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Financeen-usFri, 18 Dec 2009 13:41:43 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/091218/28462.html?.v=1Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, stockholders of Xtellus will receive Oclaro shares worth $33 million.yahoo_finance/552799127Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:41:43 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091218/20091218005125.html?.v=1PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.----Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. executing on its corporate mission to Renew The Nation via economic development through the sale and installation of Solar Thermal, Photovoltaic and other Solar technologies, today announced an update of plans for its wholly owned subsidiary, Solar Park Initiatives, Inc.yahoo_finance/4273094066Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12qugu3um/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10648183/1/first-solar-stock-call-dont-sell.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NAFirst Solar management provided just enough of a positive outlook on a special Webcast with TheStreet yesterday to convince skeptical analysts that it is not time to sell.yahoo_finance/1673204342Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:36:01 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12migg66r/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/news/story/analyst-profit-views-grow-sunnier/story.aspx?guid=%7BAE404AA0%2DB0CC%2D4099%2DB222%2D279962FE6BAC%7D&siteid=yhoofArizona-based company says it expects rebounds in its markets to continue.yahoo_finance/1707273875Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:06:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091217/20091217006002.html?.v=1SAN JOSE, Calif.----Crossbow announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale and transfer of Crossbow’s commercial, catalog, and distributor business lines to MEMSIC, Inc.yahoo_finance/727984481Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:49:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12r6aqa0u/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10648464/1/needham-puts-buy-back-on-sunpower.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NAIn another sign of confidence that SunPower's accounting woes won't sink the solar company, Needham places a buy rating back on SunPower.yahoo_finance/2326856092Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:27:30 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/sf27777.html?.v=1Oclaro, Inc. today announced it has acquired Xtellus, Inc.  Terms of the transaction are described below, with additional details and related financial information provided in a footnote at the end of this release.yahoo_finance/2774206092Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:10:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091217/us_first_solar_ahead_of_the_bell.html?.v=1Shares of First Solar Inc. edged higher in premarket activity Thursday after the nation's largest solar panel maker predicted 2010 sales above analyst estimates, and said it would expand production at its Malaysia plant.yahoo_finance/2758909230Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:43:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091217/20091217005215.html?.v=1PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.----Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. , executing on a grass roots campaign, "RENEW THE NATION", to help redeploy a portion of the U.S. work force and focus on reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels by selling solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies, announced that the Company will host a conference call on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.yahoo_finance/4219120754Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b02E9DDFE-8427-4CF0-95A0-9522C8C0CA44%7d&siteid=yhoof2Lazard Capital Markets on Thursday raised its 2010 earnings estimates for First Solar Inc. to $6.65 a share from $6.50 a share, following the company's meeting with Wall Street analysts.yahoo_finance/2418230743Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:02:30 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/cnth042.html?.v=20Trina Solar Limited , a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the inauguration of the largest rooftop solar system in Europe with a capacity of 40MW.yahoo_finance/183719353Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/091217/180511.html?.v=1TAINAN, Taiwan -- Himax Technologies, Inc. today announced that Chairman Dr. Biing-Seng Wu and CEO Jordan Wu had recently increased their beneficial ownership of American Depositary Shares in the Company.yahoo_finance/404072140Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:13:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12tb5r6a1/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10647930/1/global-warming-opportunities-part-i.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NAWind and solar plays aren't impressing Jonathan Moreland, as company execs aren't giving a reason to dig deeper.yahoo_finance/1705029885Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/091217/zacks13059000000commentary.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/3620816639Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091216/20091216006315.html?.v=1ANDOVER, Mass.----MEMSIC, Inc, , a leading MEMS solution provider announced today the signing of an Asset Purchase Agreement with Crossbow Technology to acquire selected Crossbow Technology product lines.yahoo_finance/1095499144Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:25:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/allthingsd/rss/SIG=1349mv4j8/*http%3A//digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091216/nvidia-ceo-not-above-celebrating-intells-misfortune/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_tickerA number of tech companies are rejoicing over the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint against Intel today, none more so than Nvidia. In an all-hands memo to employees today, Nvidia CEO Jen Hsun Huan explained just how important the FTC’s action is to Nvidia and the GPU market.yahoo_finance/2372374556Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:10:39 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091216/us_outlook_roundup_first_solar.html?.v=2First Solar Inc. said it expects sales to increase by almost $900 million in 2010 as the solar panel maker expands production.yahoo_finance/3013243294Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:51:01 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091216/us_first_solar_outlook.html?.v=2First Solar Inc. said Wednesday it expects sales to increase by almost $900 million in 2010 as the solar panel maker expands production.yahoo_finance/31844076Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:27:25 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091216/ny27488.html?.v=1Newport Corporation today reported that it has used $18.7 million of cash to retire $20.2 million of its convertible subordinated notes.  As a result of this transaction, the company's results for the fourth quarter of 2009 will be positively impacted by a total of $0.5 million due to the gain on extinguishment of debt and the lower interest expense for the period.  In addition, due to the reduction in the company's total debt, it expects to incur lower interest expense in 2010 and beyond.  Newport estimates that this reduction will result in approximately $0.03 of incremental earnings per diluted share in 2010.yahoo_finance/1674687108Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:40:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7bCB7624D7-5CCF-4B54-B8AD-CE611055A9D4%7d&siteid=yhoof2First Solar Inc. said late Wednesday that it sees earnings of $6.05 to $6.85 a share for fiscal 2010. The solar panel maker said it also estimates 2010 sales of $2.7 billion to $2.9 billion.yahoo_finance/2919217789Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:34:42 Etc/GMT