Jon OggThe short interest data is out using the May 31 settlement date. As the market dropped so much in May, it is an interesting look to see what short sellers did…
Even though solar PV stocks have plunged over the last 18 months, there is a ray of hope in the sector according to a report at Bloomberg. China’s five largest solar panel…
US Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is scheduled to introduce legislation today that would allow a wide range of renewable energy projects to qualify as master limited partnerships (MLPs). The partnerships are common…
Last week China’s State Council adopted a plan to further develop seven industries that the government has declared strategic, even as the country’s economy slows down. The plan includes the launch of…
A story in today’s Taiwan-based Digitimes claims that some of China’s top solar panel makers are having trouble repaying their bank loans. LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is the only firm…
Today’s edition of the Closing Bell is being published shortly after 2:00 p.m. US markets are closed Monday to observe the Memorial Day holiday. We’ll resume our normal schedule next Tuesday. The…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. No analyst calls will be made on Monday in the United States…
The string of losses in the solar PV industry is really not news any longer. Stock prices have been hit hard by collapsing panel prices and vanishing margins. Today is really no…
Late yesterday the US Department of Commerce released its preliminary findings in the anti-dumping case against Chinese solar panel makers. The principal finding of the International Trade Administration, the DoC agency that…
Solar stocks are going to again be under a focus on Friday after the Commerce Department tariffs on Chinese solar products was far higher than originally projected. Duties will be up to…
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is at a point where a turnaround analysis and a valuation analysis just no longer matter. Having fallen from over $90.00 per share, the stock is…
When the company reported fourth quarter earnings in March, it set expectations for the first quarter fairly low. Renesola posted an EPS loss of -$0.23, better than the expected loss of -$0.31, and…
One piece of the solar industry that has taken a bigger hit to prices than the panel makers, it’s the polysilicon wafer makers. Case in point is MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE:…
Jon OggThe short interest data is out using the April 30 settlement date. We have seen some drastic changes from the April 13 settlement date in many issues, followed by some surprises…
Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEST) may have some good news for the entire solar sector. The company has announced a merger agreement between it and CBD Energy Ltd. (ASX: CBD). The agreement…
