All three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning and the day was mostly a gentle slide for the rest of the trading session. The failed Greek debt deal weighed on…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the…
The three major US stock indexes opened a bit higher this morning, and after some volatility have managed to get to the final half hour of trading with a modest gain. Some…
Pre-market signals were weak today, and once trading opened, the signals got stronger. The DJIA has traded down more than -200 points for most of the day, with financial and energy stocks…
2011 has been an incredibly choppy year, the economy is flirting between snail-paced growth and recession, and many companies and entire sectors are experiencing some severe business pressures or their management teams…
The wind power industry has taken something of a back seat to the solar PV makers in the last few months. News of bankruptcies, missed earnings targets, and collapsing prices will always…
Get ready for massively larger new wind turbines… Currently available wind turbines for land-based wind farms typically generate between 1.5 and 3 megawatts. Most include a gearbox to transfer the power of…
While corporate insiders sell shares for all sorts of reasons, there is usually just one reason for insiders to buy: they think the stock price will rise. That belief typically lights a…
Since last April the news from American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) has been uniformly awful. The company’s largest customer refused to pay for shipments received in the second half of 2010 and…
Jon C. Ogg More than a year ago the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a proposed rule for planning and paying for upgrades to the national electricity grid. The agency released its final rule yesterday…
Today is not a good-news day in the alternative energy sector. American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) has said that it will restate revenues for the last two calendar quarters of 2010, resulting…
Shares in American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) have been taking a beating since early April. The company’s largest customer, China’s Sinovel, has refused to pay for $56 million in wind turbine parts…
The German government’s decision to abandon nuclear power generation by 2022 briefly put a little wind in the sails of alt energy sources like solar and wind. Now, however, Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Alternative energy news today begins with a new order for sapphire crystallization furnaces and ends with a story on development in China’s national electricity grid. We recently noted that a number of…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has its quarterly summary and outlook our for the cleantech sector via wind, solar, and other alternative energy plays. While there was a 5% S&P 500 Index move,…
