The head of PIMCO expects that Greece and other EU nations will default. (Reuters) The LulzSec group of hackers claims it will expand its attacks on private and government networks. (Reuters) The…
When it comes to the world of supercomputing, there is no other pure-play like Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY). It is also perhaps one of the forgotten companies of yesteryear by investors as…
Shares in American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) have been taking a beating since early April. The company’s largest customer, China’s Sinovel, has refused to pay for $56 million in wind turbine parts…
Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) may have just wiggled its way into being one of the few top banks in America. The company is acquiring ING Direct USA from ING Groep…
France’s government-controlled nuclear power behemoth, Areva SA (OTC: ARVCY), will not renew the contract of CEO Anne Lauvergeon, aka “Atomic Anne,” when it expires at the end of June. Her replacement will…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) Reiterated Strong Buy at Zacks.…
The President’s Jobs and Competitiveness Council made one of its first public statements on how the pace of US economic growth could be accelerated. The document is not useful because its recommendations…
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…
In a continuing quest to poke its nose into all things alternative, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has made an investment in solar thermal developer eSolar, Inc. The amount of the investment…
Halliburton coverage moved negative after courts approved a class action suit by shareholders. GE and Capital One were hurt because of plans to buy ING Direct. An Airbus move to increase competition…
ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) is all over the news this morning after reports that its online U.S. bank assets may fetch as much as $9 billion. Bloomberg has reported that General…
Did you heed the call “Sell in May and Go Away!” this year? It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Today’s alternative energy news is dominated by the German government’s decision to phase out nuclear power generation in the country. If the decision holds up, it could be very good news for…
Alt-energy news today looks at some coming IPOs in biofuels, some comments from a hedge fund manager on clean energy, and a new design for a natural gas-fire power plant. Biofuel maker…
In defense of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may not be a company that can be greatly improved, no matter who runs it. Hedge fund chief David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital called…
