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Alternative Energy Stocks Closed Down as Dow Recovers

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Alternative energy stocks closed mixed with a bias toward the downside despite the Dow recovering from its two day slide.  Renewed hopes of a consumer recovery ignited  by oil’s regained downward momentum overcame early inflation news. The Dow finished the day up .72% at 11,615.93 and oil dropped back to $114.80 as inventories continue to [...]

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Alternative Energy Stocks Closed Mixed as Purer Plays Show Strength

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Stocks whose core business is more heavily invested alternative energies showed some strength while companies with adjacent interests in AE stocks like automakers took a hit as the Dow fell .94% under continued economic and global concerns. Oil gained over $3 as the conflict in Georgia put their share of the world’s oil supply at [...]

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Alternative Energy Stocks Close Mixed While Dow Falters and Oil Continues to Deflate

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Alternative Energy Stocks had a mixed day as the Dow lost its momentum and gave back 1.19% to close at 11,642.47 on renewed credit worries.  Reports of that oil demand during the first half of 2008 fell by an average 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) compared with the same period a year ago , the [...]

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Alternative Energy Stocks Close Higher as Dow Strengthens and Oil Falls Again

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Alternative Energy Stocks had a mixed day with an upward bias as the Dow continued to show strength on declining oil, a continuing weak Euro surging .41% to 11782.35. Oil fell below $113 before rebounding slightly but still down at $114.
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Alternative Energy Stocks Close Up as Dow Surges, Oil Collapses and EU Sinks

August 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Biofuel and Nuclear spoiled what was otherwise a winning day for alternative energy stocks as the Dow surged more than 300 points to close up 2.65% at 11,734.32.    The Dollar acted more like the dollar of old and strengthened again today as the EU took a good old fashioned kick in the groin and fell [...]

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Alternative Energy Stocks Close Mixed While Dow Struggles Under Renewed Economic Concerns

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Renewed economic concerns, spurred on by American International Group Inc’s unexpected loss and Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s forecast of lower sales growth took the Dow down and Alternative Energy Stocks struggled as a result, closing mixed but leaning toward the downside as well.  Oil rebounded  $1.47 on heightened worries about a direct conflict between Israel and [...]

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Alternative Energy Stocks Close Mixed as Oil Continues its Slide

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Alternative Energy Stocks were mixed today as the Dow moved up, buoyed by a strengthening dollar, generally encouraging economic news and oil’s continued slide.  The Dow closed up .35% to close at 11,656.07.  Oil plummeted near the end of the market and bounced off $117 even to close at $118.33.
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Alternative Energy Stocks Close Broadly Down As Congress Adjourns Without Extending Tax Credits

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Alternative energy stocks closed generally down as the Dow got hit for .37% on more economic doom and gloom from the pundits; this despite oil taking a huge hit as the day wound to a close finishing at $120.81.  The price of oil actually dipped below $120 for just the briefest of moments before scratching [...]

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Biofuel Stocks Hang on to Modest Gains as Alternative Energy Stocks Close Down

August 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Alternative energy stocks closed down as the Dow got hit following gloomy reports from GM combined with surging oil over renewed concerns after Washington set the weekend as a deadline for key crude producer Iran to reply to an international offer of incentives for a freeze in its nuclear drive.   The Dow closed  down .45% [...]

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Geothermal Sector Leads the Field as Alternative Energy Stocks Close Up

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Geothermal stocks led all but two Alternative Energy Stock sectors higher with a perfect score as every issue either gained or stayed even. The Dow continued its upward push closing up strongly again today with a 186.13 point gain at 11,583.69. The rally was fueled by improving job numbers and seemed to [...]

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