NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Consolidated Edison said Monday its third-quarter earnings rose by 25% as the power generator stuck to its profit target for the year.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Ford Motor Co., Consolidated Edison Inc., Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

While most power companies are looked upon as dull income investments, the industry is anything but dull right now.

Dividends Buybacks the Good Ol’ Days Stocks are back in fashion now but gone are the days of big dividends and stock buybacks. In a story by the Wall Street Journal these two bull-market staples aren’t likely to return for quite some time.Companies are still clinging to their cash reserves still in fear from the aftershocks of the global financial crisis. In data provided by Standard & Poors just 233 companies increased their dividend payments during the second quarter down from 455 the year before a new low since S&P began keeping records in 1956.For more on the markets see ...

Utilities had revenue cuts, yet managed to stay profitable. But what does the future hold?

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Three Company Employees Started When Harry Truman Was President

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