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Exide: Ready, Fire, Aim

Posted: April 5, 2013 at 8:51 am

Shares of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE) were the big losers yesterday. The stock price fell about 48%, and trading in the shares was halted for five minutes in the middle ...
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A123 Falters on Secondary Offering

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 1:28 pm

Advanced battery maker A123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) said this morning that it will raise about $39 million through a sale of shares and warrants to institutional investors combined with ...
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New Gas Mileage Standards Creating Winners & Losers (JCI, XIDE, MXWL, BWA, HON, TSLA, GM, F, TM)

Posted: August 1, 2011 at 10:29 am

Last week's announcement on new corporate average fuel economy rules, known as CAFE, got a lot of coverage for its headline number of average fleet mileage of 54.5 miles/gallon by ...
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Already? The Coming Electric Vehicle Battery Glut (AONE, HEV, SQM, NEM, GLD, MXWL, LIT)

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 12:09 pm

There's another case where supply of an alternative energy technology is very likely to overwhelm demand. There is plenty of evidence that such a situation is taking hold in the ...
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Alt-Energy: Unsexy Batteries, Sexy Forecast (JCI, XIDE, MXWL, FLEX)

Posted: June 29, 2011 at 12:07 pm

When (if) a conversation ever turns to battery technology, most folks' eyes glaze over and they begin to think about their next vacation. Maybe that should change.  Johnson Controls, Inc. ...
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Alternative Energy Earnings Coming in Droves, Full Previews on All (LDK, ABAT, RSOL, AONE, CLNE, CSIQ, JASO, HEV, ENER, SPWRA, VRNM)

Posted: May 9, 2011 at 11:30 am

Nearly a dozen alternative energy companies will be reporting quarterly earnings this week, and the following preview might be useful as you try to wade through what's happening. The companies ...
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Commodities Watch: Transparency, and its Lack, in the Oil Market; Someone Cornering Supply of Lead; Global Corn Supply Estimate Raised

Posted: April 21, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Commodity news today begins with a look at counting barrels of oil. There are also reports of a single buyer holding as much as 89% of the lead in storage ...
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Johnson Controls: Beating Earnings & Raising Guidance Is Not Enough (JCI, HON, CREE, XIDE, AONE, MAG, TRW)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 1:22 pm

The ride continues at Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI). For the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, the company reported record net sales of $9.5 billion and record income ...
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