ThinkstockU.S. sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are running nearly 68% higher in the first 10 months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Total vehicle sales are up 13.8%…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted a net loss of $0.92 per share on revenues of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the report on U.S. non-farm payrolls and the U.S. unemployment rate. Payrolls rose by 171,000, better than expected, and the unemployment rate came in…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsAutomobile magazine has named its Car of the Year. Unfortunately, it has chosen a vehicle almost no one has bought or will buy, and the car’s maker may not…
Trey Thoelcke courtesy of FordEurope and the Rest of the World Economists and business chiefs increasingly say that trouble in Europe is the greatest threat to the world’s financial and GDP futures. In addition,…
In the first nine months of 2012, the various models of the Prius from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) sold 46,380 vehicles in California to become the best selling car in the…
While solar panel makers have been suffering from falling prices and over-capacity, U.S. solar installers have been taking advantage of the cheap panels and devising new financing schemes to grow their businesses.…
Paul Ausick Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) may be in for a rough trading day on Tuesday. With headlines about lower production, the real issue is a share sale, and perhaps a change in…
Jon C. Ogg Admitting that it had overestimated both the market for all-electric vehicles (EVs) and the ability of battery makers to meet consumer requirements, Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) announced this morning that it…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning on the absence of any big macroeconomic data in Asia or Europe. Tensions between China and Japan over a handful of islands…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) reiterated Buy with $74 target at Argus. AK…
The last couple of days have generated some interesting news on the green energy front. Today’s release of the Department of Energy’s report on wind power generation may be the biggest, but…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following on softness in European markets and a mixed close in the Asian markets. There has been little data for investors to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) started as Neutral at Credit…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s promise to “do whatever it takes to preserve the euro” (our coverage here). What he…
