy, Reliant Energy Inc, RRI, US stocks
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NRG Looks to Electrify its Business with $11.3 Billion Calpine Takover

May 23rd, 2008 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

Princeton, NJ- based NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) has publicly acknowledged its estimated $11.3 billion takeover bid for Calpine Corp. (CPN) – a wholesale provider of electricity emerging from chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Tags: , Calpine Corp, CPN, David Crane, Dow Jones, Electricity Prices, energy, NRG, Nrg Energy
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