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The bill collector cometh at Xcel…
 With the latest round of Qs coming out, we’re starting to see all sorts of new warnings about the current financial mess and the impact this is likely to have on various companies. Take this new one that Xcel (XEL) added in the 10Q it filed on Friday afternoon:
<><>Credit risk includes the risk that our retail customers will not pay their bills, which may lead to a reduction in liquidity and an eventual increase in bad debt. Retail credit risk is comprised of numerous factors including the overall level of economic activity in our various service territories and price of products and ser...
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Serious Money: Stable stocks beating S&P 500 - CB, DIS, JNJ, TEVA, XEL
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Filed under: Good news, Walt Disney (DIS), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Chubb Corp (CB), Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA), Bargain stocks, Serious Money, Stocks to Buy, Israel, Xcel Energy (XEL)  It was July 1, 2008 when I first posted Serious Money: Five stable stocks for troubled times. The title speaks for itself. This update, after nine weeks and horrible market conditions, is through Friday October 3, 2008.
The index for comparison is the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which closed on June 30, 2008 at 1,280.00. The S&P closed Friday at 1,099.23 , down 14.12%.
<>Each of my five picks is beating the ma...
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Serious Money: Stable stocks beating S&P 500 - CB, DIS, JNJ, TEVA, XEL
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Filed under: Good news, Walt Disney (DIS), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Chubb Corp (CB), Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA), Bargain stocks, Serious Money, Stocks to Buy, Israel, Xcel Energy (XEL)  It was July 1, 2008 when I first posted Serious Money: Five stable stocks for troubled times. The title speaks for itself. This update, after nine weeks and horrible market conditions, is through Friday October 3, 2008.
The index for comparison is the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which closed on June 30, 2008 at 1,280.00. The S&P closed Friday at 1,099.23 , down 14.12%.
<>Each of my five picks is beating the ma...
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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: MET, COST, WAG, CAG...
Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: MET, COST, WAG, CAG...
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiations  Analyst upgrades:<> Keefe Bruyette upgraded MetLife (NYSE: MET) to Outperform from Market Perform as they believe the company's capital and liquidity profile are very solid relative to this week's sell-off.
The firm also upgraded shares of MSCI (NYSE: MXB) to Outperform from Market Perform on valuation as they believe near-term challenges are already priced into shares.
Burlington Northern (NYSE: BNI) was raised to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan based on valuation and strong pricing outlook. ...
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