First Solar Inc

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The solar PV industry just got a little bright. The government of Japan has approved a new feed-in tariff plan for the country that will pay developers of solar energy generation a princely...
Shares of several of the solar PV makers are trading higher today, most likely due to today’s options expirations. Shares of Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) are up more than 7% as are shares of...
Chinese solar panel maker JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) this morning announced an ADS repurchase plan for up to $100 million by the end of September. The strangeness of this announcement...
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday.  We also have many changes to the Argus Model Portfolio. ABB Ltd....
Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels doubled in 2011 and appears to be on track to grow by an additional 75% in 2012. But that could be end of the run for a while. Solar panel makers like...
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as despite weak data from the UK and higher debt yields on Eurozone sovereign debt. Spanish 10-year bonds rose to a record yield of 6.8%...
Solar panel maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is trading up nearly 15% today following the company’s announcement that it will now keep its German manufacturing facility open until the end of...
Jon OggThe short interest data is out using the May 31 settlement date.  As the market dropped so much in May, it is an interesting look to see what short sellers did in the active cult and widely...
Even though solar PV stocks have plunged over the last 18 months, there is a ray of hope in the sector according to a report at Bloomberg. China’s five largest solar panel makers expect an increase...
US Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is scheduled to introduce legislation today that would allow a wide range of renewable energy projects to qualify as master limited partnerships (MLPs). The...
Last week China’s State Council adopted a plan to further develop seven industries that the government has declared strategic, even as the country’s economy slows down. The plan includes the...
A story in today’s Taiwan-based Digitimes claims that some of China’s top solar panel makers are having trouble repaying their bank loans. LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is the only firm...
Today’s edition of the Closing Bell is being published shortly after 2:00 p.m. US markets are closed Monday to observe the Memorial Day holiday. We’ll resume our normal schedule next Tuesday. The...
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. No analyst calls will be made on Monday in the United States as it is a...
The string of losses in the solar PV industry is really not news any longer. Stock prices have been hit hard by collapsing panel prices and vanishing margins. Today is really no different. Chinese...