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Clean Energy Focus: Wind Is Back, but Still Very Hard to Invest In

Posted: August 1, 2013 at 10:35 am

The recovery of alternative energy and clean energy may be political, and it may also be tied to what is simply a raging bull market for equities. Investors have started ...
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Are More Big Spin-Offs and Break-Ups Imminent? (ITT, MRO, FO, GE, MMM, UTX, HON, DHR, DOV, TXT, OTTR, BRK-B)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 10:55 am

The reaction to the news of a conglomerate break-up in a three-way separation was incredible for ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) yesterday.  Shares closed up 16.5% rather than over 20% and ...
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Bankruptcy in Wind Turbine Maker Highlights Sector Risks (GE, SI, ZOLT, OTTR, BWEN)

Posted: October 27, 2009 at 11:33 am

Wind energy is supposed to be one of the key puzzle pieces in the quest to get off the dependence of foreign energy sources.  Yet a fairly disturbing story from ...
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Bill Gates Top Holdings (ABT, AN, BRK-A, BP, CNI, CAT, KO, COST, CCI, EK, XOM, FMX, JNJ, MCD, OTTR, RSG, SGP, WMT, WMI)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 8:48 am

We compiled a list of the equity holdings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and for Bill Gates' personal investment vehicle Cascade Investment.  These are as of December 31, ...
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Bill Gates & Cascade New Stock Holdings (AN, BRK-A, CNI, KOF, FSCI, FMX, GBL, TV, OTTR, PCX, LGBT, PNM, RSG, SIX, BEE)

Posted: November 14, 2008 at 4:35 pm

These are the new holdings (sans ETF and sans derivatives) for Bill Gates' CASDADE INVESTMENT LLC As of September 30, 2008:AUTONATION (NYSE: AN)                       ...
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Top Pre-Market Upgrades & Downgrades (AB, ABFS, CNY, DKX, BEN, KMT, ODFL, OTTR, PZN, RJF, JOE, TROW, YRCW)

Posted: September 22, 2008 at 6:27 am

These are not all of the research calls affecting shares of stock, but these are some we have our eyes on this Monday:Alliance Bernstein (AB) Raised to Outperform at KBW.Arkansas ...
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The 52-Week Low Club 9/19/2008 (IHS)(DM)(OTTR)

Posted: September 19, 2008 at 2:49 pm

Bad day for the 52-week low club.IHS (IHS) Decision to buy Global Insight for $200 million drives shares down. Bottom at $45.66 from 52-week high of $72.19.Dolan Media (DM) No ...
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Otter Tail Secondary Comes To Roost (OTTR)

Posted: September 19, 2008 at 7:40 am

Otter Tail Corp. (NASDAQ: OTTR) is trading lower this morning after pricing its secondary offering.  The proposed 5 million share offering came in at 4.5 million shares. It also priced ...
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Status on Companies Raising Cash (ORA, TCBI, VRTX, OTTR)

Posted: September 18, 2008 at 8:18 am

We have seen three issues so far since yesterday's close to sell shares of stock and one offering still pending on the calendar for the week.  We have seen filings ...
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Otter Tail Loses Its Tail (OTTR)

Posted: August 5, 2008 at 5:45 am

Otter Tail Corp. (NASDAQ: OTTR) may have been caught with its tail between its legs.  The small diversified mini-conglomerate has warned that its earnings were going to fall short of ...
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Short Sellers Targeting Solar & Alternative Energy (AKNS, ASTI, CSIQ, CPST, ESLR, FTEK, OTTR, SPWR)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 9:58 am

The overall short interest on NASDAQ stocks was actually pretty dull from the end of April to Mid-May, or at least that is the case until you go straight into ...
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Cramer Breaking Wind Power Analysis (TRN, OTTR)

Posted: April 24, 2008 at 5:21 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer continued his GREEN WEEK stock picks. Tonight he wanted to cover the buy on weakness for these stocks and tonight he covered ...
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Bill Gates Personal Stock Holdings (MSFT, CNI, FSCI, OTTR, LGBT, PNM, RSG, SIX, FMX, TV, BRK.A)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 7:41 am

Below are most of the equity holdings listed for Bill Gates' own Cascade Investment, L.L.C. as of December 31, 2007.  These were disclosed in a filing late in the week.  ...
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Bill Gates & Cascade Holdings

Posted: May 15, 2007 at 4:42 pm

These are the holdings of Cascade Investment Management, L.L.C. as of March 31, 2007.  For those that do not recognize the name "Cascade," that is Bill Gates own private investment ...
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