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Foster Wheeler (FWLT): 'Green' gains in 'gasification'
2008-08-12 07:00:00 "Foster Wheeler (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fwlt) (NASDAQ: FWLT (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fwlt)) is a worldwide engineering, construction, and project management contractor with a reputation for delivering high quality, reliable facilities," says Jim Powell (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2253).In- his Global Changes & Opportunities Report (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2253), he suggests, "And while the company does business in 26 countries, its contracts in China alone could keep Foster Wheeler busy for several years." "Foster Wheeler operates in two segments. The Global Engineering and Construction Group designs and builds energy processing facilities worldwide."The company has a DOD contract to develop a gasification unit that will be used in 21 coal-fired electric plants. The systems being produced by Foster Wheeler emit no airborne pollutants and are cost-effective. I think the technology has eno...
Foster Wheeler inks deal with foundation
2007-09-24 03:56:00 BusinessWeek - A Spanish subsidiary of engineering and construction services company Foster Wheeler Ltd. said Friday it will provide engineering services to a Spanish foundation for a coal-fired... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Foster Wheeler CFO to Participate in UBS Engineering &
2007-08-07 17:07:00 MSN MoneyCentral - Foster Wheeler Ltd. FWLT announced that Franco Baseotto, the company's in-coming executive vice president and chief financial officer, will participate in the UBS Engineering... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Foster Wheeler to Present at Credit Suisse First Boston Engineering …
2007-06-02 23:32:00 Forbes - Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NASDAQ: FWLT) announced today that Umberto della Sala, president and chief operating officer, John T. La Duc, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Foster Wheeler CFO Exercises Options
2007-05-20 12:24:00 Forbes - The chief financial officer of Foster Wheeler Ltd. , an engineering and construction services company, exercised options for 34,545 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Foster Wheeler, Comverge: Two Clean Energy Stocks Worth Noting
2007-04-30 00:00:00 Related Stocks: COMV, FWLT Terence Chan submits: Everybody is talking about how "clean energy" stocks are going to make a lot of money for your portfolio. Complete Story »
By: Commodity Wealth
Insider Buying at Leucadia (LUK) & Selling at Foster Wheeler
2006-08-29 17:45:01 Insider BUYING: Leucadia National (LUK) - Date of Trade: 8/22/06 - Average Price: $25.83Recently Alan Hirschfield, Director at LUK bought the $258,332 purchase of 10K shares at $25.83 each. After all, there is a compelling case against conglomerates. Capital markets, the argument goes, are better than chief executives at allocating resources among industries. Why should fund managers who like, say, telecoms also be forced to invest in property? If they want exposure to both, they can build a portfolio better than any conglomerate boss could.Conglomerates therefore tend to have lower market values than the sum of their operations. Focus brings other benefits too. Managers do not divide their time, energy and expertise among industries.These arguments, however, appear to apply only in a specific historical context. Take America, which probably has the most focused companies in the world: the oft-cited success of General Electric , an outstanding conglomerate, is the exception that pro... |



