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Solar Stock Rally Nears 2007-2008 Craze: Time for a Reality Check?

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 11:20 am

The solar stocks are back on fire. The problem is that this feels a lot like 2008, without the super-high share prices making it feel like another 1999 dot-com bubble ...
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Ethanol Production Up, Corn Crop Still in Question

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 11:05 am

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its annual report on U.S. ethanol production capacity for 2013. The 193 U.S. ethanol plants have a total capacity of 903,000 barrels ...
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A Solar Energy Secret Uncovered: Real Goods Solar

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 12:23 pm

Last Friday shares of Real Goods Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL) virtually doubled. Shares are up another 50% so far today and have been trading around $6 a share after posting ...
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JA Solar Earnings Bolstered by Margins, Japanese Sales

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 8:40 am

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The China-based solar panel maker reported a net loss per American depositary share (ADS) ...
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Tesla Motors Rides All-Time High, Offers More Stock, New Debt

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 8:15 am

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is issuing up to 3.9 million new shares at a non-discounted share price of $92.24, striking while the iron is hot and investors ...
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ReneSola Earnings, Outlook Offer Some Hope for Solar Energy Firms

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 8:30 am

ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The solar PV maker reported a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.23 on revenues of ...
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SunPower Raises Full-Year Guidance

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 9:10 am

The good news from the solar sector just keeps on coming. Today it is from SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), which issued financial guidance for the 2013 fiscal year. At the ...
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The Tesla Stock Rally and Electric Car Rally Are Over!

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 3:45 pm

Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been a stock on fire. Shares gapped up to yet a new all-time high at $97.12 on Tuesday after earnings. Now shares are in ...
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Tesla, SolarCity: Alternative Energy Plays Headed in Different Directions

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 1:08 pm

Shortly after the opening bell this morning, Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) posted an all-time intra-day high of $97.12, at the end of price spike that has seen shares rise ...
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EU to Focus on Impact of Energy Consumption

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 6:45 am

The European Union wants to know more about energy consumption, particularly as its affects individuals who live within the region. Energy costs have risen relentlessly for most of the past ...
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Short Interest Plays Tricks Ahead of and into SolarCity Earnings

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Maybe Elon Musk is the modern real-world version of Tony Stark as you are seeing all over the internet. As for his SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY), the still relatively new solar power ...
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Short Interest in Solar Energy Companies Lacks Direction

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 10:00 am

We have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of April 30: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies ...
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First Solar Marks a Top in Industry

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 10:55 am

When First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reported first-quarter 2013 results after the markets closed last night, investors did not know whether to cheer or boo. Share prices rose and ...
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First Solar Results No Shocker

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 4:33 pm

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reported first-quarter 2013 results after the markets closed today. The solar panel maker posted quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 on revenues ...
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SunPower: The Hot Solar Energy Stock

Posted: April 26, 2013 at 2:52 pm

There hasn’t been a lot of good news in the solar energy business for the past couple of years, but SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) has really turned it around since ...
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