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Chinese Solar Dumping Gets Mild Penalty

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 9:03 am

Late yesterday the US Department of Commerce released its preliminary findings in the anti-dumping case against Chinese solar panel makers. The principal finding of the International Trade Administration, the DoC ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 17, 2012

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened essentially flat this morning as investors were faced with a flat report on new claims for jobless benefits (our coverage here). Manufacturing data ...
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After CFO Departure… How Long Can MEMC Survive?

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 12:24 pm

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is at a point where a turnaround analysis and a valuation analysis just no longer matter.  Having fallen from over $90.00 per share, the ...
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MEMC Loses CFO, Stock Hammered

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 11:38 am

Given the company’s horrible showing for the first quarter, the last thing MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) needed was to have a management shake-up. But that’s what the solar ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ORCL, NOV, MMM, TEVA, JDSU, AMCX, MT, HNR, KSS, WIN, DDS, JKS, PGR, SOL, URRE, MNST, WFR)

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The major US stock indexes opened significantly higher this morning as investors were heartened by yesterday’s nationalization of Spain’s Bankia. The Bank of England also keps rates and asset purchases ...
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Solar Industry Takes Another Blow (WFR, FSLR, SPWR, STP, YGE)

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 1:41 pm

One piece of the solar industry that has taken a bigger hit to prices than the panel makers, it’s the polysilicon wafer makers. Case in point is MEMC Electronic Materials ...
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One Small Solar Merger Could Trigger More Solar Mergers (WEST, FSLR, SPWR, LDK, WFR, TAN)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:04 am

Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEST) may have some good news for the entire solar sector.  The company has announced a merger agreement between it and CBD Energy Ltd. (ASX: CBD).  ...
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Earth Day Tainted By Billions In Alternative Energy Losses (FAN, QLCN, TAN, KWT, PWND, PBW, FSLR, SPWR, WFR, XOM, CVX, BP, CREE, TSLA)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Earth Day is April 22, 2012, which is this Sunday.  Many Americans and many people elsewhere will be thinking about how they can be more green.  Sadly, there are going ...
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More Short Covering Bolsters First Solar & Peers (FSLR, EXC, SPWR, WFR, TAN)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has become Wall Street's whipping boy and was recently considered the worst S&P performer over the last year.  After shares recently were challenging $20.00, the ...
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At All-Time Lows… Can First Solar Manage To Avoid Death? (FSLR, TAN, PBW, SPWR, WFR)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is the king of U.S. solar companies.  Despite a monstrous rally in the stock market year-to-date, First Solar shares hit a new 52-week low today.  In ...
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Solar Woes Get To Blame Italy This Time (FSLR, TAN, SPWR, WFR)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 11:18 am

Solar power just cannot get a break.  The age of austerity is drilling holes in the solar economic viability business model.  Today's negative news flow stems out of Italy, where ...
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Trying To Find Growth Potential in Solar Stocks (AMAT, FSLR, WFR, GTAT, SPWR, STP, TSL, LDK, JASO)

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 12:58 pm

The solar sector took a severe beating in 2011 as module prices fell by more than 40%. The bleeding has stopped for now, and most of the solar makers have ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AMZN, DE, NVDA, LO, WFR, AAP, APA, ABX, DTV, DUK, GM, TAP, STRA, PFCB, JNGW, AEA, HDY, PMFG, CAR)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Stocks opened higher this morning following upbeat reports on unemployment claims and new housing starts. With a little more than a half hour left in today’s session, all three indexes ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, AMZN, UHAL, AMLN, ACI, CAJ, CMCSA, DE, DLR, ENS, EQIX, INCY, LO, WFR, NWL, NVDA, PM, RENN)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Started as Hold ...
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ETF Reverse Stock Split Highlights Solar Death (TAN, FSLR, GTAT, TSL, WFR)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 10:20 am

The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) has been a total dud due to the fact that solar shares are only liked now by short sellers and the White House.  These ...
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