May 2- The Second Cup Ltd:. *Announces first quarter results and quarterly dividend. *Q1 earnings per share C $0.07.
May 2- Duke Energy, the largest U.S. electric utility, said it notified regulators on Thursday that it will drop plans to build two new nuclear reactors in North Carolina due to slow growth in power demand.
*Wunderlich Securities raises target price to $55 from $49; rating hold. Reuters Station users, click. 1568. Reuters Station users, click. 4899.
NEW YORK/ HOUSTON, Feb 6- A decision by Duke Energy Corp to retire rather than repair its damaged Crystal River reactor in Florida may signal the shutdown of other older U.S. nuclear plants as weak natural gas prices make significant investment in them uneconomical.