ByGregChangMay23(Bloomberg)--Alongadustytwo-lanehighwayinCalifornia'sMojaveDesert,550,000mirrorspointskywardtomakesteamforelectricity.GoogleInc.,ChevronCorp.andGoldmanSachsGroupInc.arebettingthisenergywillbecomecheaperthancoal.The1,000-acreplantusesconcentratedsunlighttogeneratepowerforasmanyas112,500homesinSouthernCalifornia.Risingnaturalgaspricesandemissionslimitsmaymakesolarthermalthefaste...[
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ByEileenAjConnelly,APBusinessWriterTechovertakesfinancialsaslargestsectorinS&P500;energygainingasoilpricesriseNEWYORK(AP)--Forthefirsttimesincethebubbleburstearlierthisdecade,informationtechnologystockshaveovertakenfinancialsasthelargestsectorbymarketvalueintheStandard&Poor's500index.Butthatalignmentmightnotlastforlong--soaringoilpriceshavehelpedlifttheen...[
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FridayMay23,5:12pmETBig1st-qtrearnings,salesliftsolarcellmakerSuntechPowerHoldingsNEWYORK(AP)--SuntechPowerHoldingsCo.Ltd.'sAmericanDepositarySharesroseFridayafterthesolarcellmakerpostedstrongfirst-quarterresultsthateasilybeatWallStreetexpectations.Adjustedearningsroughlydoubledto35centsperADSonrevenueof$434.5million.Analystswereexpecting,onaverageaprofitof28centsperADSonrevenueof$378million,...[
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by:BrianA.Davispostedon:May22,2008|aboutstocks:AKS/APA/BP/CLF/COF/COP/DBO/DIA/DNR/OIL/PQ/SPY/TAN/USO/X/XOM/ZEUSInbaseball,atripleplayisthemostcovetedeventforthedefensiveteam.One,two,three,andtheinningisover.Itcansaveapitcher,showcaseateam’sdefensiveabilities,shutdowntheoffense,andmostimportantlywinthegame.Unfortunately,itappearstheUnitedStatesisontheoffensiveendofthistripleplay.TheLineDrivetoShor...[
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ByJebBlountMay20(Bloomberg)--PetroleoBrasileiroSA,whichinNovemberannouncedthelargestWesternHemisphereoildiscoveryinthreedecades,planstoorder40oildrillingshipsanddrillplatformsworthabout$30billionfordeliveryby2017.Thedeep-waterdrillingshipsandsemi-submersiblerigswillexploreforoilandgasinseasupto3kilometers(1.9miles)deep,Petrobras,astheRiodeJaneiro-basedcompanyisknown,saidinastatement.TransoceanInc....[
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Atechnicalanalysisstrategythatusesatrailingstopandreversemethodcalled"SAR,"orstop-and-reversal,todeterminegoodexitandentrypoints.
ThismethodwasdevelopedbyJ.WellsWilder.Basically,ifthestockistradingbelowtheparabolicSARyoushouldsell.IfthestockpriceisabovetheSARthenyoushouldbuy(orstaylong).
IntroductiontotheParabolicSAR
byInvestopediaStaff,(Investopedia.com)
The'parabolicSAR'isan...[
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byJasonVanBergenInallformsoflong-terminvestingandshort-termtrading,decidingtheappropriatetimetoexitapositionisjustas(ifnotmore)importantasdeterminingthebesttimetoenterintoyourposition.Buying(orselling,inthecaseofashortposition)isarelativelylessemotionalactionthanselling(orbuying,inthecaseofashortposition).Whenitcomestimetoexitthepositionyourprofitsarestaringyoudirectlyintheface,butperhapsyoua...[
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ByYoshifumiTakemotoandWendyPughMay20(Bloomberg)--NipponSteelCorp.,theworld'ssecond-biggestmakerofthemetal,wantstoinvestinCia.ValedoRioDoce's$1.4billionplannedcoalmineinMozambiquetoproviderawmaterialsascostsrise.Tokyo-basedNipponSteeltoldBrazil'sVale,theworld'sbiggestironoreexporter,it'sinterestedinthemine,ShojiMuneoka,whobecamepresidentlastmonth,saidinaninterview.Cokingcoalpricestripledthisyeartoa...[
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ByLynnThomassonandMichaelPattersonMay19(Bloomberg)--Stocksindevelopingcountriesadvancedforasixthday,erasingtheMSCIEmergingMarketsIndex's2008loss,asrecord-breakingralliesinoil,coalandsoybeansboostedequitiesfromRiodeJaneirotoMoscow.GerdauSA,PTBumiResourcesandOAOLukoilledthereboundasrisingglobaldemandandthefallingdollarpushedoilabove$127abarrel.StocksinBrazil,TaiwanandRussiapropelledtheindex,whichlos...[
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ByMARKHULBERTPublished:May18,2008MARKETtiming—tryingtojumpintooroutofthestockmarketjustbeforeralliesanddeclines—isnotoriouslydifficult.Mostinvestorswouldprobablybebetteroffstickingwithabuy-and-holdstrategy.Nevertheless,anyonetryingtobeattheoddsmaybeinterestedinamarketindicatorwithanexcellenttrackrecord—andithasjustflashedabuysignal.Ofcourse,itisjustonesignpost,soproceedwithcaution.Butitmayhelps...[
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