Reuters: China is making it difficult for foreigners to trade in its commodidites markets. Reuters: Toshiba will pay $5 billion for a unit of Areva. Reuters: The SEC and CFTC will align…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is making a significant management change, right at the top of the company. Mike Ahearn is stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by Robert J.…
It’s the weekend, and that brings about the review of “the unusual suspects” for strange activity or for being key stocks under review for the week ahead. There are some old hat…
Jefferies has made some key downgrades in the solar sector this morning. There are few other calls that were upgrades from rival firms, but the downgrade seems to be more front and…
These are this Monday’s top day trader and active stock alerts. We have more detailed data on volume and price analysis with links through to VSInvestor.com on each stock: Becton Dickinson &…
With all the stimulus money in the U.S. supposedly heading toward alternative energy…. with all the boost from Chinese credits for solar…. with all the greenhouse gases and carbon emission regulation coming….…
The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis…
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has just given its earnings report. The solar leader in the U.S. reported its revenues were $525.9 million. While this is up from $418.2 million in the…
We have already seen earnings from Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) and BP Plc (NYSE: BP), and these figures are acting to keep a lid on oil stocks. There is, of course,…
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) has managed to do what many were not expecting. It blew the doors off of estimates. Non-GAAP operating income for the quarter was $26.8 million, or $0.24 EPS. …
If you saw how solar power stocks ran up today, you might think it was tied to higher energy prices from last week. But the news that that ran shares is that…
Shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) are rising this morning for a change. ThinkEquity raised the rating on the solar leader to a BUY rating from an already somewhat positive Accumulate…
Douglas A. McIntyre Solar stocks are again trading no differently than a leveraged bet on oil prices. This is something we have noted on many occasions and with oil down by another -$2.59 at $64.14…
JPMorgan has decided to make some key solar ratings changes this morning. The firm is cautious on the valuation of some in the position of a declining market trend right now, but…
Short Selling looked higher in some of the key solar and alternative energy stocks. Of the top 7 solar stock plays we track by market cap, six of the seven saw increased…
