First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is starting to enter into a no-man’s land after earnings. It is such that even the analyst community is very mixed on the stock both before and after earnings. …
Lost in the conversation about airline fuel prices and falling margins is the fate of airline employees. The most frequent reaction to an increase in the cost of jet fuel is similar to the…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is going to have a little bit for bulls and bears alike in its latest earnings report. The leader in solar panels beat earnings at $1.80 EPS versus Thomson…
With the turmoil out of Libya and Bahrain on the heels of North African and Egyptian strife in recent weeks, it is no wonder that $100.00+ oil prices rose and drove gasoline higher. Still,…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reports fourth quarter and full-year earnings after markets close today, and investors are pushing the share price up in advance of the company’s report. Given that most solar PV…
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is raising capital. The silicon and solar panel materials maker intends to commence a private offering of $500 million in senior notes due 2019. The company said that…
It’s hardly news any more when Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) sells off more assets. This time is a little different, though, because of the buyer. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) has agreed to…
For a while there in 2010, investors didn’t show much love for the solar stocks. But that changed almost overnight since January 1st. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) shares are up about 40% since the…
The cost for regular gasoline has rose over $3.17 on average last week according to AAA. That is 20% above the same time a year ago. The price is much higher in densely populated areas…
Yields on the five-year sovereign debt of Portugal rose over 7% as capital markets investors lost faith once again in the nation’s ability to right its economy. Past patterns, if they are followed, would…
Federal Judge Martin Feldman has pushed the Obama administration to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico ever since late June 2010. That’s when he first ruled against the moratorium on drilling ordered by…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.The oil majors will be reporting reserves replacement figures for 2010 over the next few weeks as they prepare their 10-Ks for the SEC. ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE: COP) reported replacement…
We have many big events to watch for in the coming week at American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Berkshire…
Agribusiness giant Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT) has gotten approval from the US Department of Agriculture to grow a strain of corn that has been genetically modified to make it cheaper and more energy-efficient to…
NGL Energy Partners LP has just filed to come public via an initial public offering. Terms have not been disclosed at all for a share count or for a price target range other than…