International Business News - CSUN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies declined Tuesday as Wall Street advanced slightly amid sinking oil prices. Oil prices fell as much as $6 a barrel, bringing crude down $10 this week and hurling prices back to levels not seen since June 26. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-decline.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:23:27 EDT Shares solar cell maker Trina Solar Ltd. fell Tuesday, joining a decline among most other Chinese solar energy companies. Goldman Sachs analyst Jason Channell, citing "cash flow concerns" in a client note, moved Trina shares to his "Conviction Sell" list from a "Neutral" rating, and slashed his price target to $23 from $38. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/sector-snap-chinese-solar-energy-companies-fall.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:45:48 EDT Shares of China Sunergy Co. Ltd. tumbled Thursday after the solar-cell maker priced a $50 million debt offering. China Sunergy said the convertible senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2013, will be convertible to American Depositary Shares at an initial rate equivalent to $12.30 per ADS. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/china-sunergy-tumbles-after-debt-offering-priced.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:43:09 EDT Solar cell maker China Sunergy Co. Ltd. said Monday it will sell $45 million in convertible senior notes to a private buyer. The company plans to use proceeds for the sale of the notes, which come due 2013, to expand its production capacity, improve its research and development, and for general corporate purposes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/china-sunergy-to-sell-45-million-in-notes.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:43:12 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies advanced Friday as Wall Street moved higher, partly on a decline in oil prices, but an index of Chinese ADRs pulled back slightly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-gain.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:35 EDT U.S.-traded shares of solar companies slipped Tuesday, while the price of oil eased due to a stronger dollar. Wall Street traded mixed as the price of oil declined from a rise earlier in the day. Last week, the price of oil soared to a record above $139. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/adrs-in-focus-solar-stocks-decline.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:12:58 EDT Solar stocks fell Wednesday as analysts said solar cell makers with heavy exposure to silicon prices or the Spanish market could be at risk. Calyon Securities analyst George Kotzias said in a client note that so-called thin-film technology stands to gain on silicon--long the key ingredient in solar cells--because thin-film technology is less expensive than silicon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/sector-snap-solar-companies-fall.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:40:07 EDT Solar energy ADRs mostly fell in Tuesday afternoon trading despite recent consolidation news that has energized the burgeoning industry. Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest auto parts supplier, said Monday it would pay $850 million, a steep premium, for Germany's ersol Solar Energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/adrs-in-focus-solar-companies-mostly-slide.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:20:38 EDT Shares of solar power companies rose Friday after German lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a milder reduction in state subsidies than some investors had feared. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/sector-snap-solar-cos-up-on-german-tariff-cut.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 12:14:12 EDT An index of U.S.-traded shares based in Asia advanced on Thursday, following Wall Street higher on growth in first-quarter gross domestic product and a decline in the price of oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/adrs-in-focus-asian-adr-index-rises.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 13:43:33 EDT The possibility that Germany may accelerate its reduction in aid to solar power companies sent some of their shares lower Wednesday. The nation's so-called feed-in tariff obliges utilities to purchase electricity from solar sources at fixed, above-market rates for 20 years. Each year that the law--which has made Germany a world leader in development of solar power--is in effect, the size of the tariff declines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/sector-snap-germany-may-cut-aid-to-solar-sector.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 13:57:18 EDT Shares of U.S.-traded companies based in emerging markets sank on Friday, taking a cue from Wall Street as the price of oil marched higher and a report showed continued weakness in the U.S. housing sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/adrs-in-focus-emerging-markets-adrs-slide.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 16:26:19 EDT Shares of China Sunergy Co. rose in premarket trading Wednesday after a Jefferies analyst upgraded the solar cell producer, saying its progress toward higher-efficiency cells has boosted its margin outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/ahead-of-the-bell-china-sunergy-up-after-upgrade.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 08:49:23 EDT Solar cell maker China Sunergy Co. Ltd. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit tumbled 90 percent as expenses and cost of goods sold offset higher revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/china-sunergy-1q-profit-falls-but-shares-jump.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 08:17:29 EDT Solar-power stocks opened higher on Monday, as several reports of potential corporate deals and investments led to general market optimism. A report in The Wall Street Journal said Washington Mutual... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/opening-glance-solar-stocks-open-higher.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:56:58 EDT Trina Solar Ltd. led the solar-power sector higher on Wednesday after the company reported an eight-year polysilicon supply agreement. Trina gained $3.22, or 9.8 percent, to $35.97 in morning tradin... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/sector-snap-trina-leads-solar-higher.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:41:56 EDT Solar-power stocks rose sharply Tuesday amid a broad market rally, as investors became optimistic that the worst of the credit crisis has passed. Here is how some key solar stocks fared Tuesday: Ca... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080401/closing-glance-solar-stocks-hold-rally.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:10:15 EDT Shares of solar companies bucked the broader market to surge higher on Thursday as investors reacted to upbeat news for the sector. Shares of Chinese solar power provider Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. soared after the company said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit soared to 66.4 million yuan ($9.1 million) from 29.5 million yuan in the year-ago quarter, beating Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/sector-snap-solar-companies-surge.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:08:59 EDT Solar-power stocks were split Wednesday afternoon as investors weighed a mixed bag of earnings news from China Sunergy Co. and general wariness about risky stocks after a weak durable-goods orders report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/closing-glance-solar-stocks-mixed.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:11:05 EDT China Sunergy Co. lowered its production outlook on Wednesday, citing plans to convert some of its production lines, equipment delivery delays and bad weather. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/china-sunergy-lowers-production-outlook.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:37:37 EDT