Freakonomics vs. ObamaCare
Some of Wednesday's best online stories for investors, including why you should teach your kids to ride a bike and value stocks, and what's holding back the economic recovery.
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Clean Energy Revenues Grew in '09 -- but Not Solar
Despite the world's economic woes, the global clean-energy market grew in 2009, becoming a $139.1 billion industry and the largest venture-capital category. Even so, solar revenues fell because of plunging prices.
Stormy Skies Ahead for Thin-Film Solar Startups
The next two years will be rough in the thin-film solar industry, as economic conditions cull the cash-strapped herd of startups, a Photon Consulting analyst predicts. But companies with healthy balance sheets -- and luck -- could follow in successful First Solar's footsteps.
