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Americans spent more money on gasoline in 2012 than in any other year... ever. Meanwhile, here in 2013, retail gasoline prices spiked to $3.60 a gallon on average -- $3.94 on the West Coast -- the sharpest rise in prices seen in the past three months.

High short interest and negative commentary haven't deterred the share price of three battleground stocks from flying.

SolarCity Corporation dipped 8.36% to $32.88 in the pre-market session after the company was downgraded by analysts from Credit Suisse from "Outperform" to "Neutral". Sky-mobi Limited shares fell 6.43% to $2.91in the pre-market trading.

Net sales were $755 million in the quarter, a decrease of $320 million from the fourth quarter of 2012 and an increase of $258 million from the first quarter of 2012.

Yet even after that hard-fought record, the S&P didn't stop rising, setting 11 more records, culminating in yesterday's new high of 1,634, almost 65 points higher than the index's March 28 close.

Give yourself an advantage in today's market. In order to become successful, you need to have information as it happens and understand how it plays out into future stock price.

The Dow and the S&P 500 both have been setting new records lately, and some investors might be getting nervous about a pullback.

The post-earning reaction of a stock should not dictate your decision as to whether or not to invest in a company.

Stocks have recovered from a lackluster open to trade modestly higher this afternoon, with both the Dow and S&P 500 touching new record highs yet again today.

Growing Stock Report expands its NASDAQ Solar Stock Weekly Watch List adding First Solar, Inc.

's stock had its "neutral" rating reaffirmed by Goldman Sachs in a research note issued on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

Give yourself an advantage in today's market. In order to become successful, you need to have information as it happens and understand how it plays out into future stock price.

With shares of SunPower Corporation trading at around $15.18, is SPWR an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let's analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework : SunPower has seen a lot of volatility lately.

Stocks to Watch from The Survey - Earnings reports are not streaming in at the break-neck speed of a few weeks ago, but they continue to flow at a steady pace, keeping investors on their toes.

"The Dow Jones Industrial Average tried to continue its assault on 15K yesterday, but to no avail," noted Schaeffer's Senior Options Strategist Tony Venosa, CMT.

Meanwhile, demand is soaring -- for a variety of reasons. China plans to install an ambitious 10 gigawatts of solar capacity this year.

Editor's Note: Related tickers: Tesla Motors Inc , First Solar, Inc. , MBIA Inc.

First Solar updated its FY13 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.00-4.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.28, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

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First Solar, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2013.