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For several years, investing in large alt energy projects depended on large commercial banks being able to profit from the tax equity generated by a project’s developer. That investment strategy...
In the wake of the weak global economic news, some alternative energy stocks are being swept along in the current of bad news, while a few others are making a bit of a comeback. Overall, though,...
Solar PV maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) failed to meet a deadline in its application for a federal loan guarantee amounting to $1.9 billion for its Topaz solar farm project. The project was...
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: MTGE)...
The solar PV industry has taken a beating since the beginning of the year, when investors finally got the message that manufacturing capacity was outstripping demand. Reductions to government...
The China Development Bank has provided the country’s largest polysilicon maker with two new credit facilities totalling $713 million. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. (OTC: GCPEF) can add that total...
The US solar industry needs some good news. Rising capacity, falling margins, and weakening economic conditions in developed countries have taken a heavy toll on US makers’ share prices since the...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML. Intrepid...
Solar PV makers continue to hammer themselves and their peers with a seemingly never-ending torrent of terrible news. After markets closed yesterday LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) revised guidance...
Solar companies have seen a big bounce from recent lows and it seems as if something may be brewing if the underlying will cooperate.  The most significant event in the solar sector this week was...
Earnings season is still going strong, but we are now getting into the late-cycle companies which have a one-month lag to their earnings reports.  Several key stocks are due this next week and we...
Three major solar PV companies reported earnings after markets closed yesterday, and the final score does not look promising for the solar PV makers. First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and MEMC...
The solar sector is getting off to a bad start for earnings season as the economy softens and as the market keeps hurting investors.   We have two key solar issues coming out with earnings this...
After markets closed yesterday, solar PV maker SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) released a preliminary report for its second quarter and the news was not pretty. SunPower has been a high-flyer in the...
We are tracking some major movers in the after-hours session this Monday evening, mostly on earnings.  The top movers and shakers in the after-hours today are Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Broadcom...