International Business News - STP 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 Shares solar cell maker Trina Solar Ltd. fell Tuesday, joining a decline among most other Chinese solar energy companies. Goldman Sachs analyst Jason Channell, citing "cash flow concerns" in a client note, moved Trina shares to his "Conviction Sell" list from a "Neutral" rating, and slashed his price target to $23 from $38. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/sector-snap-chinese-solar-energy-companies-fall.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:45:48 EDT Britain's Treasury is warning businesses in the country that trading with companies in Iran or Pakistan threatens to assist money laundering or terrorist financing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/britains-treasury-warns-companies-on-iran-trade.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:13:24 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 U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies advanced Monday, while on Wall Street a rise in oil prices and a decline in regional manufacturing activity exacerbated economic concerns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-gain.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:11:33 EDT U.S.-traded shares of companies based in emerging markets rose modestly on Friday, taking a cue from Wall Street as a report showed U.S. reported core inflation rose in line with expectations, while the price of oil declined. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/adrs-in-focus-emerging-markets-stocks-climb.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:15 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., China's largest maker of solar electric products, gained Friday as investors snapped up the stock which is increasingly seen as undervalued. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/chinas-suntech-power-rises-on-bargain-hunting.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:05:17 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies advanced Friday as Wall Street moved higher, partly on a decline in oil prices, but an index of Chinese ADRs pulled back slightly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-gain.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:35 EDT U.S.-traded shares of solar companies slipped Tuesday, while the price of oil eased due to a stronger dollar. Wall Street traded mixed as the price of oil declined from a rise earlier in the day. Last week, the price of oil soared to a record above $139. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/adrs-in-focus-solar-stocks-decline.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:12:58 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 Solar energy ADRs mostly fell in Tuesday afternoon trading despite recent consolidation news that has energized the burgeoning industry. Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest auto parts supplier, said Monday it would pay $850 million, a steep premium, for Germany's ersol Solar Energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/adrs-in-focus-solar-companies-mostly-slide.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:20:38 EDT Shares of solar energy companies rose Tuesday on prospects for consolidation in an industry that has not seen much merger and acquisition activity. Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest auto parts supplier, said Monday is buying a majority stake in Germany's ersol Solar Energy in a deal worth about $850 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/german-solar-deal-triggers-merger-prospects.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:08:22 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 An index of U.S.-traded shares based in Asia advanced on Thursday, following Wall Street higher on growth in first-quarter gross domestic product and a decline in the price of oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/adrs-in-focus-asian-adr-index-rises.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 13:43:33 EDT The possibility that Germany may accelerate its reduction in aid to solar power companies sent some of their shares lower Wednesday. The nation's so-called feed-in tariff obliges utilities to purchase electricity from solar sources at fixed, above-market rates for 20 years. Each year that the law--which has made Germany a world leader in development of solar power--is in effect, the size of the tariff declines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/sector-snap-germany-may-cut-aid-to-solar-sector.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 13:57:18 EDT Solar cell maker Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. said Tuesday it bought a minority stake in Shunda Holdings Co. Ltd., a Chinese maker of silicon wafers, for $98.9 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/suntech-power-pays-98-9m-for-shunda-stake.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 08:40:31 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, May 23, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd.'s American Depositary Shares rose Friday after the solar cell maker posted strong first-quarter results that easily beat Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/movers-roundup-suntech-power-black-box.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 14:21:08 EDT Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd.'s American Depositary Shares rose Friday after the solar cell maker posted strong first-quarter results that easily beat Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/suntech-power-holdings-rises-on-1q-report.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 17:12:44 EDT Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings more than doubled on surging demand and prices for the solar cells it produces, particularly in Germany and Spain. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/suntech-power-1q-profit-doubles-on-european-demand.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 07:49:55 EDT Shares of solar products makers rose Tuesday on improving prospects for a continuation of an investment tax credit that has encouraged investment in the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/solar-products-makers-rise-on-tax-credit-optimism.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:33 EDT Solar energy stocks jumped Friday as analysts said one of the sector's leaders is well positioned for revenue and earnings growth. PacificCrest analyst Mark Bachman, in a client note about SunPower... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/sector-snap-solar-energy-stocks-rise-on-leaders-prospects.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:03 EDT