Another Chinese integrated PV solar maker, Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) has reported less than was expected for its first quarter 2009. The net loss per fully diluted ADS was -$0.42, compared with a loss…
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is making some strong projections and updates for its Xbox video gaming system. The company noted that global sales of the Xbox 360 unit have now crossed the 30 million…
A (very) small cap ethanol producer, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE), has agreed to buy two ethanol plants formerly owned by now-bankrupt VeraSun Energy Corp. The owner of the plants is a…
Weekly Jobless Claims just came out from the Labor Department and the most recent data shows a drop of 13,000 on a revised basis to 623,000. The data from the week before was revised…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst calls with upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street firms this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: AutoDesk (ADSK) Started as Neutral…
A drop in server sales is bad news for companies that build them including HP (HPQ), IBM (IBM), and Dell (DELL) and the firms that supply chips–AMD (AMD) and Intel (INTC). But, it is…
Car parts maker Visteon is is going into Chapter 11 and if a number of its peers follow it, there is a chance that the supply of components to US car companies could be…
Google (GOOG) has a three-year deal to sell search advertising on News Corp’s (NWS) huge social network MySpace. The arrangement will soon be up for renewal. Google did not get a return on its…
Now that the bank stress tests are over the firms that were examined and found to need more capital have been able to go about the business of raising it. Part of their projections of…
The federal government is considering having one regulator to oversee the entire banking system. The mess in the industry is so great that the idea of consolidating the power to control the sector may be…
No one should have to tell the US government that it has the highest possible credit rating. It is the government of the world’s largest economy, the world’s most voracious consumers, and its debt,…
The head of Exxon Mobil (XOM), which from time to time is the most profitable and most valuable company in the world, told people attending the firm’s annual meeting that oil and gas will…
Reuters: Central bankers in the US and Europe are battling deflation and inflation simultaneously. Reuters: GM (GM) is close to bankruptcy but the fate of Opel is still open. Reuters: Citigroup (C) and the…
The sharp rally in technology stocks over the past two weeks has pushed short sellers out of the market. The short interest in Microsoft (MFST) fell 29% in the period ending May 15 to…
In most years, shareholder meetings are not full of much change. This year has been very different in that manner, and SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) just sealed its share fate on the…
We have compiled an updated lengthy 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, document showing many company cancer data presentations slated to start this weekend. This is broken down in drug and biotech…
The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned. While it seems that the equity holders of today will keep 1% of the…
The deal between Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) and Japan’s Nippon Steel that cut the Japanese company’s iron ore price by a third does not appear to be acceptable to China’s steelmakers. Confirming our…
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAT) has offered up 3-year projections for the recently acquired Wuxi ZhongQiang Autocycle CO., Ltd., which currently has four production lines in operation with production capability of 100 vehicles…
The Treasury has probably made a horrible mistake by not turning to the Mafia for cash during the current financial crisis. The Mob has billions of dollars looking for a legitimate home. Even the…