Sempra Energy  (SRE) Trade Now »     Rate SRE  -  Discuss SRE  -  Add to Watch List        

Delaware has long been home to a wide range of corporations, and according to the state’s own site, over 60% of the Fortune 500 are incorporated in the state, even though the vast majority are technically based somewhere else.

First Solar (FSLR) shares are higher this morning after the company announced a deal to build a 48 MW ground-mounted photovoltaic power plant for Sempra Generation, a unit of Sempra Energy (SRE), expanding a 10 MW plant First Solar built for Sempra in 2008 near Boulder City, Nevada.

First Solar will design, engineer and built the plant, with construction to start this year; when completed in 2010, the 58 MW project will be the largest solar power plant in North America.

The facility is adjacent to an existing 480 MW power plant, about 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas.

It’s no secret that San Diego is awash in foreclosures. Indeed, Realty Trac lists 18,885 bank-owned homes in the county and another 12,041 in pre-foreclosure. Given that kind of distressed supply, prices have fallen dramatically — about 30 percent, according to this report.

Filed under: Options, SanDisk Corp (SNDK)

SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) is recently trading at $22.65 in pre-open trading, above its close of $15.04. Samsung Electronics made public a $5.8 billion offer to purchase SNDK. SNDK, a supplier of flash storage cards, rejected Samsung's buyout proposal. SNDK overall option implied volatility of 79 is above its 26-week average of 63 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movements.

Filed under: Options, SanDisk Corp (SNDK)

SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) is recently trading at $22.65 in pre-open trading, above its close of $15.04. Samsung Electronics made public a $5.8 billion offer to purchase SNDK. SNDK, a supplier of flash storage cards, rejected Samsung's buyout proposal. SNDK overall option implied volatility of 79 is above its 26-week average of 63 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movements.