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The Motley Fool November 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is General Cable a Live Wire? If utilities open their wallets to spend on transmission products, the cable and telecom wire maker should benefit. Buying the shares today is very much a bet on increased infrastructure spending.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Quanta Continues to Serve the Inevitable Infrastructure projects will happen... it's just a question of when. Shareholders of this electrical utility company should be prepared to benefit from industry trends.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Two Metal Stocks That Won't Go Soft These red-hot investments won't burn your portfolio. Both Chalco and Southern Copper should continue to benefit from the strength of the global economy, are leading players in their respective markets, and are attractively valued versus their peers.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	ABB's Got Gear for the Grid Demand from power companies should fuel this infrastructure firm's future growth. Investors, is it time to buy?
IEEE Spectrum June 2006 Willie D. Jones	More Heat, Less Sag At least a couple of power companies have developed high-voltage power cables that don't sag nearly as much as the lines they will replace. Although each of the new cables is considerably more expensive than steel-core cable, the economics of using them are attractive because of their greater current-carrying capacity.
BusinessWeek April 2, 2009 Tom Lowry	Don't Count Out Pay TV Just Yet Cable subscribers say they would consider canceling during tough times, but there are powerful incentives not to do so
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The Motley Fool March 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Quanta Services Quickens Pace Strong service demand from utility customers powers profit growth. If it slipped down to a more appealing valuation, the stock may be worth a buy.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Quanta's Profitable Storm Surge Hurricane-related work helped this quarter, but utility infrastructure spending is the real key. This is a tricky stock to evaluate, so investors need to be careful.
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The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Dycom Phone In Some Growth? This company has top-notch telecom customers, but telecom infrastructure isn't where the big money is. What does this mean to investors?
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	ABB Ascendant Asian growth is reviving this European power and automation specialist. Sadly enough, the easy money here is already in the pockets of those who bought at or below the $6 range.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Rockwell an Automatic Buy? Industrial cap-ex spending is improving, but Rockwell Automation may not be the best positioned. These shares have been marching steadily upwards since May of 2005.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	ABB in the PRC Markets for power and automation products are strong worldwide, but China is a key to long-term growth for this Swiss company. However, these shares aren't cheap, but then, power infrastructure and industrial automation are popular investment destinations today.
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The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 David Lee Smith	Cable Companies, Why Don't You Like Technology? While the triple play is luring customers, cable will still need wireless to compete.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Forget Gold -- Look at Copper There's a new kind of theft growing in popularity -- the theft of copper from homes, companies and worksites! Even if you choose not to invest in copper, you shouldn't ignore this story.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Fluor Still Building Its Case Strong order activity points to upcoming revenue growth for the engineering and construction firm. Is valuation high in this sector? Relative to trailing numbers, at least, the answer pretty much has to be yes. Investors, tread lightly.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2006 Traci Purdum	Technologies Of The Year -- Copper Rotor Creates Efficiency Siemens Energy & Automation offers a new line of AC motors designed to meet or exceed National Electrical Manufacturers Association standards.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Quanta Putting It Together With a growing backlog, big-name clients, and a federal mandate to improve power service, it doesn't look like the utility company is close to a peak in its business yet. Investors, take note.
Home Theater June 21, 2004 Scott Messler	20 Questions for. . .Don Bouchard The vice president of sales and marketing for Ultralink/XLO, a manufacturer of high-performance A/V cables and connectors, discusses the cable terms and technologies you need to know and offers his insight on the benefits of high-end cable.
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IndustryWeek December 15, 2010	General Cable Franklin Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2010 Creating a Quality Culture: With materials representing 77% of costs, General Cable Franklin takes a creative approach to understanding the key drivers that cause defects.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2009 Anders Bylund	General Cable Doesn't Need Stimulus Stimulus plans or no, this infrastructure maven will do fine regardless.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Minds on the Mines: Copper Insatiable demand from China and the after-effects of years of under-investment in new capacity have launched the price of this base metal skyward. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyco: Lots of Cash, Not Much Flash Though still a long way from operational excellence, cash flow is still solid. Investors, is there money to be made from this stock?
Home Toys April 2006	The Convergence Of What People Watch, Listen To and Do With All The New Toys What are installers and multi-dwelling unit owners looking for? A fast, easy, inexpensive quality solution to deliver triple play signal to all the converging digital products being manufactured. Here are some options: BPL (Broadband over Power Lines)... Fiber Optics... etc.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 David Lee Smith	Aluminum Demand Makes for an Alcoa Opportunity Despite Alcoa's slight miss, you shouldn't ignore its solid performance.
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The Motley Fool January 20, 2009 David Lee Smith	Mining Stocks in the Rough As aluminum and copper slide, are miners becoming a bargain?
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