SunPower (Nasdaq:SPWRA) Maintained at Outperform at Cowen - Cut EPS Forecasts
03/19/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 19, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Cowen’s Stone maintained his OUTPERFORM rating on SunPower (Nasdaq:SPWRA) after it reported financial results, which have the stock trading lower this morning. Stone recommends investors buy on ...
Rodman & Renshaw Lowers Price Target on Ascent Solar - Maintains Outperform Rating
03/18/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 18, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Rodman & Renshaw lowered its price target on Ascent Solar (Nasdaq:ASTI) from $8 to $5, citing delays in certification and delays in expected production ramp. The stock is rated MARKET ...
Rodman & Renshaw Lowers Price Target on Ascent Solar - Maintains Outperform Rating
03/18/2010 by SCP Editor in Articles
March 18, 2010 – Analyst Comments – Rodman & Renshaw lowered its price target on Ascent Solar (Nasdaq:ASTI) from $8 to $5, citing delays in certification and delays in expected production ramp. The stock is rated MARKET ...
Markets Moving Higher - Traders Reading Improving Economic Conditions Into Tea Leaves
03/19/2010 by SCP Editor
March 19, 2010 – Stocks are moving higher again this morning, as traders look to improving conditions in global economies as being a positive signal for future earnings. ...
Markets Opening Modestly Higher - Less Bad News in Jobless Claims, More Reports of Recovery
03/18/2010 by SCP Editor
March 18, 2010 – The futures are indicating a basically flat open this morning, to slightly higher. Pundits and traders are spinning a positive take on the weekly jobs reports data (more ‘less bad’ news), while inflation is still ...
Stocks Moving Higher, Inflation Remains Benign at the Wholesale Level, Oil Prices Moving Higher
03/17/2010 by SCP Editor
March 16, 2010 – The futures are indicating higher openings this morning as the broader markets move back towards annual highs – the sixths straight session of advances for the DJIA. The Fed’s call to keep interest rates in check ...
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 - CPI For February 2010
03/18/2010 by SCP Editor
March 18, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – Consumer Price Index for February 2010 – There weren’t any surprises on this morning’s CPI report for February. Interestingly, the Fed is more concerned these days about ...
This Morning’s Key Economic Data - PPI for February 2010
03/17/2010 by SCP Editor
March 17, 2010 – This Morning’s Key Economic Data – PPI for February 2010 – Wholesale prices appear to be under control, coming in lower than expected for February, and on an ex-food and energy basis, as expected. This should ...
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 ...
