HOUSTON, Aug 04, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported net income of $81 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $86 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the same period of 2009.

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HOUSTON, July 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.195 per share of common stock payable on September 10, 2010, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on

HOUSTON, Jul 9, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announces the following webcast: What: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call Webcast When: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 10:30 a.m. Central time or 11:30 a.m.

Filing supports 5 percent increase to retail providers, revised AMS plan, proposed alternative ratemaking mechanism and retention of authorized ROE

HOUSTON, June 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company (CEGT), an indirect, wholly-owned interstate natural gas pipeline subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), announced today the start of a non-binding, three-week open season to

HOUSTON, June 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced today that it has priced its public offering of 22,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01, at a price of $12.90 per share, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated June 9,

HOUSTON, June 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced today that it has commenced an underwritten registered public offering of 22,000,000 shares of its common stock. CenterPoint Energy expects to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up

HOUSTON, May 5, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported net income of $114 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2010 compared to $67 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the same period of 2009.

Current commitments of 1.5 Bcf/day anchor CEFS' leading gathering position