In a move that surprised everyone, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) has provided some open source developer support that benefits Linux. Nvidia actually joined the Linux Foundation in March 2012, but did not follow through on their concurrent duty to help forward Linux by providing support. The situation was so bad that only three months later, no less than Linux founder (and still overseer) Linux Torvalds gave the company the finger while describing them as the single worst company the foundation has had to work with. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock opened at $15.81 in last trading session and closed at $15.49. The 52 week range of the stock is $12.04 – $16.44 and the day range was $15.43 – $15.83.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX), announced that the Company will attend the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference from March 3rd -5th at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) shares closed at $14.13 on last trade day, by losing -3.48%. Stock 52 week range is $2.74 – $15.33. Company’s market capitalization is $2.40 billion.
Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE), the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) manufacturer, known as “Yingli Solar”, announced that the Company and SolarAid have lit up Mayukwayukwa High School in Kaoma, Zambia by installing a solar PV system on the newly built UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) School. Thanks to the contributions of the Company’s partners including Atama Solar Energy, Kingspan Energy and Solar Roof Systems, the project was successfully completed. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) stock decreased -6.08% and finished the last session at $5.72. The EPS of the stock remained -3.31. Company’s market capitalization is $895.67 million.
The founder of the fourth largest solar panel maker in the world said that the rate of mergers in the solar manufacturing industry will grow in the next three years because of declining technology costs and increasing demand for installations, Bloomberg reported.Chairman Jifan Gao of Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) said that by 2017, he believes that China will be left with three to five solar companies by 2017 that will hold 80% of the market share of the country. At present, there are around a dozen firms that have the capacity to produce over 1 gigawatt of solar cells annually, the report said. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) stock opened at $14.70 in last trading session, and closed at $13.82, trading in the range of $13.67 – $15.05. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -4.29%.