Visa gained over 14% during the week on news that “the Federal Reserve would increase its proposed cap on interchange fees charged to by large banks to merchants to process debit card…
The merger and consolidation phase in solar may be getting underway. Solar PV maker JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) has reached an agreement to purchase privately held Silver Age Holdings…
Strauss-Kahn may be released because of fraudulent charges (NYT) Geithner may retire as Treasury Secretary (Reuters) The Fed Bullard said QE2 was similar to more rate cuts (Reuters) Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has received loan guarantees from the US Department of Energy totaling $4.5 billion for the construction of three solar projects in the southern California that would add…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), and Sirius XM…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Buy at UBS. Arch Coal Inc.…
Jon OggEach morning we cover many analyst upgrades and downgrades which we think will have an impact on the underlying stocks and sectors. After each week we review those research calls and…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) Reiterated Buy and Raised…
The solar stocks used to be leveraged energy companies. The sell-off after the energy bubble popped was as bad as it could get, and now many of these companies look like value…
Solar PV makers had a good first quarter in the US. A report from GTM Research for the Solar Energy Industry Association concludes the US solar PV installation grew by 66% over…
Solar equipment maker GT Solar International Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) has raised the forecast for its first fiscal quarter on the strength of more than $700 million in new orders. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:…
Last week we noted that parity pricing for solar PV generation was approaching much more quickly than anticipated. Usually called “grid parity,” the term refers to the day when the unsubsidized cost…
Joining Germany and Italy in their efforts to slow down government spending, the United Kingdom has lowered its subsidies for solar power installations, both large and small. Large, utility-scale projects got the…
The May 31, 2011 short interest data is now out and there was a very mixed bag in the world of short selling when it comes to the NASDAQ’s high-priced share leaders. …
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…
