Centrica's move follows a decision by German utilities E.

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Shares in German utilities E.

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Horizon had been put on the market by German utilities RWE and E.

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Among the areas she sees further gains are chemical stocks like Linde, industrials like Deutsche Post and Heidelberg Cement, and utilities such as E.

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Whereas many U.S. utilities carry significant debt, E.

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MSN's new "Everyday Web" theme stresses personalized information and Web-based utilities such as Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service, not mass-market content.

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Plus, many coal utilities are actively switching to natural gas, so e-vehicles are essentially getting cleaner.

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The Stoxx Europe 600 utilities index ended down 0.5%, led lower by Germany's E.

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