A consortium of Li Ka-shing's companies bought a Dutch waste-management company, as the Hong Kong billionaire continues picking up infrastructure assets in developed markets.

A consortium of companies owned by Li Ka-shing said Monday it would pay more than $1 billion to acquire the Dutch waste management firm AVR from its private equity owners.

1. A German cafe offers free coffee, but charges by the minute for seats. (HT: David Wigram)2. Harvard and the Rockefeller Foundation to offer social impact bonds in several states.3. In Spain, a new step in dog-waste management: unscooped poop is ha

Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Waste Management (NYSE: WM) from “buy” to “neutral.” The target price for Waste Management is set to $42. Waste Management's shares closed at $40.14 yesterday.

How does Covanta compare to Waste Management and Waste Connection?

ByRobert Wagner:I recently wrote an article about how waste in the "green" economy is ruining the opportunities for legitimate companies with real solutions to provide realistic answers to the global energy problem. Limited and precious capital is be

This weekend in Barron's online: the case for the legalization of marijuana, the hidden costs in tech and the prospects for Intel, Waste Management and recent spinoffs.Cover Story"Should Pot Be Legal?" by Thomas G.

David Steiner, Waste Management's CEO, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to talk about the company's current success and future plans. Waste Management's (NYSE: WM) stock has been doing well. Steiner noted that single stream recycling gives people a new

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)Wunderlich Securities, Inc. Investor Summit at WasteExpo ConferenceMay 20, 2013 09:00 AM ETExecutivesJames C. Fish, Jr. - EVP and CFOEd Egl - Director, IRAnalystsPresentationUnidentified AnalystSo joining me now on the stag

May 16 (Reuters) - British waste management company Shanks Group Plc posted a 29 percent fall in full-year underlying profit as a slump in construction market hurt its solid waste business.

Progressive Waste Solutions (BIN)Q1 2013 Earnings CallMay 01, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesChaya M. Cooperberg - Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate CommunicationsJoseph D. Quarin - Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Member of Environ

Waste Connections (WCN)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 25, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesRonald J. Mittelstaedt - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Special Equity Award Committee and Chairman of Executive CommitteeWorthing F. Jackman - Chief Financ

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Waste Management (WM) reports its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Waste Management (NYSE: WM), an $18 billion market cap waste management services company, has risen 16% year to date, narrowly outperforming the S&P 500 despite the fact that the stock carries a beta of 0.7 and hence would be expected to underperform

April 5 (Reuters) - Investment firm Energy Capital Partners raised its offer for nuclear waste management company EnergySolutions Inc by 40 cents to $4.15 per share in cash, almost three months after...

April 5 (Reuters) - Investment firm Energy Capital Partners raised its offer for nuclear waste management company EnergySolutions Inc by 40 cents to $4.15 per share in cash, almost three months after its initial bid.

April 5 (Reuters) - Investment firm Energy Capital Partners raised its offer for nuclear waste management company EnergySolutions Inc by 40 cents to $4.15 per share in cash, almost three months after...

April 5 (Reuters) - Investment firm Energy Capital Partners raised its offer for nuclear waste management company EnergySolutions Inc by 40 cents to $4.15 per share in cash, almost three months after its initial bid.

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Below are the top waste management stocks on the NYSE in terms of dividend yield.Veolia Environnement SA (NYSE: VE) has a dividend yield of 6.10%. Veolia Environnement's shares closed at $12.58 yesterday.Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has a dividend yie

In trading on Tuesday, shipping shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.9%.Leading the group were shares of Radiant Logistics (RLGT), up about 8.8% and shares of Frontline Limited (FRO) up about 2.8% on the day.

In trading on Monday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.3%.Helping drag down the group were shares of Great Panther Silver Limited (GPL), down about 3.7% and shares of Banro (BAA) off about 3.5% on the day.

In trading on Monday, waste management shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1%. Leading the group were shares of Swisher Hygiene (SWSH), up about 14.3% and shares of Veolia Environnement (VE) up about 0.1% on the day.

A couple of industry leaders top my portfolio and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Casella Waste Systems (CWST)Q3 2013 Earnings CallMarch 05, 2013 10:00 am ETExecutivesJoseph S. Fusco - Vice President of CommunicationsJohn W. Casella - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Casella Waste Managemen

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (BIN) reported a fourth quarter earnings miss, and management provided weak guidance for 2013. This prompted analysts to revise their estimates lower for both 2013 and 2014, sending the stock to a Zacks Rank #5 (

Symbols: CWST, ES, TFM, WAG

Below are the top mid-cap waste management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio.Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) has a PEG ratio of 1.57. Clean Harbors' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $2.19 billion.Stericycle (NASDAQ: SRCL) has a PEG ra

The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 02/15/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." Th

Waste Connections (WCN)Q4 2012 Earnings CallFebruary 21, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesRonald J. Mittelstaedt - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Special Equity Award Committee and Chairman of Executive CommitteeWorthing F. Jackman - Chief Fin

In a report published Friday, Wedbush Securities reiterated its Neutral rating and $34.00 price target on Waste Management (NYSE: WM).Wedbush Securities noted, “Reiterate NEUTRAL as headwinds remain, despite positive 2013 volume cadence.

By Pedro de Noronha:An investment in Heckmann Corporation (HEK) ("Heckmann", or "the company") is premised upon an experienced management team's ability to execute upon an enormous opportunity to provide fluid and waste handling services to drillers

Progressive Waste Solutions (BIN)Q4 2012 Earnings CallFebruary 14, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesChaya M. Cooperberg - Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate CommunicationsJoseph D. Quarin - Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Member of En

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)Q4 2012 Earnings CallFebruary 14, 2013 10:00 am ETExecutivesEd Egl – Director of Investor RelationsDavid P. Steiner – President and Chief Executive Officer James E. Trevathan – Executive Vice President and Chief Opera

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Analysts expect decreased profit for Waste Management (WM) when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, February 14, 2013. Although Waste Management reported profit of 63 cents a year ago, the consensus estimate calls for earnings

By David Russell, reporter atOptionMonsterNEW YORK -- Waste Management reports earnings next week, and the bulls jumped on board Thursday. OptionMONSTER's tracking systems detected the purchase of about 14,000 March 37 calls in volume that was well a

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced that its subsidiary, WMRecycle America, L.L.C., has acquired Greenstar, LLC from NTR plc.

In trading on Monday, waste management shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1%.Leading the group were shares of Waste Management (WM), up about 3.6% and shares of Casella Waste Systems (CWST) up about 3% on the day.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.42), with the stock changing hands

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Jan 7 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Energy CapitalPartners will buy EnergySolutions Inc for $338.5 millionin cash as the debt-laden nuclear waste management companystruggles with weak demand.

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Nuclear waste management companyEnergySolutions Inc will be bought by a unit of privateequity firm Energy Capital Partners II LLC for $338.5 million incash.