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The following exchange traded funds ended the week in the neighborhood of their 52-week highs, though many of them have faced headwinds lately. The share price of each is more than 15% higher than at the beginning of the year as well. iPath US Treasury 10-year Bull ETN (NASDAQ: DTYL) is up more...

Wunderlich Securities is updating its thoughts on SCANA Corp. (NYSE: SCG) “following developments over the last few weeks.” “At a meeting with Westinghouse on June 30, nuclear regulators mentioned a revised schedule would be issued for AP1000 approval,” Wunderlich Securities writes. “In addition,...

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...

Credit Suisse made a number of updates in a research report published today, Southern Company (NYSE: SO) had its rating upgraded from Neutral to Outperform. At the same time, its price target was raised from $40 to $45. On Thursday, Southern lost 0.56% of its value to close the day at $39.34. Its...

Credit Suisse has upgraded Southern Company (NYSE: SO) from Neutral to Outperform and has raised the price target from $40 to $45.

Citi is out with its report today on Southern Company (NYSE: SO), upgrading shares of SO from Hold to Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We are upgrading our rating for SO to Buy (1L) from Hold (2L). SO shares are down too much. However, Southern's investment case continues to matriculate as...

Citigroup has upgraded The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) from Hold to Buy and maintains its $40 price target.

Deutsche Bank is reiterating its Hold rating on shares of Southern Company (NASDAQ: SO). “Yesterday Southern Company held its first Analyst Day in three years,” Deutsche Bank writes. “While a lot has changed in that time, SO's strategy and ability to deliver on targets feels comfortingly the same...

Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Southern Company (NYSE: SO) after a settlement was reached in the Georgia Power (NYSE: GPU) rate case. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Georgia Power filed a multi-year settlement agreement when it filed rebuttal testimony in its electric rate...

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.98, “in-line with our estimate of $0.97 and consensus of $0.99, respectively,” Jefferies & Company reports. “Southern Company reported third-quarter earnings of $0.98, in line with our estimate of $0.97 and consensus of $0.99,...

JP Morgan has issued a research report on Electric Utilities for 3Q earnings outlook and estimates. In the report, JP Morgan writes "We expect electric utility stocks to avoid the inverse performance the stocks saw versus the S&P 500 earlier this year, when the UTY fell by ~3% while the S&P...

JP Morgan has published a research report for Southern Company (NYSE: SO) that establishes a new December 2011 price target of $41 (from $40) and 2012E EPS. In the report, JP Morgan writes "We are establishing a $41 per share December 2011 price target. We apply the same methodology used to derive...