According to Forecast: LDK is up by +5.7% in pre-market

According to Forecast: LDKis up by +5.7% in pre-market today.
http://stockpicks247.blogspot.com/2011/05/why-solar-stocks-now-ldk-ipo-and.html
It is just a beginning of the correction.
See also daily forecasts in:
http://iknowfirst.com/

Good news for LDK - Germany pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022

Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its nuclear power plants.

Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen made the announcement after a meeting of the ruling coalition that lasted into the early hours of Monday.

Chancellor Angela Merkel had set up an ethics panel to look into nuclear power following the disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan.

Germany saw mass anti-nuclear protests in the wake of the disaster.

'Sustainable energy' in  Germany - currently 25% of its energy come from Solar

The Fukushima plant was crippled by the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, causing radioactive leaks that spurred anti-nuclear protests in Germany.

Before March's moratorium on the older power plants, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its energy.

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LDK Solar is up 15% in 2 days according to our forecast

LDK  is up 15%  in 2 days according to our forecast - see our previous posts regarding Solar industry.
http://stockpicks247.blogspot.com/2011/05/why-solar-stocks-now-ldk-ipo-and.html
It is just a beginning of the correction.
See also daily forecasts in:
http://iknowfirst.com/
To my experience you would make right decisions.

Top Stock Picks For May: Since May 1 TNE Is Up By 10% , LVLT Is Up By 40%

Top Stock Picks For May: Since May 1- TNE Is Up By 10% ,  

                                        LVLT Is Up By 40%

http://iknowfirst.com/node/101

In Accordance With the 90 day Forecast, X and STP down ~30%

In Accordance With the  90 day Forecast, issued on  February  20, 2011,
X and STP down ~30%
http://iknowfirst.com/

China gets 60% of 2010 global solar market Buying Solar Panels from China is much better

Nine of the top 15 solar panel makers in the world are from China:
LDK, YGE, TSL, JASO, SPWRA, STP, CSIQ, CSUN, JKS
Greater China continues to increase production of solar cells, exporting more than 90 percent of its product, according to a report entitled 'Opportunities in the Solar Market for Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells,' recently published by The Information Network.
"Greater China manufactured nearly 60 percent of the worldwide solar cells in 2010 and exported more than 90 percent, noted Dr. Robert Castellano, president of The Information Network. "As the world moves to alternative energy sources, it begs the question:
 "Which is Worse: Buying Solar Panels from China or Oil from OPEC?"

The answer for the question is: 
Buying Solar Panels from China is much  better
 it is Green and with out any pollution

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800643109_765245_NT_d8198965.HTM?click_from=8800079221,8622148670,2011-05-23,EEOL,ARTICLE_ALERT

Apple iPAD is not evolution but a real revolution in the computer industry.

Apple iPAD is not evolution but a real revolution in the computer industry.
In my opinion it would change home and office computers use in coming years and drive AAPL stock to new highs.

In Accordance With the Forecast: LVLT +21.7%, VIX +15.7% in 14 days

In Accordance With the  Forecast: LVLT +21.7%, VIX +15.7%  from 1/05/2011 see the link below:

http://iknowfirst.com/

Positive for AAPL - China Mobile and Apple agree on LTE-TDD iPhone

3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), is the latest standard in the mobile network technology tree that produced the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies.

While the signs are that the next iPhone will not feature LTE, Apple has “reached consensus” with China Mobile on the use of the carrier’s forthcoming TDD-LTE network for a future iPhone.

China Mobile is the world’s largest operator with just under 600 million subscribers, according to Informa statistics

This is very positive news for AAPL

http://www.telecoms.com/27943/china-mobile-and-apple-agree-on-lte-tdd-iphone/

Warm wellcome to LinkedIn Corp.’s - LNKD-Business Community Facebook

LinkedIn Corp.’s shares more than doubled to $106.7 in their public trading debut Thursday, a jump reminiscent of the heyday of investors’ love affair with Internet stocks in the late 1990s.

The shares soared 138 per cent, or $62.64, to $107.90 in late morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange, far exceeding the $45 initial public offering price.

LNKD
LinkedIn Corp.’s is Business Community Facebook
Read more: 
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/LinkedIn+share+prices+soar+NYSE+debut/4810099/story.html#ixzz1Moc6ksOM

Daily Forecast NBG, URRE

In accordance with forecast NBG, URRE  are up:
http://iknowfirst.com/

GT Solar (SOLR ) shares are rising on Wednesday

 GT Solar shares are rising on Wednesday after the solar equipment vendor signed its largest polysilicon equipment deal -- and largest single deal in company history - with South Korean polysilicon giant OCI.

OCI is paying $228 million for polysilicon reactors that will hit GT Solar's books in the first fiscal quarter of 2012.

LDK is years ahead of OCI

GT Solar shares were up between 7% on Wednesday to a new 52-week high of $12.32, and had reached their average daily trading volume at the mid-day mark. Shares had hit a previous 52-week high of $12.13 on Monday

http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/11123588/1/solar-winners-gt-solars-biggest-order-ever.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

In Accordance With the Forecast, Commodities Climb

In Accordance With The Yesterday's Forecast, Commodities Climb, Oil Gains, Wheat Is Up By 7% 

http://iknowfirst.com/node/88

According to Forecast: PSTI is up by +12.5% in 2 days

PSTI is up by +12.5% in 2 days  http://iknowfirst.com/node/86

Daily forecast: OIL is up

Tip for today: USO, OIL, DBO
http://iknowfirst.com/

HIDDEN DANGERS - Danger Signs for the U.S from nuclear power plants

 HIDDEN DANGERS

In Japan Reactor Failings, Danger Signs for the U.S

TOKYO — Emergency vents that American officials have said would prevent devastating hydrogen explosions at nuclear plants in the United States were put to the test in Japan — and failed to work, according to experts and officials with the company that operates the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant.

The failure of the vents calls into question the safety of similar nuclear power plants in the United States and Japan. After the venting failed at the Fukushima plant, the hydrogen gas fueled explosions that spewed radioactive materials into the atmosphere, reaching levels about 10 percent of estimated emissions at Chernobyl, according to Japan’s nuclear regulatory agency.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/world/asia/18japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Renewable Energy is the Solution

China Stocks May Go Crazy in Second Half 2011
China stocks LDK,DANG,CHL, JKS, TSL, YGE are extremly oversold and GS chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim O'Neill,said on 15/05 at a ceremony for Goldman Sachs in Beijing, very encouraging words for a big rally in China-based stocks and a general global stock market rally in the second half of 2011.
4 of 6 stocks mentioned by Jim O'Neill are from Solar Sector

Tip of the day PSTI

Tip of the day PSTI
http://iknowfirst.com/ from 16/05/11

TNE and VIX (VXX) are green in red Market

TNE and VIX (VXX) are green in red Market
In good agreement with prediction.
Check the forecast from 1st of May   in:
http://iknowfirst.com/

Why Solar Stocks now - LDK IPO and Fukushima lesson

News from today: Japan moves people beyond bigger Fukushima no-go zone

Residents have been moved further away from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as the no-go zone is extended and repair works are halted.

Japanese engineers have abandoned their latest attempt to stabilize a stricken reactor at the Fukushima plant.
The power plant was badly damaged by the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
A wider evacuation zone was decided upon last month as radiation levels were expected to increase, making the move necessary.

The towns are more than 30km from the Fukushima plant, which is continuing to leak radioactive material.

Japan is to reconsider plans to increase its reliance on nuclear power in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima plant

More than 80,000 local residents living within a 20km radius of the plant have been evacuated from their homes.

Agriculture and businesses have been hit and there is no timescale yet for allowing residents to return, although a small group were allowed inside the no-go zone briefly on Tuesday to gather belongings.

Total compensation claims are not yet known, but analysts say they may be more than $100bn.

Nuclear plants currently supply about 30% of Japan's electricity.

Addressing a news conference: "The current basic energy policy envisages that over 50% of total electricity supply will come from nuclear power while more than 20% will come from renewable power in 2030," Mr Kan- Japan Prime Minister said.

According to UN:

Renewable Energy Could Power 80% of the World by 2050

The link is below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/09...

So no doubt Solar Companies would shine

Please pay attention to LDK today with  Deutsche is lead for LDK $1 BILLION IPO

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/...

Top hedge fund and mutual fund gurus like LRCX in the semiconductor equipment industry

3 out of 4 top hedge fund and mutual fund gurus like in the semiconductor equipment industry LRCX

Noticeably absent from the list of top sector holdings of hedge funds and mutual funds concentrated in the semiconductor equipment industry are the world's number one and two leading semiconductor equipment company, Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) and Dutch manufacturer of lithography systems ASML Holding NV (ASML). At $18-20 billion each, together they account for 38% of the market capitalization of the entire sector, so it would be natural to expect both AMAT and ASML to be a core holding of top hedge funds and mutual funds

concentrated in the sector, so their absence is especially noteworthy.

One should also check influence of Fukushima crisis on the industry.

Data on hedge funds from http://www.hedgetracker.com/index.php

LVLT: 25% In 10 Days

 The daily forecast from May 1 of I Know First

http://iknowfirst.com/node/82

I Know First  is a market forecasting system that predicts daily more than 150 investment channels: Stocks, currencies and commodities.

Stocks to watch Monday: Lowe’s, J.C. Penney Urban Outfitters also reporting quarterly results.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are Lowe’s Cos., J.C. Penney Co. and Urban Outfitters Inc.

Lowe’s LOW -0.85% is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 36 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.

J.C. Penney JCP -0.21% is forecast to post earnings of 26 cents a share in the first quarter.

Urban Outfitters URBN -1.12% is estimated to report a profit of 25 cents a share in the first quarter.

The full article:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stocks-to-watch-monday-lowes-jc-penney-2011-05-13