Duke Energy (DUK) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this electric utility have returned -4.2%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. During this period, the Zacks Utility - Electric Power industry, which Duke Energy falls in, has lost 6.6%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direc ...