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Exelon Swings to 1st-Quarter Loss on Mark-to-Market Expenses

Exelon Corp. (EXC) swung to a first-quarter loss as the electric-and-gas utility posted significant mark-to-market charges, though revenue rose sharply.Exelon is the largest owner and operator of nuclear-power plants in the U.S. It owns three utilities and a large retail power provider but its largest business is operating power plants across the U.S. and selling the electricity on the wholesale market. The company's profits have declined in recent quarters as historically low U.S. natural-gas prices have forced wholesale-power prices lower and as U.S. electricity demand has remained relatively weak.Exelon, of Chicago, in February decided to trim its quarterly dividend by 41%, due in part to expectations that low U.S. power prices could continue longer than it had anticipated.The company acquired Constellation Energy Group last year in an $8 billion all-stock deal that added a growing retail-power business in states such as Texas, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Exelon is also looking for...

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