Market Winners & Losers: King Pharmaceuticals, MBIA Nov 20, 2009
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. () The semiconductor manufacturers stock dropped 5. 6%, continuing its downward plunge. (Fox News)
Home Sales Scale 2-Year High in September Oct 24, 2009
Despite the bullish report, U.S. stocks fell as investors fretted over disappointing results from chipmaker Broadcom Corp and silicon producer MEMC Electronic Materials Inc, which bucked a recent trend of solid earnings reports. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average ended down 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
SunEdison selling for $200 million Oct 24, 2009
SunEdison selling to MEMC Electronic Materials for $200M - Baltimore Business Journal ... SunEdison selling to MEMC Electronic Materials for $200M. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
US shares fall on weak industrials Oct 24, 2009
Top decliners in the tech sector included Broadcom Corp and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc following disappointing quarterly results ... The stock of MEMC Electronic Materials, which makes silicon, the major raw material for the solar and semiconductor industries, dropped 10. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Market Winners & Losers: Amazon, MEMC Electronic Materials Oct 24, 2009
Market Winners s: Amazon, MEMC Electronic Materials - FOXBusiness ... Market Winners s: Amazon, MEMC Electronic Materials ... MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) An earnings miss dropped the silicon wafer manufacturers stock by 10. (Fox News)
SunEdison selling to MEMC Electronic Materials for $200M Oct 24, 2009
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MEMC to Buy SunEdison for $200 Million Oct 23, 2009
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., a maker of silicon wafers, said Thursday it agreed to buy SunEdison LLC, North America's largest solar energy services provider, for $200 million in cash and stock. The deal, which involves a payment of $140 million in cash and the rest in MEMC stock, is expected to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. (ABC News -- Wire)
Market Winners & Losers: Zions Bancorp, Hartford Financial Services Oct 14, 2009
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) The semiconductor manufacturer posted a 4. 7% loss Tuesday. (Fox News)
InformationWeek 500: Hard-Hit Logistics Industry Makes Deep Cuts In IT Sep 15, 2009
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. will close two U.S. manufacturing facilities. Featured Community. (TechWeb)
Trade, jobless claims figures show recession fades Sep 13, 2009
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., a maker of semiconductor materials based in St. Peters, Missouri, said it plans to shut two plants starting next year, eliminating about 540 jobs. Valero Energy Corp. said it will close part of an oil refinery and lay off 150 employees and 100 contract workers. (WCAX.com, VT)
MEMC closing two U.S. plants, cutting 540 jobs Sep 9, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO Silicon supplier MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. will close two U.S. manufacturing facilities and cut about 540 jobs in order to cut costs, the company said Tuesday (Sept. 8). (EETimes)
Companies take bite out of billable hours Sep 5, 2009
and MEMC Electronic Materials have launched a battle against the billable hour. The recession is giving companies clout to demand lawyers forgo their long-standing billing practive in favor of flat-fee contracts. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Tech: When Options Costs More Than Research Sep 3, 2009
based MEMC Electronic Materials (), maker of silicon wafers, all granted more stock-based pay than they budgeted for research last year, Ciesielski says. Page. (BusinessWeek)
Blackstone's Schwarzman tops US CEO payroll Aug 15, 2009
The companies that fell off the top 10 were eBay Inc, Target Corp, WR Berkley Corp, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc, AFLAC Inc, IntercontinentalExchange Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Capital One Financial Corp and United Technologies Corp.. "It's not a surprise that this year there aren't any financial or insurance companies" in the top 10, Ruel said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Low Prices Melt Profit For Solar Jul 31, 2009
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR), which supplies silicon wafers used in chips and solar cells, was cut to underweight by JPMorgan, which cited faster-than-expected price declines in all of the company's product lines. It fell 1. (Investors Business Daily)
Benchmark DAX Index Snaps Nine-Day Advance as Merck Tumbles; K+S Gains Jul 25, 2009
The German producer of cells used in solar panels and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. formed a joint venture to construct large solar parks, with each partner having a 50 percent share. (SNG GY) sank 11 percent to 2. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
SunPower, MEMC Offer Hope of Solar Recovery Jul 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. solar companies SunPower Corp and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc on Thursday offered hope that the beleaguered solar industry is on the mend, each posting quarterly earnings and giving revenue outlooks that topped Wall Street estimates. Chinese solar player LDK Solar Co Ltd also weighed in with positive news, raising its second-quarter forecasts for both shipments and revenue. (ABC News -- Wire)
Wall St. Seeks Sunny Forecasts in Solar Earnings Jul 23, 2009
U.S. solar players including SunPower Corp, First Solar Inc and MEMC Electronic Materials are scheduled to report quarterly earnings this week and next, with Chinese and German companies' results also in the offing. Recently, companies including SunPower and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd have said the solar market turned a corner in the second quarter. (ABC News -- Wire)
U.S. Stocks Retreat, Sending S&P 500 Index to Fourth Straight Weekly Slump Jul 11, 2009
Inc. and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. ... MEMC Electronic Materials rose 3 percent to $16. (Bloomberg -- US)
Wall Street mixed amid economic concerns Jul 11, 2009
However, technology companies posted gains as a group, the best performance among the 10 industries in the S&P 500, after MEMC Electronic Materials, the maker of silicon wafers for solar modules and semiconductors, was raised to "buy" from "hold" at Citigroup Inc. and Yahoo was raised to "market weight" from "underweight" by Thomas Weisel Partners. The Dow Jones fell 36. (Xinhuanet, China)
MEMC names Hernandez to board May 15, 2009
-based MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) manufactures wafers for the semiconductor and industries. Ahmad Chatila is CEO, and John Marren is chairman. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
MEMC cuts 200 workers Apr 3, 2009
Silicon wafer supplier MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. cut about 200 manufacturing employees last week as a cost-cutting move, according to a regulatory filing made Thursday (April 2) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Employees were cut at MEMC's manufacturing facilities in St. Peters, Mo. (EETimes)
www.ONN.tv's Options Cocktail Looks at Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Red Hat (RHT), FedEx (FDX), and Beckman Coulter (BEC) Mar 28, 2009
Buckley, Pyle, and Grigoletto also look at takeover rumors surrounding Red Hat (RHT), MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR), and Beckman Coulter, Inc. (BEC). Options Cocktail videos can be found at under the "Options Cocktail" icon or directly from (if this link does not work, simply copy and paste the following into your browser: ). (PR Newswire)
Gilead Sciences Tops the 13th Annual BusinessWeek 50 Ranking Mar 27, 2009
com 24 MEMC Electronic Materials 25 CB Richard Ellis 26 Coca-Cola 27 Apollo Group 28 Expeditors International of Washington 29 Noble 30 Nasdaq OMX Group 31 Cognizant Technology Solutions 32 Starbucks 33 Waters 34 EQT 35 Google 36 CME Group 37 Manitowoc 38 AT&T 39 Allegheny Technologies 40 PepsiCo 41 Intuitive Surgical 42 Nike 43 Occidental Petroleum 44 PNC Financial Services 45 Autodesk 46 Robert Half International 47 TJX 48 AES 49 Northern Trust 50 Abercrombie & Fitch. SOURCE BusinessWeek. (PR Newswire)
MEMC names new CEO Feb 8, 2009
-based MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) manufactures wafers for the semiconductor industry. Reader Comments. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Cypress exec named CEO of MEMC Feb 7, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO Silicon wafer supplier MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. Thursday (Feb. 5) named former Cypress Semiconductor Corp. executive Ahmad Chatila president and CEO, effective March 2. (EETimes)
