LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK) Lowers Guidance for Q4 and FY2009 - Our Take
01/06/2009 by SCP Editor in Articles
January 6, 2009 - LDK Solar (Nasdaq:LDK) cut Q4 estimates for revenue to a range of $425 million to $435 million, from previous guidance of $555 to $565 million, based on revised estimates of 245 to255MW of wafer shipments and gross ...
Why LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK) is One of the Best Stocks to Own in 2009
01/02/2009 by SCP Editor in Articles
January 2, 2009 - LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK) closed at $13.12 on Wednesday, the last session of 2008, holding a market cap of $1.48 billion, about 1.06x trailing 12-month sales and 4.42x trailing 12-month earnings. We think this stock is ...
Jesup & Lamont’s Yerger Weighs in on A-Power (Nasdaq:APWR)
12/31/2008 by SCP Editor in Articles
December 31, 2008 – Analyst Comments – Jesup & Lamont’s Brian Yerger weighed in on A-Power’s (Nasdaq:APWR) recent revision downward, and the subsequent selloff in its stock, rating the stock a BUY this morning with a $14 price ...
Stocks to Open Lower on More Erosion in Labor Markets, Downgrades and Lowered Guidance
01/07/2009 by SCP Editor
January 7, 2009 – The futures are pointing towards lower openings this morning for the broader markets as traders both react to economic data which has been released so far this week, generally worse than expected and position for ...
Markets to Open Higher on Optimism about Obama Stimulus Plan
01/06/2009 by SCP Editor
January 6, 2009 – The futures are indicating higher openings this morning for the broader markets as traders look forward to Obama’s stimulus package which is expected to be as much as $775 billion. Lawmakers met with Obama yesterday ...
Markets to Open Lower At Open - Bulls Looking for Catalysts
01/05/2009 by SCP Editor
January 5, 2009 – The futures are pointing towards lower openings this morning for the broader markets ahead of the first full week of trading in 2009. The markets got off to a pretty solid start for 2009 last week as traders focused ...
Normalized Credit Should Not Mean Maximum Leverage
12/09/2008 by SCP Editor in SCP Blog
December 9, 2008 – “Normalized Credit” – this is what is needed to get our economy back on track. But as banks and credit companies continue to tighten their belts, and reign in credit on businesses and consumers, credit is ...
We Should Be Focused on Stimulating Savings, Not Debt Spending
11/26/2008 by SCP Editor in SCP Blog
November 26, 2008 – For all of the stimulus that the economic chieftains in Washington are recommending, we are disappointed that so much focus has been on stimulating consumption again to get the economy going, as opposed to ...
Another Strike Against Nuclear
11/18/2008 by SCP Editor in SCP Blog
November 19, 2008 – We had previously published a criticism of nuclear power arguing that it is the wrong direction to take in addressing our country’s energy requirements in the twenty-first century. This morning the non-partisan ...
GAO Reports Lack of Oversight and Effective Planning on Bailout Package
12/04/2008 by SCP Editor
December 4, 2008 – Ahead of more anticipated bailouts and considering the implications of tacking on hundreds of billions, and even trillions of dollars onto the national debt, which at some point, the taxpayers will have to pay for, ...
NABE Finally Gets to the Party - However Dismal it Is
11/17/2008 by SCP Editor
November 17, 2008 - We are not big fans of the National Association of Business Economists, who have been ridiculously behind the curve on the unraveling of the global financial markets, and have voiced our criticism on more than one ...
Clinton’s Recommendation For Purpose-Driven Stimulus Makes Sense
11/11/2008 by SCP Editor
November 11, 2008 – Yesterday morning we had a chance to attend a Keynote Address from Bill Clinton at Rodman & Renshaw’s Global Opportunities Conference. We will go on record right now that the former President is a smart and ...
