Credit Suisse downgrades IBM stock to underperform and describes it as a "company in decline" as Big Blue furloughs hardware workers. Ouch.…
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The spigot of money starting to open up for installing solar panels
As a boom of solar panels continues to be installed on buildings throughout the U.S., companies, groups and even every day people can make money off of funding this clean energy transition.…
Read MoreWhat SolarCity’s earnings say about the challenges of building a solar retail business
SolarCity is one of the leaders when it comes to installing solar panels on home owner's rooftops. But the company's $31 million loss, in its latest quarter, shows the growing pains for the retail solar players.…
Read MoreSunPower looks to solar leases as a bright spot
SunPower, which makes solar panels and develops power generation projects, has seen quick growth of its residential solar lease program since its launch last year. The surge reflects the growing popularity of solar leases in California and elsewhere.…
Read MoreOPINION: Jumbo-sized solar is a jumbo-sized mistake
The article this weekend on the front page of The New York Times, “A Gold Rush of Subsidies in the Search for Clean Energy,” clearly underscores why the U.S. should phase-out all permanent and long-term subsidies for energy.…
Read MoreAT&T Seen Keeping the iPhone Through 2011: Analyst
AT&T will likely keep its exclusive hold on the iPhone for the next 12-18 months, rather than ending it in mid-2010, writes an analyst. The added time in bed with Apple will allow Ma Bell time to fix its network, which could mean it keeps customers.…
Read MoreCredit Suisse Concedes Ground on YouTube Costs
Investment bank Credit Suisse, which had garnered major attention for claiming YouTube would lose $470 million this year, and then sustained criticism…
Read MoreYouTube Infrastructure Costs Vastly Overestimated: Report
YouTube is much closer to breaking even than widely thought, says a firm with intimate knowledge of global infrastructure costs. A widely…
Read MoreAnalyst: YouTube Could Lose $470M This Year
A new report by Credit Suisse projects that video-sharing giant YouTube (s GOOG) is on track to lose $470 million this year,…
Read MoreAre Thin-Film Solar Efficiency Standards Unfair?
Thin-film solar companies are tired of being asked about their conversion efficiency, which is basically the amount of sunlight a panel can…
Read MoreNew Dog, Old Tricks: Quattrone Back in Banking
“Like a long drink of water after a drought” was how one tech executive described to me the news that former IPO…
Read MoreNewspaper Downturn More Cyclical Than Secular; 8.9 Percent of ’08 Revs Digital: Analyst
Credit Suisse analyst John Klim has produced a very long, detailed report on the newspaper industry, arguing that things aren't as bad they……
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