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General Electric Company made its latest move into the solar market by buying a minority stake in California-based solar thermal company ESolar to develop power plants that combine solar thermal energy and natural gas. The investment gives G.E. an exclusive license to combine ESolar’s tower-based solar thermal technology into its new 510-megawatt natural gas-powered power plant, the FlexEfficiency 50, which G.E. unveiled in May.

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Massachusetts-based startup General Compression secured part of a .5 million Series B financing for the development of its emerging power storage concept. The five-year-old company is developing a technology for storing unused energy from wind farms for activating air compression. The company said it is planning to spend on manufacturing capacity in response to possible orders.

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General Electric Company has launched its new onshore wind turbine targeted at the low wind speed market and already received more than 630 megawatts worth of orders from projects in the United States and Brazil.The 1.6-100 combines parts from G.E.’s 1.5-MW turbine with its 2.5-MW turbine. It is designed to have blades that extend 100 meters— a height of 33 stories — increasing the area it can sweep and capture wind by 47 percent compared with previous models.

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General Motors Company announced that it will temporarily shut down operations of its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant for a month this coming June. It is the lone assembly plant where the automaker manufactures the electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt. The company said that the temporary closing of the assembly plant is intended for preparations of increased production of the Volt, due to soaring demands for the electric vehicle in the market.

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General Motors has been ranked number one by The Patent Board with the most number of quality patents approved for developing innovative technologies in the automotive industry. GM’s vice president for Research and Development Alan Taub fronted that it was the company’s energy efficiency efforts for its vehicle model designs helped them earn the top spot on The Patent Board’s scorecard.

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General Electric Company reported a 6 percent increase in its revenues this quarter from its overall operations compared last year but saw its wind turbine orders, its primary renewable energy product, tumble because of lower turbine prices.The New York-based conglomerate had .4 billion in revenues in the first three months of this year and had first quarter operating earnings of .6 billion, up 58 percent compared with the same period last year, according to a press release from G.E.

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Filed under: General Mills (GIS), Stocks to Buy

The stock of food giant General Mills (GIS), first discussed here on April 8, 2009 split-adjust price of .40 (.80 per-split), has exhibited side-ways action during the past five months, but just look on that pause as a chance to scoop-up some shares of a premiere U.S. company.

Moreover, the reasons for the bullish view here are obvious enough. Demonstrated business model General Mills boasts solid brands (Cheerios, Wheaties, Lucky Charms, Total, and Chex), good cash flow, economies of scale, and room for international expansion. Add productivity gains, demonstrated marketing skill, and a solid, split-adjust .12 annual dividend and GIS is one play that’s hard to pass up.

Further, look for GIS’s 2011 revenue to increase 3-4%, followed by a 1-3% rise in 2012, bolstered by the U.S.’s ‘frugal consumer trend.’ In the states, with budgets pinched, eating out is ‘out,’ and eating in is ‘in,’ which is good news for General Mills.

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General Mills: Breakfast-at-Home Play originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Deals, General Mills (GIS), Commodities, Agriculture

General Mills (GIS) is buying a 50% stake in Yoplait from PAI Partners for roughly .1 billion, Reuters reported Thursday, citing sources close to the deal.

The deal is a nice fit for both companies. Yoplait is second to Danone (DANOY) in the yogurt market. General Mills has the industry presence to promote the Yoplait brand, something that would benefit PAI.

For General Mills, Yoplait would add an another revenue stream to an already diversified conglomerate. Some of General Mills’ products include cereals, Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Green Giant vegetables and Progresso soup. The company has already been distributing Yoplait for 30 years, so the distribution network is already in place.

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Filed under: General Electric (GE), Stocks to Buy

Political and social change in the Middle East has rattled the oil market — with crude nearing 0 per barrel, but when conditions on the ground stabilize, the global economic growth story will likely be intact, and that’s a good reason to own
diversified industrial giant General Electric Company (GE), first discussed on March 2, 2009 at a price of .80.

GE’s stock has vectored above this winter, pushing before pulling back slightly, but I obviously still like the shares. Here’s why:

GE’s energy infrastructure, consumer/industrial, technology units will all likely post revenue increases in 2011, boosted by both emerging market and developed-world demand and order increases. GE should record impressive gains in oil and gas products, health care imaging, and airplane engines. Meanwhile, losses at GE Capital Finance should decline in 2011, and there is a chance that capital finance’s new business wins will exceed losses/divestitures.

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Is General Electric Headed to and Beyond? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: General Motors (GM)

Time for a second look at General Motors Company (GM), first discussed in this space on November 11, 2010, shortly after its IPO.

And the view remains — stand aside.

Like most new and/or restructured companies, GM needs to amass at least four, and preferably eight quarters of earnings history under its belt, before one can form a meaningful analysis regarding the company’s prospects. Of course, there are exceptions, but these are rare. But GM is not one.

The early evaluation of GM is encouraging: U.S. light vehicle sales should increase to about 13 million units in 2011, and that should push revenue up about 10-12%. Margins should rise slightly.

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General Motors: For Now, Stand Aside originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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