These are not all of the solar stocks we cover on NASDAQ, but as you can see the short selling against these stocks has increased as of mid-June despite the high energy costs. Here…
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN) has entered into a new supply agreement with the European wafer provider REC Wafer for a high quality supply of monocrystalline 156-millimeter wafers for the seven years from…
If there were questions whether or not the first first of the large bank and lender deal would get done, it looks like that is history. Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) has announced that…
Most of the focus in the smartphone business over the last month has passed Palm (PALM) by. The new 3G Apple (AAPL) iPhone, RIM’s (RIMM) earnings, the Nokia (NOK) purchase of the piece of…
It seems that the insatiable appetite for new exchange traded funds (ETF’s) and exchange traded notes (ETN’s) has now gone as far as carbon trading, which will be a highly unique exchange traded note…
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today announced the launch of many new Barclays iPath®Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on NYSE Arca. Here are the ones that launched for soft commodities trading: iPath®Dow Jones-AIG Sugar Total Return…
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today announced the launch of many new Barclays iPath®Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on NYSE Arca. Here are the new ones that launched for metals trading: iPath®Dow Jones-AIG Tin Total Return…
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) and IONA Technologies plc (NASDAQ: IONA) are going to see active trading today. Progress is acquiring IONA in a cash buyout of $162 million and approximately $106 million net…
The Wall Street Journal has reported that The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) will invest some $500 million into a new pipeline company, Crestwood Midstream Partners LLC. Crestwood was formed in December 2007, with an…
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) has just reported its quarterly earnings report. The agriculture and seed giant has posted $1.45 EPS on $3.588 Billion in total sales. First Call had estimates at $1.34 EPS on…
MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has just announced it has reached an agreement to settle its outstanding litigation with American Express (NYSE: AXP). The company says the tax-affected net present value of the settlement will…
Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) has just increased its earnings guidance for 2008 and 2009. Its 2008 consolidated recurring segment profit guidance to a range of $3.1 to $3.65 Billion and $2.30 to $2.80…
These are not all of the calls we are seeing in pre-market coverage, but these are ten of the calls impacting shares this Wednesday morning: Allied Capital (NYSE: ALD) Started as Underweight at JPMorgan.…
Wall St. is getting nervous that RIM (RIMM) could lose its luster as it moves from providing handsets for business into the consumer market. Apple (AAPL) is sitting there along with Nokia (NOK) and…
Ever since he lost out on a bid to take control of GM (GM), Carlos Ghosn has seemed a bit punchy. His golden touch at Nissan and Renault have failed him. The companies are…
Boeing (BA) has demonstrated that it cannot get its big planes to market on time. It has delayed its 787 Dreamliner three times. Customers are angry and may actually ask for compensation. The problems…
The market was happy to see Barclays (BCS) raise nearly $8.9 billion. The stock traded up in London. No one seems to care that the need for capital meant the firm was running out…
Frank Mozilo, founder and CEO of Countrywide (CFC), is almost universally viewed as a thug and miscreant. It will be left to the celestial authorities whether he eventually goes to heaven or purgatory. But,…
Based on data from Nasdaq as of June 13, short sellers made heavy bets against tech stocks. Many investors clearly think the sector is not immune from the current economic downturn. The short interest…
According to Reuters, the Fed is seen as holding rates on fears of inflation. Reuters writes that the CEO of Nissan is bracing for the worst in the US. Reuters writes that Hilton will…