It’s time for the 3:00 PM “Alternative Energy Daily” for developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the sector. As with so much in the past week, alternative…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE: BYD) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse. The…
Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. (Reuters) Chinese insurance regulators passed on details of the AIG (NYSE: AIG) disaster to local insurance companies, according to WikiLeaks. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
Almost a year ago, Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) put out the word that it was looking to sell its Pembroke refinery in Wales. The offers didn’t exactly come pouring in. Refining is…
As crude oil prices continue their steady trend above $100/barrel, US refiners are preparing for the worst. Actually, the worst is already here, in the form of spiking prices. Worse than anything,…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Aetna Inc. (NYSE:…
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.…
Yesterday came more news in the solar sector regarding a loan guarantee for another giant solar project. NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced this week that its 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar project…
These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Started as Neutral at Collins Stewart. Danaher…
The Department of Energy is out with its weekly inventories data. There appears to be some seasonality and weather issues, and it will be interesting to see these figures next week when…
The oil refining business was a tough business for much of 2010 and 2009. Now that some of the stocks have recovered, there is a move happening which could be used to…
In the international diplomatic game of tit-for-tat, the Chinese ministry of commerce has said it will begin an investigation into US dumping of livestock feed on China’s farm market. Earlier this month,…
Tucked neatly away in the recently passed tax bill was a renewal of the $0.45/gallon subsidy for corn ethanol. The subsidy renewal also includes a continuation of the $0.54/gallon tariff on imported…
The Department of Energy has just released what may seem like a shocking drop in its weekly report on oil inventories. This morning’s data has a potential impact on the key ETFs…
The tax bill negotiated between President Obama and Republican legislators reportedly contains an extension to the various government supports for ethanol producers. The Renewable Fuels Association has said that the extension is…
