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SemiLEDS Posts Smaller-than-expected Loss (LEDS, CREE, AIXG, VECO, RBCN)

The LED industry has suffered an 18-month dry spell as sales have tanked and makers have had to re-trench to keep costs in line. The market might be starting to ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (IBM, MCD, LUV, SNDK, BX, TISI, MIND, MON, AYI, ANGO, PSMT, STZ, PIR, LEDS, CBLI, THTI, CLNT)

Markets opened lower this morning and didn’t recover. The ISM services index came in lower than expected (our coverage here) and the EIA report on crude oil inventories pushed crude ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ALU, WBMD, URBN, RL, AWK, LEN, SVU, SHIP, LEDS, SNX, JASO, YRCW, CROX, HL, HRC)

Equities opened modestly down this morning and the three major indexes have stayed within a few points of flat all day. The NASDAQ composite has remained in positive territory as ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (BHP, MCP, CCL, SHLD, PKD, DLPH, PNY, RDI, ACAT, DCTH, END, LEDS)

Stocks open slightly higher this morning, but quickly reversed course to begin falling in less than five minutes of trading. The DJIA hit a morning low just before noon and ...
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LED Lighting Boom Starts with a Whimper (LEDS, RBCN, CREE, VECO, AIXG, NEXS, EFOI)

Last Friday, the Chinese government announced a phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, beginning with eliminating 100-watt+ bulbs by the end of 2012 and 60-watt+ bulbs by 2014. The decision triggered ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GRPN, BIG, DAL, RGLD, SD, SPWRA, TSL, SBUX, LNKD, ANLY, OXGN, RST, MTZ, ALJ, DRWI, LEDS, CHK, IPSU, SGEN)

Markets opened lower this morning, and a modest gain of 80,000 non-farm jobs and a slight improvement of the US unemployment rate to 9.0% didn’t lift investors’ spirits before the ...
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China’s Light Bulb Exodus, New Boom For Battered LED Companies (VECO, CREE, AIXG, RBCN, LEDS, NEXS, EFOI)

If there is one single event that can help an entire sector out immediately, it is when China announces major policy changes.  News is out that China is taking a ...
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The Worst Performing Stocks of 2011 (ARO, BAC, RIMM, TLB, AMSC, CIS, FRO, MOTR, LEDS, MTG)

2011 has been an incredibly choppy year, the economy is flirting between snail-paced growth and recession, and many companies and entire sectors are experiencing some severe business pressures or their ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AONE, ACM, ALXN, AEP, LFC, CLNE, COP, CVA, CREE, ENOC, FXCM, IRM, MET, NYX, PCLN, SD, LEDS, VLO, WFSL)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. AECOM ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, ALTR, AMZN, MT, BX, CLF, DFS, ENDP, KIRK, ERIC, M, MCD, NOK, POT, LEDS)

These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: LDK Solar Looks to LEDs; Wind Power Takes a Hit in Idaho; US Geothermal Outlook Upbeat (LDK, CREE, VECO, AIXG, RBCN, LEDS, ORA, CPN, HTM)

It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector, and today hits LEDs, wind power, and geothermal developments. Adding to an already crowded field, LDK Solar Co. Ltd. ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CBST, EXPE, LEDS)

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cubist Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CBST), Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), and SemiLEDs ...
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Alternative Energy Daily: Nuke Slowdown No Long-term Help for Solar Makers (CREE, VECO, AIXG, RBCN, LEDS, EXC, ETR, NRG, FSLR, JASO, TSL, LDK, SPWRA)

It's time for our "Alternative Energy Daily" report covering solar, nukes, utilities and more. Utilities with large nuclear power generation assets are also seeing pressure as more concerns surface related ...
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Cree Faces Dying LED Growth, From Bad to Worse (CREE, VECO, AIXG, RBCN, LEDS)

Talk about leaving a bad taste in your mouth... Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) is getting hit again on lower earnings guidance and shares may in fact be hitting 52-week lows. ...
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Research Hints of Trouble Mounting in LED Shares (VECO, AIXG, CREE, LEDS)

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) and Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) are feeling some pain from research downgrades this morning, with Veeco feeling the brunt of it.  We are also seeing ...
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