SolarCity Appoints Semiconductor Veteran Brad Buss as Chief Financial Officer
GlobeNewswire - Mon Aug 04, 6:00AM CDT
SolarCity Corporation (Nasdaq:SCTY) has appointed Brad Buss as chief financial officer. Buss, a 20+-year veteran of semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and longtime CFO of Cypress Semiconductor, will oversee SolarCity's global finance, accounting, structured finance and investor relations organizations and report to CEO Lyndon Rive. Buss replaces Bob Kelly, who is retiring from SolarCity in August. Buss will assume his new role on August 11, and Kelly will work with him to transition activities over the next few weeks.
Electrical Components and Equipment Equities Scrutiny -- Plug Power, SolarCity, FuelCell Energy, Rockwell Automation, and AMETEK
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 01, 7:50AM CDT
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,369.77, down 2.09%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 1.88% lower at 16,563.30, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,930.67, down 2.00%. The losses were broad based as all the ten sectors ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Industrials Sector Index ended the day at 446.40, down 1.98%, and the index has declined 4.13% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY), FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL), Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), and AMETEK Inc. (NYSE: AME). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at:
SunPower Q3 Earnings, Revenue Guidance Miss
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 31, 6:09PM CDT
As SunPower expands its solar panel manufacturing capacity, the company late Thursday guided to Q3 earnings and revenue below analyst expectations, and shares tumbled in after-hours trading. The company reported a 42% drop in year-over-year earnings...
Elon Musk's Telsa / Panasonic Deal Will Transform Solar Energy Too
at The Street - Thu Jul 31, 3:21PM CDT
The Gigafactory will change the solar electricity and utilities markets as well as the cars market.
Solarcity Corporation Sued in A Class Action Filed By Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik On Behalf Of The Company's Field Energy Advisors For Alleged Overtime Violations
PRWeb - Wed Jul 30, 6:08AM CDT
The class action lawsuit was filed by the San Diego employment law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik. The class action, filed on July 15, 2014, alleges that Solarcity Corporation misclassified their Field Energy Advisors as exempt from overtime wages and as a result, allegedly failed to pay overtime wages and provide meal and rest periods as required by California law. The class action lawsuit entitled, Altman, et al. v. Solarcity Corporation, Case No. 37-2014-00023450-CU-OE-CTL is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court for the State of California. A copy of the most recent complaint filed in the case can be read here.
Canadian, Trina Solar Blast U.S. Over Solar Tariffs
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 29, 7:12PM CDT
Canadian Solar and other China-based or China-focused solar products makers are expressing their objection to preliminary tariffs on Chinese and Taiwanese silicon solar photovoltaic cell imports. While they plan to fight the Department of Commerce...
IPO Alert: The Company Behind Tesla Motors, Inc.'s Self-Driving Efforts?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 29, 1:34PM CDT
"I'm confident that in less than a year, you'll be able to go from highway on-ramp to highway exit without touching any controls," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the company's 2014 annual shareholder meeting about one month ago. Having been a founder...
Stocks Futures Reverse, Climb; Family Dollar, Trulia Rocket
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Jul 28, 8:16AM CDT
Stock futures pulled out of negative trade and turned narrowly positive ahead of Monday's open as a swell of company news drove early action. Dow futures climbed off a 16-point loss to trade 1.4 point above fair market value. Nasdaq 100 futures also...
U.S. Sets China Solar Anti-Dumping Duties Of 26%-165%
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 25, 6:05PM CDT
The U.S. Commerce Department issued preliminary anti-dumping tariffs of 26%-165% on imports of silicon solar photovoltaic cells and modules from China and Taiwan. It's the latest win for U.S.-based solar product makers such as SunPower (SPWR), but a...
SolarCity Announces Pricing of Third Securitization
GlobeNewswire - Fri Jul 25, 6:00AM CDT
SolarCity(R) (Nasdaq:SCTY) today announced the pricing of the offering by its wholly-owned subsidiary, SolarCity LMC Series III, LLC, of $201,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Solar Asset Backed Notes, Series 2014-2 (the "notes"
6 Risk Factors That Could Destroy SolarCity
Adam Galas, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 24, 9:38AM CDT
Solar power is one of the most promising industries of the next few decades -- potentially transitioning the world toward sustainable, clean, and renewable energy. Environmentally friendly and cheap electricity promises to create jobs, fuel economic...
Enphase Moving Beyond Inverters, But Can It Succeed?
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 24, 8:05AM CDT
Since going coming public it's been a rocky ride for Enphase Energy and its investors. The stock sank quickly after the 2012 IPO only to recover and recently hit all-time highs. But along the way financial losses continued to flow, and there...
SolarCity Announces Date and Conference Call Details for Second Quarter 2014 Earnings Report
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jul 24, 6:01AM CDT
SolarCity Corporation (Nasdaq:SCTY) today announced that it will issue its second quarter 2014 earnings report after the market's close on Thursday, August 7, 2014. A conference call has been scheduled to discuss these results on the same day at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Critical Alerts For Crocs, Ford, Transocean, SolarCity, and Linn Energy Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 23, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for CROX, F, RIG, SCTY, and LINE.
Downstream Solar Companies, Funds Drive Strong Solar Investment
Andrew Burger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 22, 10:22AM CDT
The social and environmental, as well as economic, benefits of making greater use of clean, renewable energy are clear as day, whatever your opinion about climate change and our role in causing it. With performance and reliability steadily improving,...
Williams: Shorting Tesla's Batteries
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 9:24AM CDT
The upside seems limited; the downside seems limitless.
Why SolarCity Stock Will Gain Over the Next 5 Years
Lennox Yieke, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 12:19PM CDT
SolarCity has recorded some of the most remarkable gains among its peers on the stock market ever since going public in late 2012. Its stock has gained over 440% since going public. This has largely been driven by its attractive business model,...
5 Stocks Ready for Breakouts
at The Street - Fri Jul 18, 1:11PM CDT
These stocks look poised to break out and trade higher from current levels.