The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) hit yet another record high today, as stocks had a late-day run for the second session in a row today.
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April 10 - News
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) isn't known as a high-efficiency module maker but the company announced a major step toward catching up with the rest of the industry today.
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April 9 - News
Is Warren Buffett really interested in buying into the ultra-competitive Chinese solar industry? Bloomberg is reporting that Buffett has been sniffing around the remains of Suntech...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds
Not long ago Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) touted its stake in hydraulic-fracturing company FTS International as a $2 billion plum.
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April 9 - News
Related tickers: Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK), Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:HEK), First Solar, Inc.
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April 9 - News
Spring is finally here, and a new earnings season is right around the corner. On Wednesday, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 8 - News
Oil and gas production has been rising in the U.S. but rig counts haven't followed at the same rate.
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April 5 - News
Solar panel installer and financing company SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) may have bucked the trend among struggling U.S. solar players.
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March 29 - News
Short selling activity is a criterion that is not so often taken into consideration in the investment world.
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March 28 - Lists, News
The alternative energy industry is going through a major transition, which has left a number of companies in bankruptcy. Most recently, Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
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March 28 - News
As an energy investor, I have to look at industry trends to see where the next hot spot is.
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March 26 - News
In the long run, solar has a very encouraging future. Even petroleum powerhouse Shell foresees a world where solar is the largest energy source.
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March 25 - News
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
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March 25 - News
Remember that time when the world generated all of its energy, transportation fuels, and chemicals from renewable sources? Me neither, but that doesn’t mean the technologies...
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March 24 - News
The U.S. has always had a love-hate relationship with the environment.
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March 24 - News
A Chinese solar company has defaulted on loans and has been brought into bankruptcy by Chinese banks. Many investors never thought this would happen.
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March 22 - News
Typically when companies forecast lower sales or profits, their stocks usually take a hit.
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March 21 - News
Recently, I made the argument that PowerShares’ Water Resources ETF is poised to beat the market thanks to inevitable trends in demand for fresh water.
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March 20 - News
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the best way for investors to gain exposure to the long-term growth potential of the global solar energy market.
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March 18 - News
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 17 - News
This should be a good time to hold some solar, but most stocks in the sector are down, and the major ETFs covering the space, Claymore/MAC Global Solar Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:TAN...
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March 15 - News
Who is the largest commercial owner of solar? If Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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March 15 - News
Stocks are like underwear: The flashy ones get all the visibility, but can cause a whole bunch of trouble.
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March 13 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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March 12 - News
Warren Buffett made headlines last month when he announced that his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), was buying Heinz.
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March 11 - News
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the day that the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit bottom during the financial crisis and ensuing market meltdown.
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March 11 - News
Editor's Note: A previous version of this article erroneously attributed the founding of Tiger Global Management to Julian Robertson, who founded the unrelated hedge fund Tiger...
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
Last month, I penned a simple list of 30 facts that I hoped would quell some fears and misconceptions about nuclear energy.
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March 11 - News
SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) hit the public market in December, with an initial public offering price of $8 per share.
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March 10 - News
The war between the believers and the naysayers continues.
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March 8 - News
Today's new record close for the Dow Jones Industrials may not have come with balloons, confetti, and fanfare, but it was another gain for the stock market, nevertheless.
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March 7 - News
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." Today, we'll show you ...
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March 7 - News
A day after rallying to close at its highest point ever, the Dow Jones Industrial Average did it again. Wednesday's advance was the fourth straight day of blue-chip advances.
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March 6 - News
Typically when companies forecast lower sales or profits, their stocks usually take a hit.
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March 4 - News
On a tear for much of the year, the S&P 500 Index continued its climb today, adding 13.2 points, or 0.9%, to end at 1,515.6.
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February 22 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 22 - News
Energy returned on energy invested (EROI) is slowly starting to make its way into main stream discussion, but it is not commonly heard on the lips of investors.
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February 22 - News
Today started as a slow day for solar stocks, but soon after the market opened, they sold off in furious fashion, reversing gains earlier in the week. JinkoSolar Holding Co., ...
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February 22 - News
Nuclear power has been a hot political issue for a few decades now.
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February 21 - News
All aboard the solar bandwagon! Analysts, trade associations, and now investors are starting to see the promise of solar as more than a crazy environmentalist idea -- it's an ...
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February 19 - News
With very little economic data on the table, and most earnings reports taking a back seat to the holiday, another possible merger announcement spurred investor optimism.
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February 19 - News
Since SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) started its incredible run in late 2012, I've gotten a couple of questions over and over again.
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February 18 - News
Often, news-making events surprise investors and move markets wildly. But when those major events are scheduled, the market often takes a wait-and-see approach.
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February 15 - News
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you're in the mood for love, because a mammoth buyout was the main proponent behind today's move higher in the broad-based S&P 500 .
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February 14 - News
Shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) are exploding higher again today, continuing a wild run the stock has been on since late 2012.
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February 14 - News
Per a 13G filing with the SEC, billionaire investor and founder of Citadel Investment Group Ken Griffin has returned as a Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) shareholder.
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February 14 - Hedge Funds
We're on the cusp of something huge, and Wall Street is just starting to figure it out.
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February 13 - News
My regular readers know that I am a big fan of solar power as a long-term solution to our energy needs. With world energy consumption forecast to quintuple by 2050, there is...
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February 12 - News
Have you ever had a "case of the Mondays"> Well, the S&P 500 certainly does today, with no economic news and relatively few earnings reports moving the market.
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February 11 - News
Maybe if the folks at The Superdome in New Orleans had taken a page out of the playbook of the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, or New England Patriots, they would have had...
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February 8 - News
