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Friday is finally here.  We have some real duds this morning that are going to be glad to have this week behind them based upon their news moves.  We have provided the price move, the volume, and added color and relevant data around the news summaries for each. AP Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: APPA) is getting [...]

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) closed at $136.74, down over 1% in regular trading.  The company gave mixed guidance for all of 2010 that is actually being well received by the after-hours trading session.  UPDATE: at 5:57 PM EST we have shares now up only 2.75% at $140.50 (at 4:43 PM EST we had shares [...]

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) (NASDAQ: SPWRB) is taking it on the chin.  We have seen at least two analyst downgrades after last night’s disclosure that it was “reviewing unsubstantiated accounting entries.”  In short, accounting irregularities may be there.  No one wants to see this in a stock, particularly in a battered solar stock.  At 8:44 [...]

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) closed at $33.30 before its earnings of $0.42 EPS as revenues rose 56% to $466 million vs. Thomson Reuters estimates of $0.40 EPS and $420.1M revenue; Gross margin was down 1.9% at 20.7%.  The problem is mixed guidance: $1.15 to $1.25 EPS for 2009 vs. $1.21 consensus on revenues of $1.425 [...]

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a screamer after the close after the online retail giant posted $0.45 EPS on a 27% revenue gain of $5.45 billion, Thomson Reuters was at $0.33 EPS and $5.03B in revenues.  The guidance was $8.12 to $9.12 billion vs. $8.12 billion estimates. FULL NEWS at 24/7 Wall Street.  AMZN: $107.56, [...]

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) managed and upside surprise for the quarter and guided higher for the year. SPWRA has traded 833,000 shares after the close and is up almost 18% at $29.25 as of 5:26 PM EST.  The SPWRB shares are up almost 19% at $25.60, but on volume of 122,000 since the close.  SPWRA [...]

Solar energy stocks are mostly higher in premarket trading this morning, after UBS upgraded Sunpower Corporation (Nasdaq – SPWRA) to a Buy, calling it the best-positioned U.S. solar play. The positive sentiment is also spilling over to many other names in the group, as they all can potentially benefit from the same trends UBS says [...]

SOLAR STOCKS ON FIRE……..  As of 1:25 PM EST First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR)  $155.38 (+$21.40) Day’s Range: $135.65 to $158.49; 52wk Range: $85.28 to $317.00 Volume:    5,305,547; Avg Vol: 4.1 million LDK Solar Co. (NYSE: LDK) $8.35  +$2.46; +41.77%) Day’s Range: $6.20 to $8.47; 52wk-Range: $3.75 to $52.40 Volume:    8,962,559 Avg Vol: 2.2 million [...]

There are several stocks this morning seeing rather large moves based on analyst calls rather than on news out of the companies themselves.  These are the price change indications as of 8:25 AM EST: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA) Cut to Sell from Hold at Canaccord Adams; shares down almost 4%. Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) Started [...]

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) is being hammered hard this morning after teh solar stock lowered its guidance.  The company said that the rise in the US Dollar is hurting earnings.  Outside of currencies, it maintained guidance. It sees Q4 revenues between $388 and $418 million and net income of at $0.58 to $0.65 on an [...]