Solar panel prices have crashed by around 30% globally in 2016, a development that has made every major producer rethink their strategy with respect to expansion and growth.
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December 3 - Hedge Funds, News
After outperforming the S&P 500 in the run-up into the election, the NASDAQ has lagged the S&P 500 afterwards.
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November 12 - News
After opening rather calmly on the news that Donald Trump is now the President-elect, the markets are down slightly as investors remain cautious on the political changes ahead...
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November 9 - Market Movers, News
On the day before election day, investors are gearing up for what is likely to be a short burst of intense market volatility following the revelation of who will lead the United...
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November 7 - Market Movers, News
Despite there being just a couple more days to go until November 8, the market is surprisingly calm as all three major indexes are moderately in the green.
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November 4 - Market Movers, News
Crude futures are in the red after the API reported a massive 9.3 million-barrel build on Tuesday.
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November 2 - News
With just several days to go until November 8, many investors are firmly focused on the U.S. presidential election.
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October 29 - Market Movers, News
Jim Chanos runs New York-based hedge fund Kynikos Associates, which manages over $3.34 billion in assets. Mr.
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October 21 - Hedge Funds, News
All three indexes are in the green today, thanks in part to solid results from several banks which reported their latest quarterly results this morning.
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October 14 - Market Movers, News
Although the three major indexes are only up modestly as investors remain cautious in light of Alcoa's soft earnings report yesterday, shares of five companies are bucking the...
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October 12 - Market Movers, News
It's a good day to be a bull on Wall Street as all three major indexes are considerably higher.
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October 10 - Market Movers, News, Tech
The broader indexes are in the red today as some traders take profits before Friday's critical employment report.
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October 6 - Market Movers, News
With the end of the quarter today, investors are on edge for any sort of unexpected volatility due to window dressing or 'risk-off' stance in the run-up to the U.S.
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September 30 - Market Movers, News
After opening well in the green, all three indexes are now close to flat as traders weigh various bits of macro-economic data. Although the U.S.
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September 28 - Market Movers, News, Tech
Although there is still one more day to go before the important Russia/OPEC conference, it seems that geopolitical squabbles have again become too much to overcome.
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September 27 - Market Movers, News
Traders are focused on the oil rig number today to see if American E&Ps are actively increasing their capex/drilling programs or not.
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September 23 - Market Movers, News, Tech
Although the bull market is now in its eighth year, and the S&P 500 and Dow Jones are still within 5% of their all time highs, some stocks - most notably equities in the solar...
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September 17 - News, Tech
Despite the major indexes being little changed, a lot has occurred in the technology sector in the past week.
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September 17 - News, Tech
After a huge decline on Friday, a big rebound on Monday, and another sharp drop on Tuesday, it is safe to say that volatility is officially back just in time for September, which...
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September 14 - Market Movers, News
Markets are trading higher today as investors are less worried over an interest rate hike in the nearest future. In addition, the market was boosted by a number of M&A deals.
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September 12 - Market Movers, News
Alternative energy stocks need to reside every long-term-oriented investor’s portfolio for two primary reasons.
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September 3 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
It's a good day to be a bull on Wall Street as major indexes opened higher. Among the stocks making some waves are some of the world's top tech companies.
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September 1 - Market Movers, News, Tech
The US stock market plunged following Fed chair's Janet Yellen's speech at Jackson Hole, where she expressed confidence that interest rate hiked are expected in the near term.
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August 26 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech
The US stock market opened mixed on the first day of August amid earnings and news in the M&A space.
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August 1 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech
The markets are quiet this Monday as traders analyze the latest batch of earnings releases this week.
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July 25 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech
It's the middle of earnings season and several major stocks are in the news early this morning ahead of the Dow's attempt at a 9th-consecutive winning session.
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July 21 - Market Movers, News
It's a good day to be a bull on Wall Street, as all three indexes are in the green. The S&P and Dow are at or near record highs, while the NASDAQ is up by 0.6%.
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July 18 - Market Movers, News
It's the first day of the new trading week and all three index futures are in the green as investors remain bullish on future corporate earnings growth and central bank support...
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July 11 - Market Movers, News
Crude futures are once again below $47 per barrel as investors sell to avoid any negative aftershocks of Britain's decision to leave the EU.
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June 27 - Market Movers, News
A lot has occurred in the tech sector this week. In addition to the 'Brexit', there have also been M&A deals, damage control, executive transitions, and more.
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June 25 - News, Tech
It's been a good day to be a bull on Wall Street as all three indexes have opened well in the green and stayed that way so far.
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June 23 - Market Movers, News
The markets are relatively calm on the day before the Brexit vote.
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June 22 - Market Movers, News
It's been a pretty good Monday on Wall Street.
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June 20 - Market Movers, News
Market sentiment took a blow on Wednesday following dismal earnings reports from major companies. However, some stocks are gaining ground today.
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May 11 - Market Movers, News
US stocks are trending higher today, helped by a modest increase in oil prices and a stronger dollar against the Japanese yen.
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May 10 - Earnings Report, News
Is there anyone in the investment community who hasn’t heard about famed short-seller Jim Chanos? Highly unlikely! Mr.
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May 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News, Stock Analysis
Although the Kuwait oil workers strike might be over, the crude bull market is raging on.
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April 20 - Market Movers, News
Jim Chanos' Kynikos Associates reported an equity portfolio worth $190.41 million as of the end of 2015, which consisted of long positions in several companies, such as The Kroger...
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April 19 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
With SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) having ended 2015 down by more than 60% and Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) declining by more than 90% (and also earning the title of the worst performing...
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March 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Wall Street has rebounded on Wednesday amid Janet Yellen’s comments during today's Financial Services committee, which stressed that the tightening financial conditions due ...
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February 10 - Market Movers, News
At a time when Wall Street is in positive ground after dipping to three-month lows, shares of LendingClub Corp (NYSE:LC), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), and Natural Health Trends...
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January 14 - Market Movers, News
After a strong sell-off at the end of the last week, U.S. stocks are having a breather at the moment, trading sideways for most of the day.
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December 22 - Market Movers, News
This week's roller coaster is coming to and end with a bang, as U.S. stocks are deep in the red territory and the Dow is down by triple digits.
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December 18 - Market Movers, News, Tech
The highly anticipated interest rate hike took place on Wednesday, as the Fed lifted rates by 25 basis points, for the first time since 2006.
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December 17 - Market Movers, News, Tech
Considering the recently inked Cop21 agreement in Paris, the future of green energy is more than obvious and all the countries seem to acquiesce to this direction.
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December 16 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
With crude futures failing to rally past a key technical resistance level, shares of Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY),Solaredge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ...
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December 16 - Market Movers, News
With the pivotal Federal Reserve FOMC meeting beginning and investors still on edge over weak crude prices, shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL), Symantec Corporation...
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December 15 - Market Movers, News
Founded in 1990 by billionaires Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis, Canyon Capital Advisors is one of the largest and most successful Los-Angeles based alternative investment ...
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November 30 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
John Burbank's Passport Capital managed to perform much better than many of its peers due to its short exposure.
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November 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
At a time when the S&P 500 is relatively flat, shares of solar stocks SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), First Solar, Inc.
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October 30 - Earnings Report, News, Tech