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KBR beats quarterly forecast despite 14% profit dropThe Houston-based engineering, construction and military contractor
reported that profit dropped along with its government work.
Houston Chronicle Friday, October 30, 2009China plans to invest in Texas wind powerChina took a big leap into the U.S.
renewable energy market Thursday, putting up $1.5 billion for a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas with the power to light up 180,000 homes.
Houston Chronicle Friday, October 30, 2009Shell reports lower profit, plans job cuts worldwideRoyal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil both
reported lower profits today. Shell says it is cutting 10 percent of its work force.
Houston Chronicle Friday, October 30, 2009AEP 3Q profit climbs with rate hikes, cost cutsCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Power company American Electric Power said Thursday that its third quarter earnings rose 18 percent as
rate increases throughout its service area and cost cutting offset continued weak demand for electricity from industrial customers.
Topix.net Friday, October 30, 2009EnerSys to Purchase Oerlikon Battery BusinessREADING, Pa., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries
announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the industrial battery businesses of the Swiss company Accu Holding AG (SIX: ACUN). The transaction is subject to approval by the general assembly of Accu Holding. An extraordinary meeting of the general assembly is scheduled for November 24, 2009 after which the transaction is scheduled to close.
prnewswire.com Friday, October 30, 2009FPL hires Butterworth for Fla. rate caseDemocratic heavyweight Bob Butterworth is going to advise Florida Power & Light Co.
Topix.net Friday, October 30, 2009Alliant Energy Announces Third Quarter 2009 ResultsMADISON, Wis., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
alliant energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) today
announced net loss for the third quarter of 2009 of ($44.3) million or ($0.40) per share compared to net income of $108.5 million or earnings per share (EPS) of $0.98 for the same period in 2008. A summary of
alliant energy's third quarter earnings is as follows (net income / (loss) in millions):
prnewswire.com Friday, October 30, 2009California Engineers Launch Assembly Shop for Efficient Stoves in DarfurEL FASHER, Sudan and BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Berkeley, California-based Darfur Stoves Project (DSP), in partnership with Oxfam America and the Sudanese organization, Sustainable Action Group (SAG), has launched an assembly facility for fuel-efficient stoves in El Fasher, the capital of the Darfur region. The assembly facility is the last stop on a global technology solution supply chain that starts with testing and design in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California and stops in a manufacturing facility outside of Mumbai, India before arriving, ultimately, for assembly in Darfur, Sudan.
prnewswire.com Friday, October 30, 2009Kiely Equipment Co. Announces Underground Tools Inc. (UTI) DealershipLONG BRANCH, N.J., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiely Equipment Co. announces an Underground Tools Inc. (UTI) dealership for New Jersey, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.
prnewswire.com Friday, October 30, 2009Ameren Announces Third Quarter 2009 EarningsST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today
announced third quarter 2009 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $227 million, or $1.04 per share, compared to third quarter 2008 GAAP net income of $204 million, or 97 cents per share. Excluding certain items in each year, Ameren recorded third quarter 2009 core (non-GAAP) net income of $255 million, or $1.16 per share, compared to third quarter 2008 core (non-GAAP) net income of $246 million, or $1.17 per share.
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