International Business News - SPWR 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 Cypress Semiconductor Corp., which makes a hodgepodge of different types of chips, has completed the spinoff of its SunPower Corp. division, a company that makes solar panels, roof tiles and related technologies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/cypress-semiconductor-finishes-sunpower-spinoff.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:31:35 EDT Wind and solar companies could be poised for a big day on Wall Street Wednesday after the Senate passed a bill that provides more than $17 billion in renewable energy tax incentives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/ahead-of-the-bell-alternative-energy-tax-credit.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:01:51 EDT SunPower Corp. said Tuesday that it will "closely monitor" Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy filing, as the investment bank holds 2.9 million of the solar company's shares connected to an offering. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/sunpower-unsure-of-impact-from-lehman-filing.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:28:34 EDT Solar stocks plunged Tuesday amid lower oil prices and investor worries about potential declines in 2009 selling prices and a solar panel oversupply. Lehman Brothers analyst Vishal Shah said the recent solar sell-off seems to have been partly triggered by an overall market and commodity sector drop and a misinterpretation of some recent comments made by a solar executive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/sector-snap-solar-stocks-tumble.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:09:51 EDT Solar cell demand will likely remain strong in the long term, but risk to the sector might grow in the first part of 2009 due to slowing demand in Germany, the U.S. and parts of Italy where expectations remain aggressive, a Citi Investment Research analyst said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-sees-solar-risk.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:21:24 EDT Shares of several solar power companies mostly rose with the broader market Thursday as a Cowen & Co. analyst set an "Outperform" rating for some companies in the sector and said worries about declining module average selling prices have been overstated. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/sector-wrap-analyst-upbeat-on-solar-companies.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:13:38 EDT Shares of solar cell maker Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. jumped for the second straight day Thursday, fueled by the Chinese company's plans to expand solar photovoltaic capacity amid strong global demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/suntech-shares-jump-for-second-straight-day.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:32:41 EDT 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 Shares of Chinese solar cell maker Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. received a boost Friday on the heels of a separate 800-megawatt solar project announced for California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/suntech-shares-rise-on-industry-bump.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:03:18 EDT Shares of solar power company SunPower Corp. jumped Friday after a San Francisco-based utility selected it and another supplier for a large project near the central California coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/sunpower-shares-shine-on-solar-project-contract.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:18:49 EDT Shares of solar power company SunPower Corp. rose in premarket trading Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it had chosen SunPower and another supplier for a large project near the Central California coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/ahead-of-the-bell-sunpower-rises.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:17:45 EDT Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Thursday it has signed contracts to buy electricity from two huge solar power plants to be built near the Central California coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/pg-e-to-buy-power-from-solar-farms-on-calif-coast.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:45:40 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-united-technologies-harley.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:35:06 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP)--Web advertising company ValueClick Inc. Thursday cut its annual revenue and profit forecasts, saying the weak economy has hurt business, particularly in U.S. comparison shopping and display advertising. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/outlook-roundup-valueclick-sonoco-products.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:19:38 EDT Solar power company SunPower Corp. on Thursday predicted it may meet analysts' profit forecasts in the third quarter, and should beat them for the full year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sunpower-sees-3q-profit-maybe-meeting-estimates.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:31:12 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 SunPower Corp. said Thursday it swung to a second-quarter profit as sales more than doubled and raw material costs declined. In the three months ended June 29, the company earned $28.6 million, or 34 cents per share. That compares with a loss of $5.3 million, or 7 cents per share, during the same period a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sunpower-swings-to-2q-profit-on-big-sales-gain.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:00:25 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 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