Aspire’s Alt Energy and Clean Tech Highlights Week to Date (March 10, 2010)
03/10/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 10, 2010 - Amongst week-to-date highlighs for the alt energy and clean tech markets, China and India have signed on to the Copenhagen Accord, which basically is a symbolic observation amongst countries as opposed to a formal ...
Stone Maintains NEUTRAL on Comverge (Nasdaq:COMV) Raises Estimates, Says Stock Fairly Valued
03/09/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 9, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Cowen’s Rob Stone weighed in this morning on Comverge’s (Nasdaq:COMV) financial results for Q4 and FY09. Stone maintains his NEUTRAL, noting that shares look fairly valued, raising estimates on ...
Wind Energy (TSXV.WND) Confirms Plans - Casse Confirms Rating and $5.20 Price Target
03/08/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 8, 2010 – Analyst Comments – LOM’s Lawrence Casse reiterated his BUY recommendation on Western Wind (TSXV:WND) this morning, and a 12-month price target of $5.20, ...
Futures Set to Move Slightly Higher At Open - Dollar Optimism Continues, As Does Hopes of Recovery
03/10/2010 by SCP Editor
March 10, 2010 – The futures are indicating slightly higher openings for the broader markets, which continue to be remarkably resilient given a general lack of bullish catalysts and the fact that stocks are trading on the higher end of ...
Stocks Opening Lower - 1 Year Anniversary of March Lows in 2009
03/09/2010 by SCP Editor
March 9, 2010 – The futures are indicating lower openings for the broader markets after a lackluster session yesterday which managed to post gains, but lack of volume follow-through remains a strong indicator that there just isn’t ...
Stocks to Tick Higher - Quiet Week for Economic Data Ahead, Looking for Catalysts
03/08/2010 by SCP Editor
March 8, 2010 – The futures are indicating modestly higher openings after the indices erased their losses for the year last week. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wit, Wisdom, Fools and Folly - Biggs and Saut Are Bullish on Outlook
03/09/2010 by SCP Editor
March 9, 2010 – Last year they called the bottom correctly. ...
This Morning’s Key Economic Data - Nonfarm Payrolls for February and Unemployment Rate (March 5)
03/05/2010 by SCP Editor
March 5, 2010 – This Mornings’ Key Economic Data – Non Farm Payrolls Report for February 2010 – The number came in showing a decline of 36,000 in February (expectations were for a decline of 68,000), so the reaction was positive ...
