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
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....
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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)&#...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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July 12 - News - Comments
Hardly a week goes by in China without economic trouble rearing its head these days. Chinese manufacturing was the victim this week, with the country&#...
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July 7 - News - Comments
Many investors want to invest in companies that affirm their personal moral values. Solar energy makes investors feel good because not only can they make...
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July 3 - News - Comments
A rapidly growing world population coupled with increasing pollution demands something big: a green energy source that spans a hundred Olympic parks....
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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...
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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...
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June 20 - News - Comments
Europe didn’t drop a hammer on the Chinese solar industry with its preliminary anti-dumping tariff, but it announced to the world that it’...
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June 6 - News - Comments
On Friday, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) will release its latest quarterly results. Given the sad state of the Chinese solar industry, JinkoSolar...
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June 5 - News - Comments
Solar energy isn’t only for hot and expensive states like California. Minnesota just approved a law that requires utilities to get 1.5% of their...
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May 31 - News - Comments
By some measures, Chinese solar manufacturers are improving. Yesterday, Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) reported higher-than-expected revenue, a lower...
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May 30 - 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
It was another week of scorching gains for many solar-energy stocks. SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) has led the way, hitting another new high in tacking...
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May 28 - News - Comments
U.S. and E.U. officials may be willing to negotiate with China over the subsidies given to the Chinese solar industry and the dumping of panels at a loss...
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May 22 - News - Comments
In the past, favorable news from the housing sector has generally sent the entire stock market higher, so positive news from home improvement retailer...
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May 21 - News - Comments
Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) is one of the leaders in the Chinese solar industry, but now it looks like it’s following the downward path...
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May 15 - News - Comments
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) didn’t knock anyone’s socks off with first-quarter earnings and today investors are punishing the stock. Revenue...
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May 7 - News - Comments
Next Monday, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting...
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May 2 - 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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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
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...
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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 ...
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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,...
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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...
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February 14 - News - Comments
