International Business News - FNSR 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 Finisar Corp. shares climbed Tuesday after the maker of fiber-optic subsystems and other data networking equipment reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and sales that exceeded Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/finisar-shares-up-on-strong-1q-earnings-report.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:43:49 EDT Finisar Corp., which makes equipment including transmitters and receivers used in high-speed data networks, reported fiscal first-quarter profit and sales that exceeded Wall Street's expectations Monday, sending its shares higher in after-hours trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/finisar-swings-to-1q-profit-tops-estimates.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:11:43 EDT Finisar Corp. said Friday it completed its acquisition of Optium Corp., which also makes fiber-optic network products. Finisar named Eitan Gertel, Optium's chairman and chief executive, as CEO and a member of its board, effective immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/finisar-closes-optium-buyout.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:19:54 EDT Shares of Finisar Corp. traded sharply lower Friday after the company posted a fourth-quarter loss and said it expected 2009 revenue to come in below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/finisar-shares-slip-on-4q-results-guidance.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:24:16 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, June 12, from AP Financial News: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP)--Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings dropped 37 percent, as higher marketing costs failed to boost sales, the gun maker said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/earnings-roundup-smith-wesson-thornburg.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:23:40 EDT Wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. on Thursday said it completed a transaction to spin off certain assets of its network tools business related to its NetWisdom business to an investment group. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/finisar-spins-off-netwisdom-business-assets.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:17:57 EDT Wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter loss narrowed as optical subsystems and components revenue jumped. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/finisar-fiscal-4q-loss-narrows-as-revenue-rises.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:50:38 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, May 19, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of MasTec Inc. surged on Monday after an analyst said the industrial contractor is poised to gain from strong demand in a number of different segments and raised his price target. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/movers-roundup-mastec-trico-marine-services.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 18:51:07 EDT Shares of Opnext Inc., which makes fiber-optic communication network products, jumped Monday following an upgrade on news that rival Finisar Corp. is buying Optium Corp. in a deal analysts say is positive for the entire optical components sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/opnext-shares-jump-after-jpmorgan-upgrade.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 14:47:36 EDT Shares of Finisar Corp. and Optium Corp. continued rising in premarket trading on Monday after the communications device makers announced a $212 million merger. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/ahead-of-the-bell-finisar-optium-rise-after-deal.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 09:23:22 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, May 16, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. jumped Friday after analysts lauded its $212 million buyout of telecommunications component maker Optium Corp., and its better-than-anticipated fourth-quarter outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/movers-roundup-finisar-cash-america.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 18:16:55 EDT Shares of wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. jumped Friday after analysts lauded its $212 million buyout of telecommunications component maker Optium Corp., and its better-than-anticipated fourth-quarter outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/finisar-jumps-on-4q-sales-outlook-optium-deal.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:09:00 EDT Wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. said Friday it expects its fiscal fourth-quarter sales to beat Wall Street forecasts. The company anticipates sales for the period ended April 30 of approximately $120 million, well above the $113.4 million average forecast from analysts polled by Thomson Financial. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/finisar-expects-4q-sales-to-beat-wall-street-view.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 09:47:32 EDT Wireless network component maker Finisar Corp. said Friday it will buy Optium Corp., which makes telecommunication equipment, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $211.7 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/finisar-to-buy-optium-corp-for-212-million.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 09:03:59 EDT A federal court of appeals on Friday sent Finisar Corp.'s patent infringement suit against DirecTV Group Inc. back to a lower court, vacating decisions that called for DirecTV to pay Finisar more th... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/appeals-court-vacates-finisar-patent-win-against-directv.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:56:39 EDT Shares of makers of optical communications equipment were mixed Wednesday afternoon after an analyst said problems from 2007 will likely spill over into 2008, but investors may still find some worthy stocks in the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/sector-snap-optical-equipment-makers.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:54:45 EST Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, March 4, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ A Friedman, Billings, Ramsey analyst on Tuesday raised his price target on HIV drug maker Gilead Sciences Inc., saying changes to regulatory guidelines could leave the company's Truvada drug as the only preferred treatment in the category. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/movers-roundup-gilead-finisar.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:23:30 EST Finisar Corp.'s shares slid Tuesday, though the fiber-optic equipment maker's third-quarter results met Wall Street's expectations and prompted upbeat comments from analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/finisar-shares-fall-after-3q-report.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:42:18 EST Shares of fiber optic equipment maker Finisar Corp. rose Thursday after it predicted third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations. The company said Wednesday it expects sales of $112 million for the quarter, while analysts polled by Thomson Financial predicted sales of $106.4 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/finisar-rises-on-3q-sales-forecast.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:29:24 EST Fiber optic equipment maker Finisar Corp. said Wednesday it expects its fiscal third-quarter sales to rise 4.2 percent, beating Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/finisar-expects-3q-revenue-to-rise.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:56:22 EST