Solar stocks clobbered
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The U.S. solar industry's tax credits might end up melting away sooner than expected. Many parts of the U.S. were sunny on Tuesday, but that happy situation didn't extend metaphorically to solar energy stocks.
SunRun shares plummeted Tuesday, leading a steep sell-off in solar energy stocks after the Senate maintained the full removal of clean-energy tax credits in its version of the budget bill. Monitor these key chart levels.
The solar industry has been trading jabs all year, but Washington may have delivered the knockout punch. Consequently, solar stocks have taken their investors on a steep slide, with the trend pointing mostly south.
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Solar stocks tumbled amid worries that Congress may phase out tax credits for solar, wind and other energy sources that produce fewer emissions that change the Earth’s climate.
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