11:51 AM EST - TransAlta Corporation : reported first-quarter net earnings of $67 million or $0.31 per share, compared to $42 million or $0.21 per share in the first quarter of 2009. Comparable earnings for the quarter were $67 million or $0.31 per share, compared to $36 million or $0.18 per share for the same period in 2009. Revenue grew to $723 million from $756 million in the same quarter a year earlier. TransAlta Corporation
shares T.TA are trading down $0.49 at $21.51.
