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Solar Firms Expand As Solar Electricity Costs Fall

Solar-generated electricity is becoming cheaper than the grid in more cities, prompting residential solar installers to look for growth in more markets. Electricity from rooftop solar systems is now cheaper than local utility rates in 42 of the 50 U.S. largest cities, according to “Going Solar in America,” a report that North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering released in January. Yet most folks still view solar as a “technological

Bubble Signals Mute As Nasdaq Nears Year 2000 Peak

The euphoria of the tech bubble of the late 1990s was a party for the ages, resulting in a giant hangover that, observers say, isn’t being repeated 15 years later. Companies then were spending, spending, spending to build this thing called the Internet, with little regard to the bottom line. Sales of personal computers and not-very-smart cellphones were soaring. People clamored to own tech and Internet stocks, any of them, as the media spouted

Veeva’s Q4 Beat, Buyout Fail To Impress Market

Cloud company Veeva Systems late Tuesday beat Q4 earnings estimates, but its guidance was basically in line. The company announced a buyout, and shares plunged after hours. For fiscal Q4 ended Jan. 31, Veeva (VEEV) made 12 cents a share excluding one-time items, up 71% from the year-earlier quarter and 3 cents above analysts’ consensus, according to Thomson Reuters. Sales rose 39% to $87 million, about $2 million above consensus. For the year, the