International Business News - CY 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 Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Aug. 15, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of North American Energy Partners Inc. slipped Friday as crude oil prices fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/movers-roundup-n-am-energy-partners-nanosphere.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:32:01 EDT Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. jumped Friday after the chip maker said it plans a convertible debt buyback--and its majority-owned subsidiary, SunPower Corp., was picked by a California utility for a large project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/cypress-semiconductor-jumps-after-sunpower-deal.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:59:33 EDT Chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said Friday it agreed to buy Simtek Corp. for $2.60 per share, or about $46 million in cash. The price includes the value of Simtek's shares--about 4 percent of them--that Cypress already owns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/cypress-semi-to-buy-simtek-for-46-million.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:40:41 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)--Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings fell 31 percent, hurt by transaction charges and investment securities write-downs. Its shares fell more than 5 percent in morning trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-bny-mellon-sherwin-williams.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:55:11 EDT Cypress Semiconductor Corp. on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates, although they fell sharply from a year ago when results were helped by a one-time gain from a sale. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/cypress-semi-2q-earnings-fall-but-beat-street.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:29:45 EDT Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. rose 5 percent Wednesday in anticipation of a strong second-quarter earnings report from the chip maker on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/cypress-semi-rises-5-percent-ahead-of-2q-earnings.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:40:15 EDT In a July 10 story about touch screens, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Synaptics Inc. supplies touchpads for Apple's laptops. Synaptics supplies components to Apple, but not laptop touchpads. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/correction-touch-screens-story.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:13 EDT It's been a good year for touch screens. The launch of the first iPhone model a year ago boosted interest in the technology tremendously, and the updated model available Friday likely will stoke enthusiasm further. Now touch-screen manufacturers are going flat out, and more devices will soon be controlled by the tip of your finger. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89267-touch-screens.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/apple-iphone-asia-demand-create-touch-screen-boom.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/apple-iphone-asia-demand-create-touch-screen-boom.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:49:06 EDT The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index edged up on Thursday, with shares of Shaw Group Inc. gaining after the construction and engineering contractor's third-quarter profit topped expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/s-p-midcap-400-in-focus-sgr-etm.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:41:04 EDT SunPower Corp. said Thursday that Florida Power & Light Co. hired it to build two solar power generating plants, one of which is expected to be the largest in the U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/sunpower-to-build-2-solar-plants-for-fpl-unit.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:55:15 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Friday, May 30, from the AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Airline stocks mostly fell Friday as oil prices fluctuated and investor hopes for a merger between United Airlines and US Airways deflated. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/sector-roundup-airlines-marvell-technology.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 14:27:33 EDT Better-than-expected results for Marvell Technology Group Ltd. pushed the chip sector higher Friday, with Cypress Semiconductor Corp. also rising after the company gave upbeat presentations at recent conferences with analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/sector-snap-semiconductors.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 13:46:39 EDT Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. rose Friday as analysts were encouraged by presentations delivered by two of the chip maker's executives. Additionally, shares of solar power products maker SunPower Corp., which frequently drive Cypress stock, climbed $5.84, or 7.7 percent, to $81.84, rallying along with the entire solar sector. Cypress has a 52 percent stake in SunPower. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/cypress-semi-rises-with-sunpower-analyst-praise.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 17:36:35 EDT The executive vice president of Cypress Semiconductor Inc. exercised options for 4,520 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/cypress-semiconductor-evp-exercises-options.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:24:50 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, April 18, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) Google Inc.'s shares soared Friday as investors responded enthusiastically to the Internet search leader... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/movers-roundup-google-sirf-technology.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:54:38 EDT Shares of chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. rose Friday on positive analyst reaction to its first-quarter results. The company reported profit above Wall Street expectations and signaled that i... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/cypress-semiconductor-shares-rise-on-reaction-to-1q-results.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:20:46 EDT Shares of chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. seesawed Thursday after it reported first-quarter sales above Wall Street expectations but a lower-than-forecast profit. It also signaled that it may... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/cypress-semiconductor-shares-dip-on-1st-quarter-results.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:26:39 EDT Chip maker Simtek Corp. said Friday its board has rejected an unsolicited proposal by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. to buy the company as not in shareholders' best interests because it undervalues the... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/simtek-rejects-cypress-semi-takeover-bid.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:37:44 EDT Chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said Friday it has doubled the size of its stock repurchase program to $600 million. The authorization allows the company to purchase its common stock and some convertible senior notes or to enter into derivative transactions related to its common shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/cypress-semiconductor-doubles-buyback.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:05:52 EST Simtek Corp., a provider of semiconductor memory products, said Friday it will consider a potential acquisition by chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and other transactions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/simtek-to-consider-cypress-offer.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:26:39 EST