Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

American Water Works Co Inc (AWK) Amerigas Partners LP (APU) Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Benihana Inc (BNHNA) BMP Sunstone Corp (BJGP) Cape Bancorp Inc (CBNJ) China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NPD) Conmed Corp (CNMD) Crucell NV (CRXL) Duke Energy Corp (DUK) Empire District Electric Co (EDE) Emulex Corp (ELX) Encore Wire Corp (WIRE) Fair Isaac Corp (FICO) ...

Progress Energy Inc.’s (PGN) MACD indicator has crossed over to bearish territory with a reading of -0.3851. The Zacks #4 Rank (“Sell") stock fell slightly to $37.23 in afternoon trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s full-year earnings has moved down a penny over the past month to $3.02 per share."PGN" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

On Oct 1, 2009, the North California Utilities Commission (NCUC) approved Progress Energy Carolinas' plan to build new a natural gas-fueled power generation plant in Wayne County. The commission approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity for Progress Energy Carolinas' proposed 950-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant, with a projected investment of about $900 million.  Raleigh, North Carolina-based Progress Energy Inc. (PGN) is engaged in both regulated electric operations (in southeastern US) and unregulated businesses, which include competitive power generation, energy marketing and trading, natural gas exploration and production, and synthetic coal production.  Progress plans to build the Wayne County plant near the HF Lee coal-fired facility located on the Neuse River in Wayne County near Goldsboro. Once the new plant becomes functional in 2013, the company plans to retire the three coal units at Lee, which entered service in 1950s and 1960s.  The natural gas-fueled ...

Progress Energy Inc. (PGN) expects fiscal 2008 earnings at the lower end of its projection.

The electric utility firm is looking for a profit of $2.95 to $3.05 a share for 2008. Analysts see profit of $3.01 a share.

For 2009, Progress Energy has forecasted earnings in the range of $2.95 to $3.15 a share, while analysts' estimates stand at $3.11 a share.

The company also stated that it slashed its 2009 capital expenditure budget by roughly $250 million.

Progress Energy is a Zacks #3 Rank ("Hold") company.

"PGN" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

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When the stock market is volatile and in recessionary times, investors often turn to electric utilities as investments. The advantages are the high income, less volatility than other stocks, they are monopolies, they provide a product that everyone requires, and during a recession when people are cutting back, one of the last things they cut back on are their electric bills. The following electric utility stocks all have yields over 6%, PE ratios below 18, and PEG ratios below 3.Great Plains Energy Incorporated ( GXP ) is a Kansas City based generator of electricity from coal, nuclear, natural gas, oil, and wind. It pays a yield of 8.70% , and has a PE of 10 and a PEG of 1.42 .Ameren Corporation ( AEE ) is a utility that serves Missouri and Illinois. It pays a ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

AZZ Inc (AZZ) Celadon Group Inc (CLDN) China BAK Battery Inc (CBAK) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) Cleco Corp (CNL) CMS Energy Corp (CMS) CTS Corp (CTS) Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW) The Walt Disney Co (DIS) Flowserve Corp (FLS) FX Energy Inc (FXEN) GulfMark Offshore Inc (GLF) Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN) Interleukin Genetics Inc (ILI) Kirkland's Inc (KIRK) The Laclede Group Inc (LG) NeurogesX Inc (NGSX) Nicor Inc (GAS) Powerwave Technologies Inc (PWAV) Progress Energy Inc (PGN) SeaChange International (SEAC) Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (SHEN) ShengdaTech Inc (SDTH) TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

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Surprisingly, there are 20 different stocks going ex-dividend on October 8. Whenever we are having a rising stock market, some investors use a trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at approximately the same price, yet being entitled to the dividend. Please note: this usually only works in bull markets.If you are interested in buying dividends, there are several stocks in several different sectors and industries to choose from. Remember that, in order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another month.All of the following stocks have market caps over $500 million, and yields over 3%. ...