International Business News - DSTI 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 DayStar Technologies Inc., a developer of photovoltaic products, said Friday it named William Steckel as the company's chief financial officer. Steckel, 51, was most recently financial chief at Norwood Promotional Products, a supplier of imprinted promotional products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/daystar-technologies-names-steckel-financial-chief.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:50:52 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 Solar-power stocks mostly fell Wednesday morning along with the broader markets. Solarfun Power Holdings Co. fell 38 cents, or 3 percent, to $12.27. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/opening-glance-solar-stocks-drop.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:34:49 EDT Makers of thin-film solar products are under pressure to increase efficiency levels if polysilicon costs fall as predicted in coming years. Thin-film products have a leg up on silicon-based solar panels because they are relatively cheap. That's because they are largely isolated from skyrocketing silicon costs, which have been propelled by surging demand in recent years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/market-spotlight-thin-film-solar-power.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:39:01 EST Solar-power stocks fell Wednesday after Suntech Power Holdings Co.'s earnings report renewed fears that high silicon prices will temper profits in coming quarters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/sector-snap-suntech-leads-solar-down.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:23:29 EST First Solar Inc. led a solar-power stock rally on Wednesday after it reported a surprisingly strong fourth-quarter profit growth and predicted significant revenue gains this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/sector-snap-first-solar-leads-solar-up.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:41:29 EST Trina Solar Ltd. led a sell-off among solar stocks on Thursday after the company said its chief financial officer will resign. Trina shares fell $4.84, or 12.9 percent, to $32.74 in afternoon trading. The stock has traded in a 52-week range of $27.11 to $73.06. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080131/sector-snap-trina-leads-solar-sell-off.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:08:20 EST Investors weighed broader economic concerns with the outlook for solar energy on Monday, picking stocks that analysts say have more favorable fundamentals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/sector-snap-traders-selective-on-solar.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:28:14 EST Renewable stocks mostly fell Monday as traders scooped up cash from a profitable year for solar-power investments, and further hammered ethanol shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071231/sector-snap-renewable-stocks-drop.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:20:21 EST Solar-cell maker China Sunergy Co. led its sector's rally on Wednesday, as investors held high expectations for solar power's place in a strong outlook for renewable energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071226/sector-snap-solar-stocks-rise.htm Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:27:17 EST Solar stocks rallied Monday as investors shook off concerns about high polysilicon costs squeezing profit margins. Many stocks within the sector declined last week after LDK Solar Co. reported surging prices for polysilicon, a key manufacturing material, cut into the company's third-quarter profit margins. Monday was a half-day of trading before the Christmas holiday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071224/sector-glance-solar-stocks-gain.htm Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:50:00 EST Renewable energy stocks rose Friday after the Senate passed a revised energy bill, and solar-power companies reported new contracts. The bill _ passed by a vote of 86 to eight _ raised sixfold the amount of renewable fuels that must be used for blending of products like gasoline, to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. The legislation boosted ethanol stocks Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071214/sector-snap-renewable-energy-rises.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:24:10 EST