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Now that Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) is bankrupt, Wall Street is rethinking their perceptions on the solar industry—particularly companies like First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR). First the backstory. If you had a solar panel for every expert that got airtime in the financial...

The new earnings season gets underway this week, with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) on deck Tuesday and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Friday. By and large, analysts expect to see year-over-year growth in per-share earnings for the quarter from both of these S&P 500...

Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) latest console, Wii U, is expected to outperform its predecessor when it is released on November 18. IHS (NYSE: IHS) researchers estimate that global sales of the new console will reach 3.5 million units by the end of December 2012. The original Wii sold 3.1 million units...

FedEx (NYSE: FDX), an ostensible bellwether of the global economy, is on tap to share its most recent quarterly results this week, and analysts anticipate slightly lower per-share earnings compared to the same period a year ago. However, the forecasts for tech companies Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE...

This week's prominent quarterly reports include those from FedEx, Oracle and Nike, which analysts expect to post year-over-year earnings growth. Discover Financial and Gamestop are expected to report earnings growth as well, but Tiffany's per-share earnings for the most recent quarter are forecast...

GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, March 13, before the markets open. Shares have fallen since the release in February of a research report that outlined how budget cuts at the Pentagon could lead to less use of commercial imaging satellites. But that...

The week (and the new year) will start off quietly, as far as quarterly reports are concerned. Things will pick up a little steam later in the week as Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) each step into...

If you like two-year cell phone contracts, get ready for a two-year commitment to Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA). According to IHS iSuppli Home & Consumer Electronics research, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the (obvious) opportunity to develop a “lucrative new business model” despite the “weak market...

Goldman Sachs reiterated its Neutral rating on IHS (NYSE: IHS). At the same time, Goldman raised its price target on the company's stock from $82 to $88. In a research report published today, Goldman states, "We think shares could trade in a choppy fashion post the result, before resuming...

Morgan Stanley is raising its revenue estimate on IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) to $1.3bn from $1.29bn, “but maintaining our adj. EBITDA estimate of $395M.” “IHS just missed our Q2 EPS, as costs from acquisitions pressured margins,” Morgan Stanley writes. “Revenue beat our estimates and FY guidance implies...