Atlantic Power Corp (TSX: ATP, NYSE: AT) and three European companies under How They Rate coverage reduced their payouts last month. Read More

Dominion Resources Inc (NYSE: D) is selling plants in Illinois and Massachusetts for $650 million, as it completes its transition away from coal-fired electricity. Read More

A rally for regulated utilities has taken many UF Portfolio Holdings above buy-under targets. Read More

Last year was a big one for dividend cuts in the UF Portfolio, and this year is shaping up along similar lines. But companies that have reduced payouts and put the saved cash to productive use have performed well. Read More

It's a tale of two sector groups when it comes to utilities' performance thus far in 2013. Regulated companies are in high demand. Wholesale power companies, on the other hand, are languishing. Read More

Utilities have staged a remarkable recovery over the past decade. But a virtuous confluence of favorable commodity-price trends, regulatory cooperation and cheap capital could be undone by short-sighted politicians. Read More

North American wholesale power isn't dead. But companies in this business must overcome significant challenges. Read More

Vodafone continues to hold fast to its highly profitable stake in Verizon’s wireless segment, but there’s always the possibility that the two telecom giants could pursue a merger of equals. Read More

A big bet right now is that companies with stocks trading at high yields will be forced to cut dividends--triggering big downward moves for share prices. Read More