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JA Solar Earnings Lift Solar Stocks

2013-05-20T22:52:10Z

Upbeat earnings from JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO) lifted shares of LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) 31 cents to close at $1.83, Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) $1.15 to close at $6.78 and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) 36 cents to close at $3.10. JA Solar stock leaped $3.95 to close at $9.56.

Profit Taking Sinks National Bank Of Greece

2013-05-20T22:50:03Z

Profit taking sank shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG) 81 cents to close at $1.58.

Websense To Go Private

2013-05-20T22:47:33Z

Vista Equity Partners will take Websense Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN) private for a premium of approximately $906 billion. The stock price leaped $5.53 to close at $24.76.

Peregrine Finalizes Phase III Trial Design

2013-05-20T18:23:39Z

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration on the design of a Phase III trial for its lung cancer treatment bavituximab. Shares of the biopharmaceutical rose 28 cents to $1.82.

Real Goods Solar Keeps Climbing

2013-05-20T18:21:48Z

Shares of Real Goods Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: RSOL) continued rising by jumping $2.69 to $6.72 after a Seeking Alpha contributor wrote on Friday that the stock had strong growth potential.

JA Solar Narrows Losses

2013-05-20T18:19:52Z

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO) narrowed first quarter losses to 85 cents per American Depositary Share from $1.03 per ADS in the year ago period as revenue rose. The stock price leaped $2.99 to $8.60.

Youku Tumbles

2013-05-17T23:03:29Z

HSBC Securities upgraded Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) but the stock price tumbled $1.98 to close at $19.10.

Profit Taking Sinks Uni-Pixel

2013-05-17T23:01:27Z

Profit taking sanks shares of Uni-Pixel Inc. (Nasdaq: UNXL) $9.55 to close at $27.19.

Real Goods Solar Has Much Upside Potential

2013-05-17T22:58:52Z

A Seeking Alpha contributor noted that Real Goods Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: RSOL) had strong growth potential. Shares of the solar energy solutions company more than doubled by leaping $2.28 to close at $4.03.

SolarCity Partners With Goldman Sachs

2013-05-17T18:37:23Z

Shares of SolarCity Corp. (NYSE: SCTY) continued rising by jumping $9.85 to $45.53 after announcing yesterday an agreement with Goldman Sachs to provide more than $500 million in lease financing for solar power projects.

Autodesk Disappoints

2013-05-17T18:30:43Z

Autodesk Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) disappointed with lower first quarter earnings of 24 cents per share compared with 34 cents per share in the year ago period that fell short of expectations, forecast current quarter results below estimates and cut its full year revenue guidance sending the stock price plummeting $2.96 to $36.82.

Aruba Falls To Loss

2013-05-17T18:23:16Z

Aruba Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: ARUN) fell to a loss for the third quarter of 18 cents per share compared with earnings of 5 cents per share in the year ago period as expenses climbed prompting downgrades. The stock price plunged $4.84 to $12.77.

Aegerion Expects $1 Billion In Sales

2013-05-16T23:23:02Z

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: AEGR) expects a potential of up to $1 billion in global sales of its recently approved Juxtapid. Shares of the biopharmaceutical jumped $14.73 to close at $61.70.

DryShips Climbs On Eagle Bulk's Earnings

2013-05-16T23:21:20Z

Shares of DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq: DRYS) climbed 23 cents to close at $2.10 after rival Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLE) posted a profit for the first quarter. Eagle Bulk stock leaped $1.92 to close at $5.48.

Infinity To Present Data

2013-05-16T23:19:34Z

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: INFI) will present clinical trial data for its IPI-145 at two upcoming conferences. The stock price plummeted $7.12 to close at $24.32.