09:30 AM EST - Fortis Inc. : reported fourth-quarter net earnings applicable to common shares of $76 million or $0.46 per share, compared to $79 million or $0.49 per share last year. Excluding one-time items, earnings were $10 million higher quarter over quarter. The company noted that the increase was driven by stronger performance and lower corporate taxes at FortisAlberta, lower corporate expenses, and $1 million of additional earnings from Caribbean Utilities related to a change in the utility's fiscal year end. Fortis Inc.
shares T.FTS are trading even at $23.54.
