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:…
Thin-film solar panel maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has conceded the inevitable. The company this morning lowered its sales and profit outlook for this year, announced it would cut 100 jobs,…
Equities fell sharply after this morning’s opening. Futures were soft prior to the opening bell due largely to continue to worry about Europe and a forecast cut to the European Central Bank’s…
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has acquired the Topaz solar far in southern California from First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). The 550-megawatt solar…
Solar stocks can use all the help available, and news is out today that may help the ailing U.S.-based solar sector. The industry has complained of China’s solar firms dumping solar cheap panels…
