Heavy Electrical Equipment

Power technology company American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) acquired a 25% stake in Blade Dynamics Ltd. for $8 million in cash, and will have one seat on the Blade Dynamics Board of Directors. Blade Dynamics Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of advanced wind turbine blades based on...

Following another "strong bookings quarter," Cantor Fitzgerald raised SatCon Technology's (NASDAQ: SATC) price target to $5.25 from $5 today. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Buy rating on the stock. SatCon Technology reported a 2Q operating loss of $0.07 per share on revenues of $27.6 million,...

American Public Education, Inc (NASDAQ: APEI) dipped 33.91% to $28.20 in the pre-market session. APEI has slashed its full-year guidance on a decline in enrollments of military students. ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) lost 17.66% to $10.91 in the pre-market session. ATPG reported...

Emerson Electric Co.'s (EMR) third quarter 2010 earnings surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate on the bottom line. Earnings per share from continuing operations of 78 cents increased 53% year over year and was also above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents. In the last quarter, Emerson had...

Shares of ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) are lower on the session by 0.30%, currently trading at $19.98. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is trading above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. Though action has...

Pre-open movers After flitting between losses and gains, US stock futures have moved deeper into the red. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 28 points to 10,480, those on the S&P 500 moved down 1.70 to 1,109. Meanwhile, NASDAQ futures lost 0.08% to 1,885. A Peek Into Global...

A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced that it renewed its license agreement with German wind technology company, Fuhrlander AG. Pursuant to the...

A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR), a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced that its subsidiary, Shenyang (Ruixiang) Lucky Wind Power Equipments Co., Ltd. has entered into a strategic...

Nano means extremely small, and mathematically means one billionth. Nanotechnology is the science of manufacturing and utilizing extremely small particles and devices, sometimes as small as single atoms and molecules. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter, which is approximately 80,000 times...

Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE: RS) was upgraded by JP Morgan from "neutral" to "overweight." RS’ shares closed at $39.10 yesterday. Reliance Steel & Aluminum’s quarterly earnings jumped 119.37% y/y. Societe Generale upgraded ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB) from "sell" to "hold." ABB’s shares closed...

Analysts at Societe Generale upgrade ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB) from "sell" to "hold." ABB’s shares jumped 6.07% to close at $19.57 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Shares of ABB ltd (NYSE: ABB) are higher on the session by 6.50%, currently trading at $19.65. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently breaking out to the upside. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The December $17.50 call was purchased...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects AZZ Incorporated (NYSE: AZZ) to post its earnings for the first quarter at $0.59 per share. AZZ’s shares gained 0.13% to close at $38.74 yesterday. Analysts expect KB Home (NYSE: KBH) to report a loss of $0.30 per share...

Analysts at Jefferies & Co initiate coverage of ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB) with a "hold" rating. ABB’s shares gained 1.08% to close at $18.64 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Cusick's Corner The Euro is up -- overseas markets showed strength. There has been some flight from safety today – Gold is down, Dollar down and money has flowed to other sectors like Energy. BP is up after yesterday’s plunge in the stock (see Implied Volatility Movers) and Transocean (RIG) has...