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As I pointed out in a previous note on Solarfun (SOLF – Last trade $12.78), it would have been wise to wait until the company's earnings results before jumping on board. The company's biggest market is Germany, and we have started seeing evidence of slowing solar demand in the country impact the earnings of other…
I've been watching you at the dance. And now I finally have the nerve to walk across the room…
Citizen Joe went to a panel of generally lefty, eminent wall street wizards and economics professors speaking with Bob Kerrey at The New School on Friday, March 9, 2007.
Event caterer, stadium fast food provider and Neubert holding
It's about time.
Our friends at Treehugger.com posted this one about a man attacked by confused tax agents.
Hi. My name is David and I'm a Citigroup addict. My addiction started in 1990
I've been long Yen/short dollars waiting for a sudden unwinding of the famous Yen carry trade. With the move from 121 to 115 last week and Monday I decided to cut my position buying back my short yen around 115.6. I plan to put it back on if it seems the fear around the Yen…
Joe Capone of SMaRT Financial Partners LLC, a hedge fund specializing in financial stocks, throws out a zany prediction. "When John Thain steps down from NYSE,
National Children's Facilities Network (NCFN) – The National Children’s Facilities Network is a coalition of nonprofit financial and technical assistance intermediaries involved in planning, developing, and financing facilities for low-income child care and Head Start programs. Members come from all areas of the United State, and some are the leading sources of thinking on private-public…
It is apparent that, when considering the growth in the ethanol industry as of late (there is currently twice as much manufacturing capacity under construction in the U.S. than is currently online), the industry could be heading for severe overcapacity. So why do these refineries continue to get built at such a rampant pace with…
While I cringe at categorizing child care (a.k.a. early childhood development programs) as a “women’s issue,” the rest of society seems to classify it as such. Yet evidence presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis indicates that investments in high quality child care and early education programs outperform anything that can be achieved in…
As I pointed out in the note on Canadian Solar (CSIQ), U.S. listed photovoltaic (PV) companies based in China are experiencing a significant sell-off after the Shanghai Composite index tumbled 9% on February 27. I feel that the drop in China-based solar stocks has been exaggerated, creating some buying opportunities. The fate of China-based PV…
In a way, the same Wall Street leverage-buyout magnate that exceedingly overpaid for RJR Nabisco almost 20 years ago can be viewed as a savior with its even larger takeover bid for TXU Corporation (NYSE: TXU). Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has teamed up with another private equity firm, Texas Pacific Group, to be…
U.S. listed photovoltaic (PV) companies based in China are experiencing a significant sell-off after the Shanghai Composite index tumbled 9% on February 27. Many analysts believe that the (seemingly unjustified) drop in these shares has brought valuations back to attractive levels, creating a buying opportunity. They point out that the fate of China-based PV companies…
Lehman Brothers (LEH) said on Wednesday that it has named Theodore Roosevelt IV, a great-grandson of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, as chairman of its global council on climate change (source Reuters).
Reduction in earnings expectations? Stocks Drops. I buy using a limit order I put in last month at $39.45.
Solid opportunities to invest in the solar boom exist, but many investors are starting to worry about the high valuation of stocks in the solar industry. Many feel that the worldwide silicon shortage is a major threat to solar's growth, but the silicon shortage is leading to a pickup in M&A activity in order to…
U.S. solar stocks have kicked off 2007 in grand style, averaging a 10% gain over the 6-week period, way ahead of the more diversified renewable ETFs (gaining 2.75%). Despite these strong gains, there are a few bad apples dragging down the performance of the group. If it were not for Distributed Energy Systems (DESC), DayStar…
I added to my position in Amgen Inc (AMGN – $64.59 ) today at $64.68.
Women on Wall Street for the first time are raising serious money in the millions of dollars and emerging as a fundraising force in the same way they blazed a career trail among their male peers in finance. Three groups in particular– 100 Women in Hedge Funds, High Water Women and 85 Broads are gathering…
While the corn ethanol industry seems to have a limited lifespan, the sustainability of the biofuels sector can be maintained via a technology known as cellulosic ethanol. This type of fuel can be processed by means of sugar fermentation, where either pure cane sugar can be used directly, or a variety of feedstocks (switchgrass, rapeseed,…
My inner contrarian says, "read all about it!" My inner value investor says, "run away!"
Do I buy TXU Corp (TXU – $67.93) now because KKR is buying the company and maybe the price goes higher?
Environmental groups have an impact on KKR buyout of TXU Corp – aka Texas Utilities (TXU). They managed to force the company to reduce the total number of coal plants being planned in Texas from eleven to three. Article at Business Week Online. Did David Neubert buy TXU? Rain Forest Action Network on "What Happens…