Two biotech IPOs make debut
at Investor's Business Daily - 1 hr 26 mins ago
Cystic fibrosis therapy developer ProQR Therapeutics (PRQR) raised $98 mil by offering 7.5 mil shares, priced at 13. Israeli developer of topical acne foam treatments Foamix Pharmaceuticals (FOMX) raised $40 mil by offering 6.7 mil shares, priced at...
Tesla's Gigafactory Batteries May Power Households, Too - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 18, 4:04PM CDT
Tesla expects batteries manufactured in the factory to power homes in the long run.
SolarCity Competitor Vivint Solar Sets IPO Terms
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 18, 3:14PM CDT
Vivint Solar, a competitor to Elon Musk-backed SolarCity (SCTY), announced terms Thursday for an IPO that seeks to raise $350 million. The Provo, Utah-based company plans to offer 20.6 million shares at a price range of 16-18. At the midpoint, Vivint...
Why SolarCity (SCTY) Stock Is Lower Today
at The Street - Thu Sep 18, 1:31PM CDT
The solar energy systems company will soon lose its place as the only U.S. publicly traded solar installer.
The Massive Risk Facing Tesla Motors Inc.'s Gigafactory
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 6:04PM CDT
Earlier this month, Tesla Motors announced that Nevada would become the official home of the electric-car maker's forthcoming Gigafactory. Slated to be the largest lithium-ion battery plant in the world, Tesla's Gigafactory promises to...
Want Solar to Succeed? Pay Your Utility Bill
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 5:36PM CDT
Source: Energy.gov ; Agua Caliente Solar Project Not all solar producers are created equal. While the Joneses might've just installed a shiny solar panel kit on their roof, they're not helping solar soar. Here's what you need to know. Solar...
Solar Stocks: How to Invest Now
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 3:04PM CDT
The solar industry is now reaching legitimacy in the energy industry, something that's evident to even the most stringent proponents of fossil fuels. Electricity from the sun is now less expensive than from fossil fuels in the southwestern U.S.,...
Will SolarCity (SCTY) Stock Be Helped By New Commercial Initiative?
at The Street - Tue Sep 16, 1:11PM CDT
The company said it was adopting a new mounting system that would improve commercial installations by increasing the number of solar panels it can install.
Have Hawaii and New York Reached the Solar Tipping Point?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 10:27AM CDT
Solar power, even with government incentives, is relatively expensive when compared to the per kilowatt hour cost of electricity offered by utilities. However, as solar power costs come down, that math is changing. Two states are already at or very...
New SolarCity Product Makes it Possible for Businesses to Significantly Increase Solar Output From Each Rooftop
GlobeNewswire - Tue Sep 16, 7:00AM CDT
SolarCity (Nasdaq:SCTY) unveiled a new product in its Zep Solar line of solar products today--a flat roof solar mounting solution that is twice as fast to install and can generate significantly more solar electricity from each rooftop than alternatives for the commercial market. ZS Peak makes it possible for far more businesses, schools and other organizations to install solar power on their buildings and immediately pay less for solar electricity than they pay for utility power, and will significantly expand the addressable market for commercial solar.
Tesla Dives As Musk Doubts Stock Price
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 15, 6:41PM CDT
Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock, sinking after a new analyst report following valuation comments this month by CEO Elon Musk, helped drag down the Nasdaq 1.1% Monday in its biggest loss since July 31. Tesla stock dropped 9.1% in the stock market today to...
Weak On High Volume: SolarCity (SCTY)
at The Street - Mon Sep 15, 9:01AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified SolarCity (SCTY) as a weak on high relative volume candidate
Why Chinese Solar Companies Are Falling Behind
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 15, 8:44AM CDT
As the global solar industry has boomed in 2014, some of the largest Chinese solar manufacturers have continued to struggle on the stock market. SCTY data by YCharts The big reason Chinese solar stocks aren't doing well is the fact that...
Quarterly Changes to the NASDAQ Q-50 Index
GlobeNewswire - Mon Sep 15, 6:08AM CDT
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the results of the quarterly re-ranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index (Nasdaq:NXTQ), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, September 22, 2014.
You'll Be Shocked Where Rooftop Solar Can Save You Money
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 14, 10:42AM CDT
Rooftop solar has been an extremely hot industry in 2014 as the economics of installing solar are becoming attractive for both companies and consumers. Solar power systems can now be installed with $0 down through loans or leases in some parts of the...
Solar Power Doesn’t Need Subsidies Anymore
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 14, 8:35AM CDT
Source: SolarCity Corp Solar is soaring, according to a new report released this week. But more surprisingly, it's increasingly expanding without the help of solar subsidies, a welcome signal that solar -- and companies like SolarCity Corp --...
China Could Upend Elon Musk's Renewable Energy Dreams
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 13, 9:41AM CDT
Elon Musk has as much as $10 billion , not to mention his own personal fortune, riding on the growth of Tesla Motors EV sales and SolarCity's solar and energy storage system growth. It's one of the biggest bets ever made on renewable energy...
Nevada And Tesla Speed Into Battery Factory Marriage
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 6:13PM CDT
Did Nevada just break some lawmaking land-speed record? The state rolled high and fast to pass four pieces of legislation designed to welcome electric car maker Tesla Motors (TSLA) in to build its much-touted, multibillion-dollar battery gigafactory,...
Trina seeing surging demand
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 6:01PM CDT
China-based solar panel maker Trina Solar's (TSL) factories are running flat out but still can't meet customer demand, Bloomberg said Fri., based on an interview with CEO Gao Jifan. Trina's shares touched a 5-month high amid a sector rally. Other...
Google Invests $145M in SunEdison's Solar Project Regulus - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 12, 3:40PM CDT
Google (GOOGL) is investing $145 million in equity funding to SunEdison (SUNE), for the construction of Regulus, its solar plant in southern California