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
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&#......
(read more)September 5 - 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
Solar stocks moved mostly higher this week, bolstered by Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL)’s earnings report and Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE)&#......
(read more)August 25 - News - Comments
Not long ago, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) was on the top of the solar world. The company’s stock price had risen to over $300 per share, net......
(read more)August 20 - News - Comments
Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and investors who’ve followed the solar industry know how volatile......
(read more)August 16 - News - Comments
It’s been a wild week for solar stocks, driven by an earnings season that’s seen everything from blowouts to complete duds. The following......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
Long-term investors often find it tempting to write off one bad quarter in their favorite holding as an aberration — something for those Wall Street......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
Earnings season has finally begun for the solar industry, and so far the numbers look encouraging. In my review this week I’ll cover SunPower Corporation......
(read more)August 5 - 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
Solar stocks have been on a tear this year, and the biggest names in the industry are crushing the market, which is a welcome sight for investors. SPWR......
(read more)July 22 - News - Comments
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the chance to talk with some of the most influential executives in solar, and while there are considerable aspects......
(read more)July 18 - 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
Forward thinking European nations like Germany and Spain have paved the way in developing solar power. The problem is that recessions and massive unemployment......
(read more)July 12 - News - Comments
A rapidly growing world population coupled with increasing pollution demands something big: a green energy source that spans a hundred Olympic parks.......
(read more)June 25 - News - Comments
Solar energy is in a transition. Panels are achieving parity with grid energy in more-and-more places. The maps put out by groups like the Institute for......
(read more)June 21 - News - Comments
Don’t look now but SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) has become the best-performing stock in the solar industry. Over the past year, it’s......
(read more)June 20 - 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
When First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) announced the acquisition of TetraSun yesterday it really announced a fundamental shift in the company’s strategy......
(read more)April 10 - 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
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......
(read more)April 9 - 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
Economic worries here at home — let alone the financial crisis bubbling in Europe — hit financial stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average......
(read more)April 4 - 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
There’s never a shortage of losers in the stock market. Let’s take a closer look at five of this past week’s biggest sinkers. Company......
(read more)March 31 - News - Comments
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) isn’t the only solar company in China struggling to pay its bills. Across the board, companies......
(read more)March 28 - 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
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
The war between the believers and the naysayers continues. Some view solar as the crazy idea of a few environmentally charged bureaucrats, searching ......
(read more)March 8 - 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
