U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Agenus, Guardant Health, Zoetis Aug 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Agenus, Guardant Health and Zoetis, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Agenus Inc AGEN.O : B. Riley cuts target price to $18 from $42 * Clorox CLX.N : Jefferies raises target price to $151 from $148 * Guardant Health Inc GH.O : Raymond James raises target price to $36 from $28 * Starbucks SBUX.O : Stifel raises to buy

UPDATE 2-Talen focused on data center demand as it considers axing crypto business Adds financial details and CEO quotes starting in sixth paragraph By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Talen Energy TLN.O is focused on capturing surging demand from data center developers as the independent power company looks to pivot away from its crypto mining operation, company executives said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-US utilities poised to ride data center demand wave in second half Adds graphic to story published on Monday with no changes to text, headline By Seher Dareen and Vallari Srivastava Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. electric utilities sounded bullish on demand from data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom after striking several supply deals during the second quarter, reinforcing market expectations of sales growth through the year.

FACTBOX-US utilities signal booming demand from data centers as AI takes root Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. utilities are finally inking concrete supply deals with data-center operators hungry for more power amid a boom in artificial intelligence, paving the way for higher sales and profit in the coming quarters. Data centers are expected to account for 8% of the power generated in the U.S.

US utilities poised to ride data center demand wave in second half By Seher Dareen and Vallari Srivastava Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. electric utilities sounded bullish on demand from data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom after striking several supply deals during the second quarter, reinforcing market expectations of sales growth through the year.

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 03:45 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Arm Holdings PLC ARM.OQ +10.1% Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.OQ +8.4% ON Semiconductor Corp ON.OQ +8.4% KLA Corp KLAC.OQ +7.4% Cadence Design Systems Inc CDNS.OQ +7.3% Bottom Performers Percent Change Monster Beverage Corp MNST.OQ -11.4% Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.OQ -9.3% Fortinet Inc FTNT.OQ -1.4% American Electric Power Company Inc AEP.OQ -1.2% Exelon Corp EXC.OQ -0.7% The Nas

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 12:01 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Arm Holdings PLC ARM.OQ +8.0% ON Semiconductor Corp ON.OQ +7.2% KLA Corp KLAC.OQ +6.5% Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.OQ +6.4% Microchip Technology Inc MCHP.OQ +6.1% Bottom Performers Percent Change Monster Beverage Corp MNST.OQ -10.9% Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.OQ -8.8% American Electric Power Company Inc AEP.OQ -0.7% Exelon Corp EXC.OQ -0.3% Fortinet Inc FTNT.OQ -0.2% The Nasdaq

BUZZ-Morgan Stanley sees Talen-Amazon power deal's final decision in second-half of Oct ** Morgan Stanley Research says Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) decision on Talen Energy TLN.O powering Amazon's AMZN.O data center to be reached by mid-October ** Talen announced in March it had entered into an agreement to sell electricity and a data center campus located at its Pennsylvania nuclear power plant to Amazon Web Services ** Utilities like American Electric Power AEP.O and Exelon E

BRIEF-Exelon Says Elizabeth Buchanan And Stephen Bowman Named To ComEd Board Aug 5 (Reuters) - Exelon Corp EXC.O : LOCAL LEADERS ELIZABETH “LIZ” BUCHANAN AND STEPHEN “BIFF” BOWMAN NAMED TO COMED BOARD OF DIRECTORS Source text for Eikon: ID:nBw6MZtr8a Further company coverage: EXC.O

UPDATE 1-Talen Energy to respond as regulator seeks details on proposed changes Adds details and context from paragraph 3 onwards Aug 2 (Reuters) - Talen Energy Corporation TLN.O said on Friday it would work with utility companies, PJM Interconnection, and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation to respond quickly to a question from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 03:45 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Dexcom Inc DXCM.OQ +4.7% Meta Platforms Inc META.OQ +4.4% American Electric Power Company Inc AEP.OQ +3.2% Exelon Corp EXC.OQ +2.9% T-Mobile US Inc TMUS.OQ +2.7% Bottom Performers Percent Change Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ -21.1% Arm Holdings PLC ARM.OQ -16.9% Lam Research Corp LRCX.OQ -9.9% Qualcomm Inc QCOM.OQ -9.2% Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.OQ -8.5% The Nasdaq 100 .NDX lost 516.72

UPDATE 1-Exelon beats quarterly profit estimates as data center customers swell Adds company executive quotes, data center details Aug 1 (Reuters) - Exelon EXC.O beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher electricity rates and rising demand as the g iant electric utility grows its data center customer base .

Exelon Corp reports results for the quarter ended in January - Earnings Summary Exelon Corp EXC.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 47 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended in January, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 41 cents. The mean expectation of sixteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 40 cents per share.

Exelon beats quarterly profit estimates on higher rates, demand for electricity Aug 1 (Reuters) - Utility firm Exelon EXC.O beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher electricity rates and demand. U.S. power demand is expected to reach record highs this year, aided by mushrooming data centers across the country amid an artificial intelligence boom.

Exelon Corp expected to post earnings of 40 cents a share - Earnings Preview Exelon Corp EXC.OQ EXC.O is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on August 1 for the period ending June 30 2024 The Chicago Illinois-based company is expected to report a 1.6% increase in revenue to $4.897 billion from $4.82 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 5 analysts, based on LSEG data.

UPDATE 1-U.S. nuclear power plant outages Adds outages table July 24 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW Total out today EL-USOUTAGE-MW ........

BRIEF-Sunrun Launches Vehicle-To-Home Grid Support Using Ford F-150 Lightning Trucks July 24 (Reuters) - Exelon Corp EXC.O : SUNRUN LAUNCHES NATION’S FIRST VEHICLE-TO-HOME GRID SUPPORT IN MARYLAND USING FORD F-150 LIGHTNING TRUCKS Source text for Eikon: ID:nGNX1zt2jp Further company coverage: EXC.O

UPDATE 1-U.S. nuclear power plant outages Adds outages table July 22 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW Total out today EL-USOUTAGE-MW ........

UPDATE 2-Some Exelon information systems affected by global cyber outage Adds affected systems detail in paragraph two NEW YORK, July 19 (Reuters) - Some information systems at Exelon Corp EXC.O and its local electric and natural gas utilities were affected by the global tech outage , the U.S. power company said on Friday. Exelon, which is based in Chicago and is one of the largest electric companies in the United States, said the outages were limited to servers and some computers a nd did not c

UPDATE 1-U.S. nuclear power plant outages Adds outages table July 19 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW Total out today EL-USOUTAGE-MW ........