Cooper's reliance on the fortunes of the electrical industry wins analyst's favor

Forbes reports on a Citi analyst upgrading Cooper Industries while downgrading Rockwell Automation. The distinction? Cooper's fortunes are closely tied to the rise and fall of the industrial market, while Rockwell depends more on new capital spending and ...
Sept. 2, 2009

Forbes reports on a Citi analyst upgrading Cooper Industries while downgrading Rockwell Automation. The distinction? Cooper's fortunes are closely tied to the rise and fall of the industrial market, while Rockwell depends more on new capital spending and capacity expansion.

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Doug Chandler, Senior Staff Writer

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Doug Chandler began writing about the electrical industry in 1992, and still finds there's never a shortage of stories to be told. So he spends his days finding them and telling them. Educationally, he's a Jayhawk with an English degree. Outside of work, he can often be found banging drums or harvesting tomatoes.