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Should Energy Transfer's checkered environmental record be of concern to shareholders?

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, NRG Energy Inc has taken over the #38 spot from Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. , according to ETF Channel.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.19), with the stock changing hands as low as $58.14 on the day.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 05/31/2017 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 05/31/2017 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

Numerous events, historically unfriendly in nature, have failed to hurt the markets. Beware.

Falling wind and solar power prices will undercut fossil fuels within six years here.

As more financial advisors adopt the use of artificial intelligence, the technology will help them avoid spending their time answering mundane questions and focus more on financial planning.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

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