thinkstockWith any other emerging technology, the cheaper it gets, the more it is accepted. Solar is the living proof of that. The good thing for investors that embrace a position of solar…
First Solar is surging at the same time that the company is conducting its analyst meeting. There are three issues running the stock higher,and there are implications elsewhere to consider as well.
flickr / walmartcorporateThe solar sector has seen its share of pain. In fact, many observers believe that the industry would not be able to operate without tax assistance and subsidies for the…
thinkstockThe solar stocks are back on fire. The problem is that this feels a lot like 2008, without the super-high share prices making it feel like another 1999 dot-com bubble all over…
thinkstockSunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) released its corporate earnings shortly before the close rather than after the close, and the result is that another big solar move higher may be underway. The company…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) did not just have a great day. The solar leader managed to have massive upside guidance due to a large project and this was on top of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
