Stone’s Take on Solar
03/15/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 15, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Rob Stone issued a note this morning to clear up some of the confusion about how the PV market is being perceived. ...
Stone Says Solar Group Undervalued - Comments on Amendment to EEG
03/15/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 15, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Cowen’s Rob Stone said this morning that he continues to think the solar group is undervalued, commenting on ground mount FIT delays in Germany and farmland which is still in dispute. ...
Stone Cuts Estimates on China Sunergy (Nasdaq:CSUN) - Maintains Neutral
03/12/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 12, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Cowen’s Rob Stone maintained his NEUTRAL rating on China Sunergy (Nasdaq:CSUN) this morning, commenting on the company’s financial results for Q409 and FY09. ...
Stocks to Open Modestly Lower - Economic Data Shows Slight Improvements, Traders Look Forward to Fed
03/15/2010 by SCP Editor
March 15, 2010 – The futures are indicating lower openings this morning for the broader markets as the Street looks forward to several economic reports (although this morning’s showed improvements in manufacturing and production), ...
Stocks Set to Open Higher - Retail Sales Buoy Mood, Dollar Softens, Consumer Confidence on Tap
03/12/2010 by SCP Editor
March 12, 2010 – The futures are indicating higher openings this morning for the broader market, as traders continue to drink the ‘jobless recovery Kool-Aid’. Ironically, expectations based on incoming Vice Chair Yellen’s ...
Stocks Set to Open Lower - Jobless Claims in Line With Expectations, Still Uncomfortably High
03/11/2010 by SCP Editor
March 11, 2010 – The futures are indicating lower openings for the broader markets, amidst a general absence of bullish catalysts while there is no shortage of reasons for concern, including still high levels of jobless claims, ...
Senator Sanders Is Welcome Voice and Critic of Credit Card Industry
04/29/2009 by SCP Editor in SCP Blog
April 29, 2009 – The situation with credit debt and usary practices amongst credit companies has gotten out of hand in the US. Yet it remains one of the most under-reported stories. This week Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made comments ...
Not Impressed by NABE Forecasts
04/20/2009 by SCP Editor in SCP Blog
April 20, 2009 – We have not been impressed by the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) forecasts on the economy for years, if ever – but it nonetheless continues to provide us with its insights. This morning NABE ...
Aspire Misery Index for the Week Ended April 11, 2009
04/11/2009 by SCP Editor in SCP Blog
April 11, 2009 – The markets managed to edge higher again this week as we headed into earnings season.
· The DJIA closed up 67.22 on the week, or about 0.08%, but it is up 25.5% since hitting intraday lows back on March 6 ...
This Morning’s Key Economic Data - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for February 2010
03/15/2010 by SCP Editor
March 15, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for February – Both industrial production and capacity utilization numbers for February provided further evidence of stabilization ...
This Morning’s Key Economic Data - Weekly Jobless Claims (week ended March 6, 2010)
03/11/2010 by SCP Editor
March 11, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – Weekly Jobless Claims – The number came in basically in line with expectations. Best case scenario, is that the jobs data has gotten ‘less bad’ but this is just rhetoric. ...
Wit, Wisdom, Fools and Folly - Tice Remains Bearish
03/09/2010 by SCP Editor
March 9, 2010 – David Tice, of Federated Investors said book value for the S&P is about $450 and it could get to $400, but not immediately. He noted that he can’t say it won’t rally a little bit from here, but that he is ...
