JA Solar Holdings reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Monday. The China-based solar panel maker reported growing gross margins and said it plans to expand its module manufacturing capacity.
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsElon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) wrote in a Friday post on the company’s official blog that if anyone believes that the state of New Jersey’s ban on…
couresty of Keurig Green MountainAfter markets closed on Friday, Standard & Poors announced several changes in its indexes. The big news in the announcement was the addition of Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR)…
ThinkstockThe People’s Bank of China on Saturday expanded the trading band on the price it fixes for renminbi. Beginning Monday, the currency trading band is being doubled, from 1% to 2% on either side…
Honda Motor Corp.Honda Motor Corp. (NYSE: HMC) plans to recall more than 886,000 Odyssey minivans manufactured in the company’s Alabama plant between 2005 and 2010. The cause of the recall is a defective part…
courtesy of Mike Kalasnik, via Wikimedia CommonsIt really did not take long for Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) to part with its Land’s End business since first floating the possibility last October. In December,…
ThinkstockSince the U.S. Department of Defense first created Arpanet, the Internet’s predecessor, in 1968, the U.S. has maintained control of the Internet’s IP numbering network, the domain name system (DNS), and the massive database…
ThinkstockOf five initial public offerings (IPOs) scheduled for next week, only two are pharmaceutical companies. That’s not the pattern we’ve been seeing so far in 2014, where drug companies lead in IPO numbers by…
ThinkstockOf four initial public offerings (IPOs) last week, three were pharmaceutical firms and one was a software company that makes a product related to healthcare. Medicines and healthcare remain the strongest sectors for IPOs…
Courtesy Alibaba GroupTwo of the most anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014 are coming from Chinese Internet companies, and both appear headed for U.S. listings. Weibo Corp. on Friday filed documents with the…
thinkstockMarch 14, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Friday after markets in both Asia and Europe traded lower. The Japanese yen strengthened overnight knocking 3.3% off the Nikkei. In Europe the weekend vote in…
couresty of Keurig Green MountainKeurig Green Mountain Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced Friday morning that it has “updated” its agreement with Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX), eliminating Starbucks’ exclusive deal to offer super-premium coffee in the…
Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Since he made his presentation on the business practices of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) in China last Tuesday, Pershing Square Capital Management’s William Ackman has turned up the heat even higher on…
Health care software maker Castlight Health launched its initial public offering (IPO) Friday morning, and "launch" is the right word. Shares have taken off, rising more than 162% in early trading.
Roth Capital downgraded the Plug Power stock from Buy to Neutral Friday morning, but the impact on the share price has been modest. The share price of the fuel cell maker more than doubled…
After markets closed on Thursday, Liberty Media announced that the company plans to create two new tracking stock groups. That cancels Liberty's offer to purchase the 48% of Sirius XM Holdings it does not…
ThinkstockFor the month of February, global crude oil supplies rose to 92.81 million barrels a day, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Oil Market Report for the month. That is 600,000 barrels a…
The U.S. EPA on Thursday lifted its suspension and ban against BP that prohibited the company from doing business with the federal government. This comes just in time for BP to participate in the…
Auto dealers in New York failed last April to get a state court to reverse a ruling by the state's motor vehicle department approving the direct sale of its cars by Tesla Motors. But…
thinkstockAeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 results after markets closed Thursday afternoon. The teen clothing retailer posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.35 on revenues of…