The solar industry is through earnings season, and there were winners and losers, but overall, the industry is looking very strong. Let’s review......
(read more)September 16 - News - Comments
Solar manufactures are struggling with commoditization. U.S. manufactures have been fighting to stay alive and compete with low-cost Chinese panels subsidized......
(read more)September 13 - News - Comments
The economic slowdown in China has hit the banking sector, as several Chinese banks show concern over a possible increase in non-performing loans. There......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
The march of earnings continued from the solar industry last week, but unlike when Canadian Solar and Trina Solar reported it wasn’t all roses.......
(read more)September 3 - News - Comments
LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) will miss an interest payment that’s due today because it doesn’t have the money on hand to pay it. While......
(read more)August 29 - News - Comments
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and despite some encouraging news in recent months that......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
Europe’s long solar trade battle with China appears to be over for the time being, and China got the upper hand once again. Solar import tariffs......
(read more)July 30 - News - Comments
China has decided to retaliate against U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese imports last year with tariffs of their own. Polysilicon coming from the U.S. will......
(read more)July 27 - News - Comments
Longtime readers of my solar analysis know I haven’t been positive about Chinese solar stocks for over two years now. Instead, I think U.S. companies......
(read more)July 17 - News - Comments
China won’t let its solar industry die without a fight. After handing billions of dollars to manufacturers, including LDK Solar Co., Ltd (NYSE:......
(read more)July 16 - News - Comments
The solar industry is doing fairly well around the world this year. Recent data shows that U.S. installations were up 33% in the first quarter, Japan......
(read more)June 12 - News - Comments
It’s not a perfect world out there for investors, but things may be starting to get better. The market’s coming off another week of encouraging......
(read more)June 10 - News - Comments
Solar stocks were on fire this week, soaring double digits on a variety of positive news items. China continues to support a few specific players, major......
(read more)April 28 - News - Comments
There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of bad news for LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) lately. The company defaulted on loans earlier this week......
(read more)April 19 - News - Comments
It’s been a little over a month since Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) refused to pay bondholders the money they were owed, which......
(read more)April 17 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) flashed a 60-point gain yesterday driven higher by the tech sector and its old dynamic duo,......
(read more)April 10 - News - Comments
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......
(read more)April 8 - News - Comments
After China’s economic growth eased to its slowest pace in over a decade last year, concerns about the country’s future have begun to multiply......
(read more)April 1 - News - Comments
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR)(NYSE:STP) is officially in bankruptcy, and once again, one of the flagship companies in the industry is now deciding......
(read more)March 25 - News - Comments
A Chinese solar company has defaulted on loans and has been brought into bankruptcy by Chinese banks. Many investors never thought this would happen.......
(read more)March 22 - News - Comments
Typically when companies forecast lower sales or profits, their stocks usually take a hit. It’s not always easy to tell whether it’s having......
(read more)March 21 - News - Comments
Ten days and counting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added to its string of consecutive days moving higher, notching another 83-point gain to close......
(read more)March 18 - News - Comments
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......
(read more)March 15 - News - Comments
We’re mere hours away from the likely default of one of the largest solar manufacturers in the world: Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE......
(read more)March 15 - News - Comments
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is in a pickle that could lead to consequences as severe as an involuntary bankruptcy. On Monday, the......
(read more)March 13 - News - Comments
No matter how the bulls try to spin it, GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT)‘s fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 earnings were ugly, plain......
(read more)March 12 - News - Comments
Just as we examine companies each week that may be rising past their fair value, we can also find companies potentially trading at bargain prices. While......
(read more)March 5 - News - Comments
GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT) is one of the largest equipment providers for the solar and LED industry. In the last year its stock price......
(read more)February 26 - News - Comments
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies......
(read more)February 22 - News - Comments
Since SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) started its incredible run in late 2012, I’ve gotten a couple of questions over and over again. First,......
(read more)February 18 - News - Comments
Shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) are exploding higher again today, continuing a wild run the stock has been on since late 2012. SunPower......
(read more)February 14 - News - Comments
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) (......
(read more)February 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We’re on the cusp of something huge, and Wall Street is just starting to figure it out. The most abundant energy source in the history of man has......
(read more)February 13 - News - Comments
