Robert Martin

Robert Martin

InvestorPlace Writer

Robert Martin is a blogger who covers consumer and financial news with a nod to the stock market. He enjoys writing about business and making money doing it.

In 2013, Robert joined InvestorPlace.com in Rockville, MD, as a staff writer.

Recent Articles

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) Stock Booms on Buyout Rumors

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

AK Steel (AKS) shot up by 8% on Friday amid unsubstantiated rumors that Mitsui was mulling a buyout. Shorts in AKS stock are scattering.

First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) Stock Slides on Yieldco Exit Request

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

First Solar (FSLR) says it wants out of its 8point3 (CAFD) joint-venture yieldco with SunPower (SPWR), leading to more selling in FSLR stock.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Stock Fends Off the Death Cross

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Battered E&P firm Chesapeake Energy (CHK) is getting the best of the bears right now, with CHK stock popping another 6%-plus Tuesday.

Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Stock Soars 13% on Sale Chatter

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Office supply titan Staples (SPLS) reportedly is considering selling out to private equity. SPLS stock is up double digits Tuesday as a result.

First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), Solar Stocks Pop on Carbon Tax Talk

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

First Solar (FSLR) and other solar stocks gained Tuesday on reports that Washington is mulling a carbon tax, a potential boon for FSLR stock.

Why Novocure Ltd (NVCR) Stock Just Popped 50%

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Novocure's (NVCR) brain cancer treatment Optune reported strong Phase 3 trial data. As a result, NVCR stock is popping to 8-month highs.

Tesla Inc (TSLA) Delivers 25,000 Vehicles in Q1, Tops Estimates

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Tesla (TSLA) should get a bump Monday after Sunday's news that the company delivered 25,000 units in Q1, topping expectations.

3 Reasons Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock Could Retreat

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Amazon.com (AMZN) is trading around all-time highs, so bears are scarce. But AMZN stock could have a rough ride for the next month or so.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Is Strangling the Shorts

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) is starting to make mincemeat out of short-term bears. But how much gas does this rally in CHK stock have left?

Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) Stock Flies 20%, Clobbers the Shorts

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer

Sears (SHLD) might still be dying, but a massive short crowd is kindling for a quick red-hot run in SHLD stock that continued Tuesday.

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