The news coming out of Japan for its nuclear reactors is sadly starting to now get more media coverage than the vast death toll. The projected death toll is somewhere around 10,000 and now…
Solazyme, Inc. has filed a Form S-1 with the SEC announcing its plans for an IPO. This is the first filing for the company and does not include any pricing or share information. Like…
The possible nuclear power reactor meltdown in Japan is killing anything tied to nuclear energy today. As with most events, there is generally a silver lining elsewhere. It just so happens that the solar…
Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) reported EPS well below estimates this morning, and just about every solar PV maker is paying the price. Canadian Solar posted EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $452.7…
Almost a year ago, Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) put out the word that it was looking to sell its Pembroke refinery in Wales. The offers didn’t exactly come pouring in. Refining is just too…
Ben Bernanke and a number of prominent economists say that the US is in better financial shape to endure high gas and oil prices now than it was in 2008 when gas prices moved…
The exchange-traded product of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE: UNG) has been controversial. Most active investors thought the exchange-traded product was basically buying exposure to natural gas price moves. Time has…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.At a presentation to analysts today, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) said it plans to invest about $34 billion in “high-quality” projects in 2011, and that spending through 2015 would…
“Never apologize; It’s a sign of weakness”–John Wayne, “She Wore A Yellow Ribbon” 1946 BP plc (NYSE: BP) CEO Bob Dudley said he was sorry about the oil spill that was the result of…
When investors lose money they are generally not happy campers. When it happens in an IPO-related investment that is supposed to be a “Hot-IPO” they tend to feel duped far more. Today came news…
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) are offering some positive support to each other after announcing a joint venture agreement. The J-V agreement is between JA…
Exxon Mobil’s (NYSE: XOM) stock should have outperformed BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) over the last two years, but it has not. Exxon’s shares are up 40% over the period. BP’s are 38% higher. The…
White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley told Meet The Press that President Obama may release some amount of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to lower oil prices. The US Department of Energy wants…
Just as passenger and freight traffic have begun to improve for the world’s airlines, rising crude oil prices have thrown a monkey wrench into the airlines’ hopes of profitability in 2011. The International Air…
Saudi Aramco, the largest state-owned oil company in the world, has signaled that it is prepared to ship enough crude to cover any shortage because of unrest in Libya. That promise may have to…