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Second Look at Solar Earnings: Still Cause for Concern (FSLR, SPWR, TSL, YGE, LDK, STP, JASO)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 12:00 pm

After markets closed last night, the two leading US solar PV makers, First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), reported first quarter earnings. Both reported EPS losses, ...
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Chinese Currency Going Global? (CME, ICE)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 7:29 am

At a conference in Singapore, the CEO of the London Metals Exchange (LME), the world hub for metals trading, said that LME is working on a 2-year project to create ...
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LDK Implodes (LDK, FSLR, TSL, STP, JASO, YGE)

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 7:40 am

Shares of solar PV maker LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) are pointed toward a new 52-week low today following the company’s report on its fourth quarter 2011 earnings. The ...
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China Car Show Ends In Disappointment

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:24 am

The Beijing Auto Show is about to end. It may be the most disappointing of the world's large gatherings of car executives and their new products this year. One of ...
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Chesapeake Gas Well Blow-out in Wyoming Leads to Evacuations (CHK, CEO, HAL)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 2:21 pm

About 70 people have been evacuated from an area within a 5-mile radius of a natural gas well about 10 miles northeast of Douglas, Wyoming, has been leaking mud and ...
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Is There a Big Search Engine Market in China?

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 6:38 am

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) always has been a very small company compared to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), although by some estimates it has 80% of the huge China search market. Baidu met analyst estimates ...
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Chinese Clouds Hover Over Baidu Earnings & Guidance (BIDU)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 5:25 pm

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) closed lower ahead of earnings, and the earnings report that looked nearly acceptable on the surface actually is literally killing the shares of the leading Chinese ...
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China Auto Show Heats Up

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:24 am

The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment the People's Republic. This is based on the fact that it is the world's largest ...
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China Manufacturing Falters

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 6:16 am

China's manufacturing economy improved slightly in April, but is still in rough sharp. The HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 49.1 in April. That is up from 48.3 ...
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Apple, Nokia, Sony Top Asian Brand List (AAPL, NOK, SNE,CL, KO, HMC, TM, GOOG, MCD, MSFT, AMZN, SSNLF, NKE, DIS, YHOO)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 10:19 am

Among the more developed countries of Asia -- China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan -- the top global brand is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in three and trails only a ...
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Ford Expands In China

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:18 am

Ford (NYSE: F) plans to increase it production facilities and dealer outlets in China two-fold by 2015. The No. 2 US car firm said it would build a $760 million ...
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Copper Miners Looking at a Tough Year (FCX, RIO, SCCO, BHP)

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 9:54 am

From a high of around $4.60/pound in February of 2011, copper prices have fallen around $3.60/pound today, which is actually better than the price of around $3.40/pound at the beginning ...
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For Americans, a Danger from China

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 6:47 am

Americans understand the benefits of a strong relationship between the United States and China. They also see the drawbacks of the growth in influence of the People’s Republic. That second ...
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China’s GDP Slump — Is It a Recession?

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 6:31 am

A recession in the United States is defined as two consecutive quarters in which gross domestic product falls. A Chinese recession could be very different, considering the nation’s recent traditional growth rate. ...
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World Bank Shows Slowing China

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 6:30 am

China's growth will be slower than believe just a few months ago, according to the World Bank: A new World Bank report projects GDP growth in China will be 8.2 ...
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