While I haven't mentioned it much one of my favorite sectors to invest in is energy. 1. And when it comes to energy ETFs the 800-pound gorilla is XLE the energy-select sector SPDR which trades over 20 million shares on a typical day. XLE’s holdings are heavily tilted toward the major integrated oil companies with ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) accounting for slightly more the one-third of the ETF's holdings followed by ConocoPhillips (COP) Schlumberger (SLB) Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and so on.With cap-and-trade legislation passing the House over the weekend investing in the energy space is getting even more ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) â?? A new study warns the cost of building nuclear power plants will likely hit the high end of current industry estimates of $5 billion to $8 billion each, and that it would be cheaper for the U.S. to instead focus on energy efficiency and alternative sources such as wind and solar.

After a long hiatus, nuclear energy is back in vogue in America - to the delight of miners, producers and processors.

As production problems plague the world's No.1 uranium miner, the world turns to decommissioned Soviet nukes. That's not a healthy situation if recent events in Georgia prompt a return to the politics of the Cold War.

The recent explosion in demand for uranium has the related stocks hitting new highs, find out which are worthy of your money.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Ridgewater Equity (RWE).

USEC working to address DOE concerns prior to updating loan guarantee application

Company reports net loss for quarter; net income of $9 million in 9-month period

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by AnalystChoice.com (AC).