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Alternative Energy Daily: Geothermal in Japan; Solar PV Standard Equipment on New Homes (MSBHY, TOSBF, ORA, CPN, OGFGF, IDKOY, RZTI, KBH, SPWRA, IRDVY, ACXIF, SRWRY)

Posted: March 24, 2011 at 3:01 pm

Here's our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. As Japan works to rise from the rubble, ...
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Goldman Sachs Expects Improving New Home Sales (GS, PHM, KBH, TOL, HOV, DRI, XHB)

Posted: March 23, 2011 at 10:25 am

Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have had a revelation. The company has added homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) to its 'Conviction Buy' list. The only possible explanation ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AFL, CPLA, COO, HIG, IBM, IFF, LVS, MET, NUE, PAYX, UHS, SHI, KBH, LEN, RYL)

Posted: March 16, 2011 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Reiterated Buy and $83 target at ...
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Homebuilders Looking at Spring Sales Through Rose-colored Glasses (DHI, LEN, KBH, XHB)

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 11:53 am

Spring is traditionally the best season for new home builders. In 12 of the past 14 years, sales of new homes peaked in March or April. If 2011 is going ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

Posted: February 3, 2011 at 8:22 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays. ...
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Mortgage Applications Up, Refinancings Too

Posted: January 12, 2011 at 12:17 pm

The Mortgage Bankers Association publishes a summary of mortgage applications every week, and as a barometer of home sales it adds some color to the official reports from the government. ...
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Media Digest 1/12/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 12, 2011 at 4:10 am

Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) will increase financial disclosure but the firm will do little else to change its business practices. (Reuters) A few economists believe the Fed could run ...
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Earnings For Homebuilders, They’re Back… Almost (LEN, KBH, RYL, DHI, PHM, TOL, XHB)

Posted: January 11, 2011 at 11:05 am

A second homebuilder has reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings that handily beat very low expectations. Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) reported this morning that it had quarterly EPS of $0.17 ...
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Investors See Signs of Hope for Homebuilders (KBH, LEN, RYL, DHI, PHM, TOL, XHB)

Posted: January 7, 2011 at 9:58 am

Homebuilder KB Home (NYSE: KBH) posted a surprise EPS gain of $0.23 for its fourth quarter of 2010 ended in November. Analysts had expected an EPS loss of -$0.17. The ...
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Are Homebuilders About to Bounce Back? (DHI, RYL, PHM, LEN, KBH, TOL, XHB)

Posted: December 3, 2010 at 10:08 am

Today's disappointing report on unemployment from the US Labor Department sent stock futures down sharply this morning.  Along with that slide may have gone some glimmers of hope for US ...
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Mortgages for New Homes Rise, Refinancings Fall (PHM, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL, HOV, BZH)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 9:24 am

Just last week the Mortgage Bankers Association, MBA, released its forecast for mortgage rates and numbers for the rest of 2010 and 2011. The association expect 30-year mortgages to fall ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAI, D, ERTS, GBX, INTU, KBH, LVS, LDK, NEM, PHM, SPRD, STP, TSL, YGE)

Posted: September 28, 2010 at 7:58 am

These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan; Cut to Neutral ...
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This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (LEN, ADBE, AZO, CCL, DRI, BBBY, KMX, RHT, FINL, NKE, RAD, KBH)

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 6:49 am

We have several large earnings reports this week.  While none are DJIA components nor broad market movers, they can impact stocks in their related sectors.  Some of the top earnings ...
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When Builders Rise on Awful Housing Data (MTH, RYL, LEN, KBH, BZH, XHB)

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 2:19 pm

Sometimes logic can't be used when trading economic data and stocks.  The National Association Of Realtors report shows a drop of about 27% this morning for July's existing home sales ...
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Consolidation Coming to Homebuilders (BZH, MTH, RYL, DHI, KBH, PHM, XHB)

Posted: August 18, 2010 at 10:30 am

Mergers are headed the way of smaller homebuilders.  That is the take from Citi.  The firm is looking at several companies in the sector and it featured Beazer Homes USA ...
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