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Bonds Say No Default (STEC, CERN, NWL, CSTR, MXWL, RLD)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:50PM on July 29th

It was a topsy-turvy day for stocks, as GDP came in less than expected and no progress was made on the debt ceiling front. Some traders stepped in midday on the assumption that the government isn’t so inept as to…

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Ener1 Easily Stands Out Among Battery Stocks (HEV, MXWL, VLNC, XIDE, JCI, ENS, PPO)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:30PM on March 11th

The energy storage sector hasn’t been a preferred destination for investors as indicated by a drop of more than 5% in the past month for the Energy Storage and Battery Technology Stocks Index. The Index is up fractionally today, and…

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Battery Roundup: Exide Beats Earnings, Ultralife Wins Order (XIDE, MXWL, AONE, CBAK, HEV, ULBI)

Posted by Sue Miller at 7:15AM on June 3rd

Battery maker Exide Technologies (XIDE) surpassed analysts’ earnings and revenue estimates in its Q4 earnings report released late Wednesday. For the quarter, the company reported earnings of 49 cents a share (excluding non-recurring items), blowing out the consensus estimate of four…

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AeroVironment Price Target Boosted on Nissan Deal (AVAV, NSANF, MRCY, TASR, LDSH, ALTI, BYDDF, MXWL, CHP, ZBB)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:18AM on January 19th

Analyst optimism is powering AeroVironment (AVAV) after Nissan (OTC: NSANF) news helped the stock last week.

Broadpoint AmTech lifted its price target on AeroVironment to $41 from $37 this morning after the company won a contract to provide home charging stations for Nissan’s…

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Google Rumor Charges Up a Chinese Battery Play (GOOG, CBAK, VLNC, CHP, AONE, GE, PG, BYDDF, ABAT, HEV, MXWL, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:30AM on December 29th

Electric cars have been the focus of recent battery hype, but don’t discount the impact of a cell phone contract.

Mention Google (GOOG) in the same breath as any small-cap company and it is likely to send the latter soaring. Today’s beneficiary…

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Will the U.S. Subsidize Your Next Golf Cart Purchase?

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:24AM on October 16th

U.S. taxpayers will be subsidizing the purchase of a glorified golf-cart by about 35%.

China-based recreational vehicle maker Kandi Technologies (KNDI) announced this morning that its COCO received approval from the U.S. Department of The Treasury, qualifying purchasers to receive a $4,435…

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September’s Top Indexes Soared by Over 20%

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:40AM on October 1st

The market bucked expectations for a rocky September, and select industries powered ahead by more than 20%.

The S&P 500 was up 3.6% in September, edging out its August performance by 21 basis points, and putting a cap on the benchmark’s…

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Have VCs Found the Next Hot Equity Sector?

Posted by Owen Vater at 3:22PM on September 30th

With all this talk of electric cars and wind turbines, it is no wonder venture capitalists are flocking to the sector.

According to a report by Reuters, clean technology is now the top category in U.S. venture capital investment. Given the…

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Analysts Bullish on Battery Stocks Ahead of Sector’s Latest IPO

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:33PM on September 10th

As electric car interest grows, battery technology stocks have gotten more and more attention, most recently earning bullish sentiment from another analyst.

New battery technologies are used in everything from cell phones to fork lifts, and with a growing interest in…

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Buffett’s Bet on the Future: How You Can Profit

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:11AM on August 26th

Warren Buffett has reportedly earned over $1 billion on his electric car investment, but it might be what’s under the hood that counts.

In October of 2008 Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) MidAmerican Energy Holdings subsidiary paid $232 million for a 10%…

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