Sentences with phrase «u.s. utility sector»

There are eight U.S. utility sector ETFs, though their exposures are distinct.

For example, in January the U.S. utility sector was trading at a 5 percent premium to the broader market.

Commonwealth Edison is now a division of Exelon (EXC) and, part of the U.S. utility sector.

Not exact matches

If tensions between China and the U.S. explode into a trade war, Calvasina says the utilities sector could act as one of the few places to escape the fallout.

For instance, last week U.S. utilities, usually viewed as a less risky sector, were down 4 %, dramatically underperforming the market.

The growing possibility of mean reversion in the U.S. Consumer Staples, Telecommunications, and Utilities sectors is something that we believe baby boomers in particular may want to keep in mind.

** U.S. gas and electric utility CenterPoint Energy said it would buy rival Vectren Corp for about $ 6 billion, the latest in a string of mergers in the sector as power consumption in many parts of the country flattens.

«Only two out of the 54 are operating, and these utilities are trying to work their way through the mechanics to get permission to restart,» said Neil Wilmshurst, vice president for the nuclear sector at the U.S. industry's Electric Power Research Institute.

Electric utilities, environmental advocates and a nonpartisan climate think tank all agree that they dislike the way U.S. EPA sets interim goals for states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a draft rule for the power sector.

Of the 10 sectors that MSCI breaks the U.S. and World markets into - such as materials, energy and utilities - 8 of the categories are being led by global stocks versus their US counterparts (U.S. energy stocks and healthcare stocks are the two groups that are edging out their global benchmarks).

According to my analysis, since the financial crisis the yield on a 10 - year U.S. Treasury note explains roughly 65 percent of the variation in the relative value of the utility sector.

The U.S. sectors with the lowest correlations are consumer staples, REIT (real estate investment trusts), telecommunications, energy, and utilities, which is a notably good outlier.

The fund invests at least 80 % of assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies with business operations in the utilities sector.

The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility, and Financial Institutions, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations.

The majority of the U.S. constituents in the index come from the utility and telecom sectors which have traditionally paid out higher dividends.

Executives at the Edison Electric Institute, the trade group for U.S. investor - owned utilities, told Utility Dive this month they see decarbonization and electrification of other industries as the central drivers of sector revenues in the 21st century.

Cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles driven by U.S. citizens are to blame for about two - thirds of greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. transportation sector.

By the end of the Obama administration, the utility sector could see a clear trajectory for the 21st century: The U.S. and other industrialized nations would continue to tighten carbon budgets, gradually pushing utilities toward cleaner sources of power.

And the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce says that Obama's plan will kill jobs in utilities and other sectors while raising costs to U.S. consumers.

There is significant opportunity for emissions reductions in the residential sector; in fact, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that you could reduce your energy use, and by extension your utility bills, by 25 - 30 % by implementing energy efficient appliances and projects in your home.

Indian utilities may also want to consider a coal retirement policy previously used to help utilities retire nuclear assets through private - sector bonds, now being considered by utilities in Western U.S. states like Colorado and New Mexico to transition from coal to clean.

Many of Jeff Holmstead's current clients were recently named among the top mercury polluters in the coal utility sector, the largest source of mercury pollution in the U.S. Of the 25 companies listed as 2010's biggest mercury polluters (see Environment America report [PDF]-RRB-, at least 9 are represented by Holmstead.