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First Solar Helps Industry Skyrocket
5/24/2013, 2:00 pm from Minyanville in Investing, Commodities, Technology
Solar energy has been an investing nightmare
since the financial crisis. Due to the failure of Solyndra, and the
lack of subsidies as the government instead focuses on the failing
economy, the solar industry has been burned. In 2011, solar was
down over 60% and down another 30% in 2012, but this year,
First... Read >>
'Pitches Are Like Blind Dates': The 11 Things Top Investors Want Startup CEOs to Know
5/24/2013, 1:55 pm from Minyanville in Investing, Stocks, Technology
An investor pitch meeting is similar to a blind date, argues Jay
Samit , an investor, president of ooVoo, and a renowned digital
innovator who pioneered CD-ROM technology and LaserDisc
distribution. In most cases you quickly realize if you're going to
spend the rest of your days with the person sitting next to... Read >>
Time to Avoid Russia ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
5/24/2013, 1:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs
Russian stocks have on a decline so far this year and they have
been very volatile too. Low investment and structural factors are
leading to the slow growth of the economy, which in turn have hurt
the stock market. Russia is the world's top producer of crude oil and has more
natural gas than any other country... Read >>
Nordson Reports In-Line Earnings in 2Q13 - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Nordson Corporation ( NDSN ) reported
in-line results for the fiscal second quarter of 2013 (ended April
30). Non-GAAP earnings per share came in at 84 cents, same as the
Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago earnings. Revenue
Nordson Corporation reported net sales of $382.1 million in... Read >>
Can "Abenomics" Help Japan Recover? - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
In one of the most spectacular slides in its history, the
Japan's Nikkei lost 7.3% to close at 14,483.98 on Thursday. This
was the index's worst loss in a single trading day in two years. In
fact, the last time Japanese stocks suffered a crash of comparable
magnitude was on March 15, 2011. On that day, the... Read >>
Earnings Beat for Shiloh in 2Q13 - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Shiloh Industries, Inc. ( SHLO ), an auto parts
provider, posted strong results for the fiscal second quarter of
2013 with earnings per share of 43 cents, beating the year-ago
earnings of 35 cents by 22.9%. Earnings were 26.5% higher than the
Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents, as a result of... Read >>
More Smart Meters for C&I Market - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
A recent report by Navigant Research, the research arm of
Navigant ( NCI ), suggests that
shipment of smart meters for the commercial and industrial
(C&I) market will shoot up to $12.7 million annually by 2020
from the present threshold level of $10 million.
A smart meter is an electric meter that... Read >>
DuPont Backs Bipartisan TSCA Reform - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
DuPont ( DD ) has announced its
support for the bipartisan Chemical Safety Improvement Act
introduced by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and David Vitter along
with other republican and democrat co-sponsors. Environmentalists as well as different consumer and industry
groups have long argued that the existing... Read >>
POSCO Downgraded to Neutral - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We currently lowered our recommendation on
POSCO ( PKX ), one of the
leading Korean steel producers, from Outperform to Neutral. Why Neutral? POSCO has been well known for producing the best quality steel
and steel products since its inception in 1968. The company works
through its total 202 companies... Read >>
Exar's Recent Product Launch - Analyst Blog
5/24/2013, 1:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Exar Corporation ( EXAR ), a leading
supplier of mixed-signal components, recently introduced a new
product family XR3080-88X, which uses RS-485/RS-422 transceivers.
The new product is specifically designed to be used in insensitive
industrial environments and has a special feature which enhances
fault and... Read >>