First Solar
| 1:00PM 11/10/2009
On a recent trip down to Silicon Valley from San Francisco, I got a chance to sit down for an extended discussion with Brian Hinman. He is one of a growing number of A-list venture capitalists who have jumped the fence from IT into alternative energy and greentech ventures. Oak Investment Partners...
| 9:00AM 10/02/2009
Some of the companies making headlines today:
CIT Group (CIT) is seeking to cut at least $5.7 billion of debt to help it avoid collapse and return to profitability after nine quarters of losses. CIT asked bondholders to exchange unsecured obligations for new secured debt maturing in four to eight...
| 8:00AM 10/01/2009
After the success of the A123 (AONE) IPO last week, it's worth checking out this fascinating battery investing for beginners.
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Neat site: See what's trending on twitter by location.
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More reasons why I hate solar stocks, particularly First Solar...
| 9:00AM 9/14/2009
Some of the companies making headlines today:
Sprint Nextel (S) no doubt will be in focus after The Sunday Telegraph reported that German group Deutsche Telekom has hired Deutsche Bank to advise on a possible bid. Sprint shares soared 20 percent on the report in pre-market trading.
Delta Airlines...
| 8:00AM 9/10/2009
Forget stocks for a second. Let's hunt for this $7 million buried treasure.
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Wow. Guess what area of advertising had an up first half of 2009? And it wasn't Internet.
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I can't believe I sold my eBay shares (EBAY) when it hit $15. Now its...
| 4:08AM 9/10/2009
One would expect advances in solar technology to come from established solar energy companies like First Solar (FSLR). But Google's (GOOG) green initiative may outpace the major industry leaders by creating much more efficient technology.
The head of Google's alternative energy operations, Bill...
| 8:30AM 9/09/2009
Inner Mongolia is a backwater region of China, but it's about to become a world-class location for solar power. On September 8, leading solar panel maker and solar power plant integrator First Solar (FSLR) signed a multi-billion dollar agreement with the Chinese government to build a two gigawatt...