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In September 2010, BP plc (NYSE: BP) fired 320 workers at its solar panel-making operation in Maryland because it could not compete with manufacturers like First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), SunPower...
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Strong reports from the Chicago purchasing managers index and pending home sales juiced the equity markets this morning, and the gains held up throughout the day. Part of the bounce is due to a...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup. Cabela’s,...
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Stocks opened a bit lower this morning, but almost immediately turned around without being able to break through the opening numbers. Revised third-quarter US GDP numbers were worse than expected,...
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Following the terrible earnings reports just out from a half-dozen of China’s largest solar PV makers, it is mathematically possible that at least one of these companies is at the edge of the...
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The solar PV sector has been struggling for the last two or three quarters as manufacturing over-capacity has driven down module pricing by around 40% since the beginning of the year. China’s top...
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Stock prices plunged this morning and spent most of the day trading way down. The DJIA hovered around -300 points for most of the day, while the NASDAQ was off around -50 points and the S&P 500...
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China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) has from its beginnings been viewed as a low-cost provider of solar PV panels. Unfortunately, competition in the sector has brought every other solar...
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The train wreck more widely known as the solar sector may finally be adjusting to reality and trying to get back on the tracks. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) reported earnings after the markets...
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First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) went ahead and got its earnings report out of the way. After all, it botched its “CEO exit” so badly yesterday that it was an unfair burden to shareholders. ...
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About a month and a half ago, we looked at several solar stocks to try to determine if there happened to be a good value play in the sector. Given the significant drop in share prices since the...
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The blossoming trade war with China has just been warmed-up a notch. Led by a German solar PV maker with operations in the US, seven US-based companies have filed a trade case with the US Department...
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Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), Honeywell...
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The number of jobs in the US solar industry has risen by 6.8% year-over-year from August 2010 to August 2011. Over 100,000 people are now employed in making, selling, and installing solar systems in...
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