The improved operating result was credited to the inclusion of Ruhrgas and Powergen, as well as higher earnings at the core energy companies of E . On Energie and Viterra.
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Dynegy, the smaller rival that has agreed to acquire the once-mighty Enron, has said it will focus narrowly on Enron's core energy trading and pipeline businesses and sell other assets.
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"We believe this process will lead to the maximization of value of Enron's core energy assets and the mitigation of risk by removing viable operations out from under Chapter 11,"
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After a thorough review of our businesses, we have decided to take these charges to clear away issues that have clouded the performance and earnings potential of our core energy businesses,
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This was a newly created division within the Generation and Energy Management sector, and was part of CEO Paolo Scaroni's plan for the group to refocus on its core energy business.
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At Enel, Scaroni made a real breakthrough by abandoning the traditional multi-utility corporate model, supported by his predecessor Franco Tat? in favour of placing greater focus on the core energy business.
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It stuck to its core energy business as its arch-rival branched into overseas operations, retail power marketing, a water business and a broadband venture, most of which have gone badly awry.
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The goal is to ensure that Enron's core energy trading business survives as a viable entity, by giving other companies confidence they can still do business with Enron and expect to be paid.
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"It has to do with speed, " he said, adding that Enron sought to reassure outsiders its balance sheet is strong and that it has available cash to support its core energy trading business.
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In the original series, he is powered by atoms ( hence his Japanese name ), but yet in the film he is powered by the Blue Core Energy, made out of pure positive energy.