World Economy and Markets

October 8, 2012

Solar City Corp. (SCTY) – Buy or Sell Deep Dive Analysis and Review of IPO

Solar Stocks have performed terribly in the past couple of years and have been a very painful experience for long term solar investors. The bad performance […]
October 6, 2012

Jinko Solar Panel Review of Sale Price

Jinko Solar Updated on: 13/10/2014 Jinko Solar works on a vertically integrated model, producing crystalline ingots, wafers, cells, and crystalline PV panels. The company is one […]
October 4, 2012

All Nuclear Power Plants in Europe are Unsafe – $32 billion required for Safety

Nuclear Power which supplies more than 15% of the world’s electricity is doing a serious examination of its benefits compared to the massive risks. Nuclear Advantages […]
October 3, 2012

Investment Banking under Siege as DB Employees get poisoned amidst Shrinking Revenues

Investment Banking which used to be the profession of choice for every MBA and Financial Professional can’t seem to find a break. The death of Lehman […]
October 3, 2012

What we Found Interesting in the World Today

Geopolitics/ Economy Squeezed by High Feed Prices and Regulated Milk Price California Dairies go Bankrupt Tech Jolla (started by Nokia alumnus) raises $250 million to launch […]
October 1, 2012

Renesola Solar Panel Review

Renesola was established in 2005 and is a leading global photovoltaic manufacturer. The company has its own R&D team and advanced production equipment. Renesola is a […]
September 28, 2012

Bulgarian Solar Industry in Spanish Déjà vu as Investors Sue Government Over

The Bulgarian Government is set to face numerous lawsuits from investors in solar power plants as it imposes electricity grid fees on existing solar power plants […]
September 26, 2012

Solar and Wind Power Decrease Electricity Costs across Europe deflating Renewable Energy Critics

Europe through enlightened green power policies has installed massive Renewable Energy capacities in wind and solar power. Though there have been some issues and the costs […]
September 26, 2012

Chinese Government on Diplomatic Overdrive as Anti Dumping Duties on Solar Exports Threatens Thousands of Solar Jobs

India has become the latest country to contemplate anti dumping duties on imports of Chinese solar panels which have all but wiped out the country’s solar […]
September 25, 2012

Why Germany has the Highest Solar Power Capacity in the World

Germany is the definite number one solar power country in the world. The latest numbers reveal that 28 GW of solar is connected to the grid […]
September 21, 2012

The Chinese Solar Ship sinks being hit by Europe’s Anti Dumping Iceberg

China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels and its intermediates like crystalline silicon ingots, wafers and cells. The country is also the biggest exporter […]
September 21, 2012

Note to Investors betting on Perpetually Rising Indian Real Estate Prices – Japanese Real Estate Prices down for 21st year in a Row

Real Estate Bubble in India Indian real estate prices are one of the highest in the world in terms of affordability as median real estate price […]
September 20, 2012

Michael Pettis vs Jeremy Grantham – Who is Right on Commodities

Commodity Market Two of the most respected market analysts have radically opposite positions on where the commodity cycle is right now. While Michael Pettis thinks that […]
September 19, 2012

What QE Infinity means for you – Must Read Intelligent Reactions to Limitless Quantities Easing by the US Federal Reserve

The QE Infinity program of Quantitative Easing launched by the US Federal Reserve has left even the most cynical Fed watcher shocked by the quantum of […]
September 17, 2012

Apple iPhone 5 Fails to Impress with no Major New Features or Functions – Still a Great Short

Apple’s iPhone 5 There was massive media hoopla over the announcement of Apple’s new iPhone upgrade to iPhone 5 with the global mass media going into […]
September 14, 2012

Bankrupt Greece Sees a Huge Increase in Solar Subsidy Expense in 2012 Driven by Blind Governance

Solar subsidies in general have always been a boom and a bust story with very few countries managing to get it right. In Europe, in particular […]
September 11, 2012

Europe Initiates History’s Biggest Anti-dumping Case Against Chinese Solar Panel Imports of 21 Billion Euros

Europe-China Anti Dumping Trade War Initiates The worst fears of the Chinese solar panel producers have come true with Europe starting the history’s biggest anti dumping […]
September 10, 2012

Bull Market or Bear Market – Two Contradictory Views

Stock Market One of the most fascinating things about the stock markets is that there are as many views and opinions about the markets as the […]
September 10, 2012

Japanese Industrial Conglomerates follow Korean Shipbuilders into Offshore Wind Energy

Investment in Offshore Wind Energy The growth potential in offshore wind energy has attracted a large number of top global industrial conglomerates despite the industry not […]
September 9, 2012

Hon Hai drives a Hard Bargain with beleaguered Japanese Solar Leader Sharp Industries

Sharp strikes a deal with Hon Hai Sharp Industries is in a very bad shape losing billions of dollars last year as its TV and solar […]
September 7, 2012

Rise of Vietnamese Kleptocracy – How 24 year old daughter of Politburo Member became CEO of a Billion Dollar State owned Company

The story of princelings in China is quite well known with the sons and daughters of powerful members of the Chinese Communist Party ruling billion dollar […]
September 7, 2012

Australian state of Victoria to cut Solar Subsidies by 70% as previous 60% cut fails to dampen the Boom

Solar Power/ Subsidies Victoria, Australia Australian Solar Power  has seen a massive boom of rooftop solar power plants as various states in Australia have offered generous […]
September 6, 2012

Fierce Competition and Shrinking Revenue Pool to see more Investment Banking Down Sizing

Job Cuts in the Esteemed Investment Banks The retrenchment in the Investment Banking Business seems to be never ending with a DB report predicting further job […]
September 5, 2012

Queensland Power Utility forced to downsize as Rooftop Solar Generation Booms

Solar Power in Queensland, Australia When you talk about solar energy, most of the world’s attention is directed towards Germany which has installed an incredible 7 […]
August 30, 2012

Japanese Homebuilders want a piece of the Solar Boom in Japan

Solar Energy – Japan The Japanese Government announced a very lucrative subsidy scheme for solar energy in Japan following the Fukushima disaster. Note Japan gets only […]
August 30, 2012

European Solar Carnage continues as Solar Panel Companies fall like nine pins against the Chinese Onslaught

European Solar Companies Solar Companies in Europe have been falling like nine pins for almost a year now and the carnage shows no sign of stopping. […]
August 28, 2012

Is China setting itself for a Big Crash as PMI drops precariously Massive Industrial Oversupply

Chinese Economy China is one of the biggest mysteries for investors and economists with most data emanating from China rated suspect even by the Chinese leaders […]
August 27, 2012

The Best Chinese Solar Companies heavily Outperform the Badly Managed Over Debted Solar Firms in 2012 as Mr. Market Prices in Bankruptcy

The whole solar panel industry has been in a tailspin as the massive solar glut takes toll of the whole industry. The industry downturn which started […]
August 25, 2012

Global Green Battles – China Fires Back at USA for Subsidizing Green Energy Projects, Mulls Duty on European Solar Imports as well

Global Green Battles The Global Green War had started with the US imposing duties on imports of Chinese made solar panels and cells. Subsequently dumping charges […]
August 23, 2012

CEO of one of biggest Korean Chinese Solar groups goes to Jail after Siphoning Company Cash

Hanwha Hanwha Chairman has got a sentence of 4 years to serve in jail after being found guilty of using company cash for personal use (all […]