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Daily Archives: October 7, 2011

Stock Market Analysis Video: An Encouraging Week

October 7, 2011
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Stock Market Analysis Video: An Encouraging Week

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Mike Cintolo says that what started out as another ugly week for the market turned into an encouraging week. This is a good first step in the right direction, however, a lack of meaningful positive divergence when the market re-tested its lows may mean it will decline further or need time to build a base. Either way, it’s important to keep your watch list fresh. Here are some stocks we’re watching: Amazon.com (AMZN), Under Armour (UA), Tesla Motors (TSLA) and Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN). Click below to watch the video!

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What Happened to Solar?

October 7, 2011
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You’ve probably heard something about three well-known solar firms that declared bankruptcy this year. Here in Massachusetts, where I live, Evergreen Solar declared bankruptcy in August after finding itself nearly half a billion dollars in debt, less than three years after its stock traded over 100 a share. In Oregon and New York, recent Intel spin-off SpectraWatt also went under and its assets were auctioned off last week. Most infamously, California’s Solyndra shut down two years after receiving $528 million in Department of Energy loans for its California manufacturing facilities. So what happened to solar? In short: China. In...

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