Washington Post China exports leap 46% in February Los Angeles Times The nation's exports grow for the third consecutive month compared with a year earlier. Critics of China's artificially low currency are expected to increase demands for a hike in its value
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ReneSola 4Q Loss Narrows Following 2008 Write-Downs; Rev Up Wall Street Journal ReneSola Ltd.'s (SOL) fourth-quarter loss narrowed from a prior year period that was affected by write-downs, though the solar-product maker's sales rebounded and the red ink was less than analysts expected. It was the solar-product maker's fifth ..
New York Times (blog) SunPower to acquire Europe's SunRay for $277 mln Reuters SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Solar panel manufacturer SunPower Corp (SPWRA.O) said it would acquire European solar power plant developer SunRay Renewable Energy for $277 million, sending its shares up nearly 6 percent. …
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Reuters PepsiCo Profit Doubles Wall Street Journal PepsiCo Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings nearly doubled amid prior-year commodity hedging charges, and the soda maker said it will reap larger cost savings from buying its bottlers than previously expected.
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CNET SunPower To Buy SunRay Renewable Energy For $277M Wall Street Journal (Adds details on the acquisition, background and updated stock price beginning in the third paragraph.) By Jerry A. DiColo Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK(Dow Jones)–SunPower Corp
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Greentech Media Nuclear giant Areva buys solar company Ausra Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The world's largest nuclear plant builder, Areva SA (CEPFi.PA), is entering the solar power industry, with the company announcing on Monday its acquisition of US-based solar thermal player Ausra. Areva did not disclose financial ..
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CNET News PG&E Signs 150-MW Solar-Power Contract With Solar Reserve Wall Street Journal SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)–PG&E Corp.'s (PCG) utility has signed a contract to buy 150 megawatts of solar power from solar-thermal power developer Solar Reserve, the utility said Tuesday. Pacific Gas & Electric asked state regulators for permission to … Utility PG&E, SolarReserve sign power contract Reuters NV Energy agrees to purchase Crescent Dunes solar power Las Vegas Sun SolarReserve to sell power to NV Energy BusinessWeek East Bay Business Times