International Business News - ESLR 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 Hanging high in the chambers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is the wooden sculpture of a cod fish--a silent reminder of what was once the backbone of state's economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/governor-tries-to-imagine-new-economy-for-mass.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:37:27 EDT Hanging high in the chambers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is the wooden sculpture of a cod fish--a silent reminder of what was once the backbone of state's economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/governor-tries-to-imagine-new-economy-for-mass.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:35:51 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-microsoft-google.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:08:45 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/outlook-roundup-ibm-illinois-tool-works.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:03:04 EDT Evergreen Solar Inc. on Thursday offered guidance for the third quarter that falls below Wall Street's expectations. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, the company expects to post a loss of 10 cents per share on revenue of $24.5 million to $25.5 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/evergreen-solar-guides-3q-below-streets-estimates.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:12:24 EDT Evergreen Solar Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter net loss widened as it spent on a new facility, but results still beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/evergreen-solar-2q-net-loss-widens-revenue-jumps.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:03:52 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/gm-j-j-wachovia-lehman-freddie-are-big-movers.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:30:16 EDT Solar panel maker Evergreen Solar Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a sales contract with Germany's IBC Solar AG worth $1.2 billion--the biggest deal in the company's history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/evergreen-solar-gets-1-2b-contract-with-ibc-solar.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:32:04 EDT Shares of Merrill Lynch & Co. helped nudge stocks lower in premarket trading Friday after a Lehman Brothers analyst said the investment banking giant will likely post $5.4 billion in second-quarter write-downs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/premarket-movers-merrill-falls.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:15:47 EDT Solar panel maker Evergreen Solar Inc. on Friday widened the scope of its public offering to up to $325 million in notes due 2013, from $300 million, and set an initial price of $12.11 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/evergreen-solar-expands-and-prices-notes-offer.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:10:23 EDT Evergreen Solar Inc. said Wednesday it plans to sell $300 million of senior convertible notes due 2013. The solar panel producer also expects to grant the offering's underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to an additional $45 million of notes to the extent the underwriters sell more than $300 million of notes in the offering. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/evergreen-solar-to-sell-300-million-in-notes.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:34:43 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, June 19, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Evergreen Solar Inc. shot up Thursday after the solar panel producer inked two long-term sales contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/movers-roundup-evergreen-solar-agrium.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:26:03 EDT Shares of Evergreen Solar Inc. shot up Thursday after the solar panel producer inked two long-term sales contracts. A Lehman Brothers analyst raised his target price on the stock and predicted his Wall Street colleagues will soon raise their earnings forecasts for the company. That move added fuel to a rally that extended a week of gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/evergreen-solar-shares-surge-on-supply-deals.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:29:57 EDT Among the premarket stories for Thursday, June 19, from AP Financial News: WASHINGTON (AP)--Government data due out Thursday is expected to show that initial claims filed for unemployment benefits fell last week after jumping in the prior period to the highest level since late March. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/premarket-roundup-unemployment-benefits.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:01:21 EDT Solar panel producer Evergreen Solar Inc. holds an analyst meeting on Thursday, where one analyst said the company may announce the next phase of its production plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/ahead-of-the-bell-evergreen-solar.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:10:04 EDT Solar panel producer Evergreen Solar Inc. said Wednesday it signed two sales contracts extending through 2012 with a combined value of about $600 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/evergreen-solar-gets-2-contracts-worth-about-600m.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:31:16 EDT Shares of solar companies ticked higher Monday as analysts become more optimistic about prospects for global growth in demand for solar energy products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/sector-snap-solar-stocks-up-on-buoyant-demand.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:23:01 EDT Shares of solar companies rose Thursday as analysts praised several companies for their low-cost production technology, expanding capacity and ability to survive a cut in government incentives. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/20569-retail-sales.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/sector-snap-solar-stocks-up-on-positive-analyses.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/sector-snap-solar-stocks-up-on-positive-analyses.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:36:28 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 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