International think-tank Ethisphere Institute has just announce the 143 global companies that made the Institute’s 2012 list of Most Ethical Companies. Of the total, 102 are US-based companies, and 23 of the…
Units of two of the country’s largest energy companies, BP plc (NYSE: BP) and Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) have announced a joint investment of more than $1 billion in two new wind…
US equity markets rose rather steeply in the first hour of trading this morning, but weren’t able to sustain the momentum for long. Consumer confidence indexes rose this month, but home prices…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. It is generally light in analyst coverage the week between Christmas…
China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) has from its beginnings been viewed as a low-cost provider of solar PV panels. Unfortunately, competition in the sector has brought every other solar maker…
Despite the debacle with a $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra, the US Department of Energy is pressing ahead with loan guarantees to solar projects ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Two guarantees…
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.…
When the going gets tough, the tough often play defense — out of risky assets and into those assets that offer more security and some dividend upside. One choice is utilities, where…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alexander & Baldwin (NASDAQ: ALEX) Raised to Market Perform at Wells…
The story on solar energy in 2011 is manufacturing capacity. Or, more accurately, over-capacity. The termination of incentives in Germany and Italy are expected to slow solar installations in those countries, and…
One fairly short press release from Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) announces some big changes to the company’s asset base. Oxy has agreed to sell its oil and gas operations in Argentina…
These are this Wednesday morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in major Wall Street research calls: Baidu, inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank; Raised to Buy at…
The solar sector appears to be lightly benefiting from California legislation efforts that would secure above market rates as a feed-in tariff for small solar power generators. California already has mandates calling…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen this Thursday. There are going to be fewer and fewer research notes from now to what is most likely Tuesday…
These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious calls we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: Barclays (BCS) Cut to…
