Heavy Electrical Equipment

Piper Solar initiates the following ratings: --Renesola (NYSE: SOL) Overweight, $20 PT. --SatCon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: SATC) Overweight, $5 PT --SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Overweight, $20 PT --LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Overweight, $12 PT --First Solar, Inc. (...

Traders may want to look at Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ: OPTT) as a possible long today. There is news coming out on the stock that is positive for earnings, but no color as to what it is just yet. Shares of OPTT are moving in a ahead of this news, gaining 2.4% to trade at $5.26.

PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced it has received $15 million of new awards for its Interactive Distributed Generation® smart grid power systems (IDG® systems). This new business includes a recurring revenue contract with a multi-billion dollar industrial manufacturer...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd (APWR) ArcelorMittal (MT) Bally Technologies Inc (BYI) BB&T Corp (BBT) China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NPD) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List.    A-POWER ENERGY (APWR):...

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (APWR) recently posted second-quarter 2010 results. The company’s GAAP net income jumped 86.3% to $11.6 million from $6.3 million in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, earnings per share came in at 27 cents per share, which surged past the Zacks...

A business unit of Emerson Electric Co. (EMR), Ridgid, engaged in the manufacture of innovative tools, equipment and video inspection devices, has introduced a group of hardy laptops and convertible tablet PCs.   The innovative products, by Ridgid, are designed on Dell Inc.’s (DELL) Latitude E-...

US stock futures recorded marginal gains on Thursday, after a higher-than-expected decline in weekly unemployment claims. This was like a ray of hope in the otherwise gloomy atmosphere created by a stream of disappointing economic data over the past few days. The Labor Department announced a 31,000...

GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) dipped 9.46% to $2.01 in the pre-market session. GIGM has reported weaker-than-expected Q2 revenue. Coldwater Creek Inc (NASDAQ: CWTR) lost 3.16% to $4.60 in the pre-market session. CWTR had reported better-than-expected Q2 results. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (...

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (NASDAQ: APWR) reports its Q2 EPS at $0.25, beating the consensus of $0.14. APWR’s Q2 revenue came in at $74.8 million, versus the estimates of $94.22 million. APWR’s shares gained 2.12% to $7.70 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Recently ABB Ltd. (ABB) inaugurated a wind power generator factory in Vadodara, India. This is the company’s fourth wind power factory in India, engaged in the supply of wind power generators to power plants in India as well as worldwide. The wind power generators are vital part of wind turbines...

Arris Group Inc (NASDAQ: ARRS) shares lost 2.01% to create a new 52-week low of $8.28. Analysts at Avondale downgraded ARRS from “market outperform” to “market perform.” Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ: CPST) shares fell 5.40% to create a new 52-week low of $06555. CPST had received an order...

As energy costs and climate change are becoming greater concerns for many governments around the world, many are mandating wide shifts in how energy is produced. One such mandate is an increase in the use of biomass (wood scrap) to generate electricity and heat. However, as biomass is distributed...

Emerson Electric Company (EMR) entered into an agreement with Tokyo-based Nidec Corporation (Nidec) to sell its Motors and Appliance Controls businesses.  These businesses include two of Emerson’s Motor Company, Emerson’s Commercial and Industrial Motors (“CIM”) and Emerson Appliance Motors and...