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European stocks are leading the markets this morning and the direction is lower.  Greece projected that 2012 deficits will be above plan and the nation has effectively admitted that it will not meet...
Friday’s bounce in the U.S. is continuing based on the fact that there was no significant negative news or negative developments over the weekend. On the day we were down last week it was many of...
Today’s selling is actually based on weak Chinese manufacturing data rather than any direct E.U. woes.  We have focused on mostly European ADRs this morning for the big movers and shakers, or...
Obama offers a $3.6 billion deficit reduction plan that includes a tax on the rich. (Reuters) S&P cuts Italy one notch and says its outlook is negative. (Reuters) Head of UBS (NYSE: UBS) seeks a...
John Chambers of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to preside over the company’s analyst meeting, perhaps for the last time. (Reuters) Merkel says the euro has no orderly method for a default. (Reuters) The...
Get ready for massively larger new wind turbines… Currently available wind turbines for land-based wind farms typically generate between 1.5 and 3 megawatts. Most include a gearbox to transfer the...
Germany is supposed to be immune to losing its “AAA” rating.  When we covered “The Nations Which Could Lose Their AAA Ratings” there was no mention of Germany.  That was before the...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) Reiterated Outperform but...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs....
More than a year ago the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a proposed rule for planning and paying for upgrades to the national electricity grid. The agency released its final rule...
Shares in American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) have been taking a beating since early April. The company’s largest customer, China’s Sinovel, has refused to pay for $56 million in wind...
The German government’s decision to abandon nuclear power generation by 2022 briefly put a little wind in the sails of alt energy sources like solar and wind. Now, however, Chancellor Angela Merkel...
Today’s alternative energy news keys off of another acquisition in the increasingly competitive smart grid area.  What is more important is that the dollars at stake here are literally billions...
Here’s our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a report on M&A...
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) could be close to making a name for itself inside the world of smart-grid technology.  The company has said it plans to make a couple of larger deals in the sector over the...