1:53pm ET
Energy
First Solar Guidance Shocks — to the High Side
ThinkstockIn the disaster zone known as the solar sector, virtually all the news has been bad for so long that anything that smells like good news is jumped on as an excuse…
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9:25am ET
Energy
First Solar Fallout Deals Crushing Blow to Speculative Solar Sector
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is leading shares lower this morning. The company has taken at least two severe analyst downgrades this morning. That is on the heels of a poor sales…
8:02am ET
Investing
Alternative Energy and Cleantech Picks and Pans for 2013
thinkstockThe alternative energy sector is supposed to be one of the great winners of the 2012 election outcome. After all, an Obama victory would indicate further government support for what are future…
11:17am ET
Housing
Blackstone $2 Billion Acquisition Ties in Solar and Home Automation
The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) is going big into home automation, and we would note that there is a solar angle here as well. The private equity giant is paying a…
10:39am ET
Energy
Reality Check: First Solar May Have Saved Solar Sector
What happens when you get an industry leader reporting earnings that are nowhere close to as bad as the market thought after a 90% drop in the share price? Not only does…
11:46am ET
Energy
China Boosts Solar Installation Goal by 2015 by 4x
The Chinese government has increased its planned installation of solar energy projects by 2015 from 5,000 megawatts to 21,000 megawatts. And at least one analyst expects the total to climb to more…
9:05am ET
Energy
A Welcome Wagon Boost For First Solar
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has been battered and left for dead. Interestingly enough, the latest news flow has not been as bad and with shares above $14.50 the recovery is around 25%…
1:10pm ET
Energy
First Solar Gets Bounce from German Demand (FSLR, SPWR, TSL, YGE, STP, TAN)
Solar panel maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is trading up nearly 15% today following the company’s announcement that it will now keep its German manufacturing facility open until the end of…
2:07pm ET
Energy
Some Sun Shines on Chinese Solar Companies (STP, YGE, TSL, CSIQ, HSOL, FSLR, SPWR, TAN)
Even though solar PV stocks have plunged over the last 18 months, there is a ray of hope in the sector according to a report at Bloomberg. China’s five largest solar panel…
7:01am ET
Investing
Solar Tariffs Bring Risks & Rewards (FSLR, SPWR, STP, TSL, LDK, GTAT, TAN)
Solar stocks are going to again be under a focus on Friday after the Commerce Department tariffs on Chinese solar products was far higher than originally projected. Duties will be up to…
8:04am ET
Energy
One Small Solar Merger Could Trigger More Solar Mergers (WEST, FSLR, SPWR, LDK, WFR, TAN)
Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEST) may have some good news for the entire solar sector. The company has announced a merger agreement between it and CBD Energy Ltd. (ASX: CBD). The agreement…
12:58pm ET
Investing
Earth Day Tainted By Billions In Alternative Energy Losses (FAN, QLCN, TAN, KWT, PWND, PBW, FSLR, SPWR, WFR, XOM, CVX, BP, CREE, TSLA)
Earth Day is April 22, 2012, which is this Sunday. Many Americans and many people elsewhere will be thinking about how they can be more green. Sadly, there are going to be…
1:42pm ET
Energy
More Short Covering Bolsters First Solar & Peers (FSLR, EXC, SPWR, WFR, TAN)
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has become Wall Street’s whipping boy and was recently considered the worst S&P performer over the last year. After shares recently were challenging $20.00, the stock would…
12:37pm ET
Energy
At All-Time Lows… Can First Solar Manage To Avoid Death? (FSLR, TAN, PBW, SPWR, WFR)
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is the king of U.S. solar companies. Despite a monstrous rally in the stock market year-to-date, First Solar shares hit a new 52-week low today. In fact, if…
11:18am ET
Energy
Solar Woes Get To Blame Italy This Time (FSLR, TAN, SPWR, WFR)
Solar power just cannot get a break. The age of austerity is drilling holes in the solar economic viability business model. Today’s negative news flow stems out of Italy, where the nation…