A US industry-group that opposes the trade case filed against Chinese solar panel makers commissioned a study to provide an estimate of the number of job losses such a tariff would cost…
Cult stocks and controversial stocks often have an unusually high short interest. What is amazing is that the bets against these companies sometimes go off the charts. We have tracked unusual short…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) are rallying today, but on bits of news issued by either of these troubled companies. CNBC reported that David Einhorn’s Greenlight…
So far we are seeing a continued rotation. What worked great in 2011 is being sold and the worst performing groups are being bought. No sector with as many names in it…
When Germany lowered its subsidy to solar electricity providers, the industry expected to see reduced demand for solar PV panels. What the industry did not expect is that the supply would explode…
Battered solar PV stocks could be setting the stage for a comeback in 2012. One thing’s for sure though — solar PV prices can’t drop another 50% this year. Solar makers Yingli…
2011 was more or less a wash for stock performance when it was all said and done. There were several great stories and there were many duds. 24/7 Wall St. has compiled…
Struggling thin-film solar PV maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has seen its stock price fall by about -75% this year, and its enterprise value fall by nearly -90%. But the company…
In September 2010, BP plc (NYSE: BP) fired 320 workers at its solar panel-making operation in Maryland because it could not compete with manufacturers like First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), SunPower Corp.…
If you have been watching the share prices of the solar stocks, you will understand the joke (and perhaps not even laugh) that investing in these has turned many 401-K retirement funds…
US markets opened fast this morning, up nearly 1% in the first hour of trading before giving most of the gain back by mid-morning and then wandering around a gain of less…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) Raised to Neutral from Sell with a $4.50 price…
Olympus may hire its former CEO, Michael Woodford, in the midst of an accounting scandal. (Reuters) Foreign investment in China drops for the first time in 28 months. (Reuters) Holiday sales continue…
Equity markets started the day down and stayed there all day. Traders were mirroring the action on European and Asian markets, which all settled down before the US markets opened this morning.…
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), Avon Products Inc. (NYSE:…
