First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) has been a roller coaster ride over the past three years. After being left for dead in 2012, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ...
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September 17 - News - Comments
The solar industry is through earnings season, and there were winners and losers, but overall, the industry is looking very strong. Let’s review...
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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...
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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...
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September 11 - News - Comments
Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HSOL) will release its latest quarterly report on Monday, and investors have gotten a lot more excited about the stock&#...
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September 5 - 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...
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August 29 - 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:...
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July 16 - News - Comments
As the world becomes greener, solar companies should grow. Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL), China Sunergy Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CSUN...
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July 12 - News - Comments
The embattled Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is a giant solar products manufacturing company. Until 2011, the company was the largest...
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July 11 - News - Comments
Just when the Chinese solar industry is starting to gain some traction the scandals that crushed investor confidence in Chinese stocks are back again....
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July 10 - News - Comments
Solar stocks had an up and down week, but at the end of the day the industry trends are still getting stronger. Politically, solar is more acceptable...
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June 29 - 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...
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June 12 - News - Comments
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) has a number of catalysts that are boosting its outlook. The Chinese-European trade war, Japan’s favorable feed...
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May 28 - News - Comments
On Wednesday, Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) will release its latest quarterly results. Given all the issues that have plagued the solar industry...
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May 28 - News - Comments
The solar trade war has officially begun. Yesterday, China’s Xinhau News Agency reported that European officials balked at real negotiations over...
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May 24 - News - Comments
This week was full of fireworks in the solar industry. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) released 2013 guidance, SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) got a big...
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May 19 - News - Comments
The first thought that comes to mind with OPEC is oil. This collection of countries is responsible for over 40% of all oil production around the world...
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May 17 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR),...
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April 22 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP), LDK Solar Co., Ltd (NYSE:LDK), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)...
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April 18 - Hedge Funds - 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...
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April 17 - News - Comments
This week, the solar industry went through a number of interesting changes, and at least one company may have altered its future for the better. Most...
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April 14 - News - Comments
Related tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) Formerly the biggest maker of solar panels in the...
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April 11 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) Will...
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April 10 - Hedge Funds - 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,...
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April 10 - News - Comments
Is Warren Buffett really interested in buying into the ultra-competitive Chinese solar industry? Bloomberg is reporting that Buffett has been sniffing...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds - 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...
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April 1 - News - Comments
Solar panel installer and financing company SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) may have bucked the trend among struggling U.S. solar players. Since its IPO...
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March 29 - News - Comments
In the long run, solar has a very encouraging future. Even petroleum powerhouse Shell foresees a world where solar is the largest energy source. But...
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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....
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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...
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March 21 - News - Comments
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 - Comments
This week was one of the most eventful weeks for the solar industry since I started covering the industry for The Motley Fool in 2010 — and that...
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March 15 - 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...
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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...
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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...
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March 13 - News - Comments
Solar stocks have been on a tear in 2013. Strong demand data from China, the U.S. and the Middle East has given investors confidence that the industry...
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March 11 - News - Comments
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...
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March 7 - 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...
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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) (...
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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...
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February 13 - News - Comments
