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Jean Folger: In response to the global dependence on fossil fuels, there has been a growing demand for the development of alternative, renewable energy sources such as biofuel, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar and wind power. Solar energy technology Read more…
Kent Moors: The moment Germany (NYSEARCA:EWG) announced its highly publicized decision to phase out nuclear energy in the wake of the Japanese triple disaster; observers began to ask one very important question. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The world is always ending, according to someone out there. The current environment is full of those who think the end is nigh–at least for the robust global economy to which we’ve grown accustomed. Let’s suppose that our economy is about to fall off a cliff, resulting in general chaos, Read more…
Critical Metals Report: The list of once-obscure metals and minerals that are becoming “strategic” seems to be growing daily. However, population growth and rising living standards in developing Read more…
Michael Snyder: Have you ever watched a football game or a basketball game where one team dominates the other team so badly that calling it a “blowout” would be a huge understatement? Well, that is what China (NYSEArca:FXI) is doing to the United States. China is absolutely destroying Read more…
John C.K. Daly: Economic South Asian superpower India (NYSEARCA:PIN) has firmly embraced solar power (NYSEARCA:TAN), advancing the target date by five years for selling solar-generated electricity at the same rate as electricity generated by fossil fuel plants, from 2022 to 2017. Read more…
David Zeiler: With as much as two-thirds of the struggling solar energy industry expected to either fail or be acquired over the next three years, the table will be set for the survivors to capitalize on a market with enormous growth potential. Read more…
The last week of April was a pretty solid one for markets as equities rose broadly throughout the week to finish the month at fresh highs. While a number of earnings reports were key to the positive Read more…
“Obama’s goal to put 1 million plug-in vehicles on the road in the U.S. by 2015 is gravy for companies that are already selling their batteries for more prosaic uses such as mobile phones. There will likely be many false starts in the race toward a “green” car, but a lot of battery power will be expended in the race. ” Robert Curran Writes
“Meanwhile, solar-power companies, one of the hot plays of early 2008, are having another hour in the sun. Both the Market Vectors-Solar Energy ETF and Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF have both halved, then nearly doubled so far this year. And those are broad ETFs, not single stocks. Long term, however, technicians note both ETFs and much of the sector is still in the midst of a strong uptrend. “Robert Curran Writes
“It’s one of the few areas in the market people can dream about real and big growth,” said Phil Roth, chief technical strategist with Miller Tabak. “There is almost nothing with that kind of growth and the hot money will gravitate to it.”
“Pacing the sector is industry leader First Solar Inc. The maker of solar-power harnessing panels and cells is up 23% for the week after the company reported its first-quarter net income more than tripled on surging revenue
Wednesday. ” Robert Curran Writes
Full Story: http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2009/05/01/the-sun-shines-on-solar-stocks/
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