According to Deutsche Bank, various drivers of scale benefits are sufficient to pull rooftop photovoltaic solar power to "grid parity" in 50 US states by 2016, up from 10 states right now.

Duke Energy Corp. reported adjusted third-quarter 2014 earnings of $1.40 per share that came in below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.52 by 7.9%. Quarterly earnings also decreased 4.1% from the year-ago figure of $1.46.

The whole market including the large cap stocks have taken a hit recently.

Our Winter Power Outlook dispatches the entire N. America power system.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.21%) this morning are up +0.16% as Q2 stock earnings results continue to surprise on the upside, while European stocks are down -0.36%...

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