Solar power execs bullish on 2010 despite earnings

HP reports in-line earnings, raises 2010 outlook
Company reports earnings of $1.14 per share on $30.8 billion in sales, and it forecasts earnings of $1.03 to $1.05 per share on sales of $29.6 billion to $29.9 billion.

Solar-power start-up Ausra looks to sell itself
Discussions are at a "very aggressive level" with global conglomerates, source tells Reuters. Sale would add to a string of recent deals and growing consolidation in the solar-power industry.

EMC: Customers have 'more comfort' about IT budgets
Company reports better-than-expected results, though earnings down 24 percent from the same period a year ago.

DOE's Chu plugs solar and building efficiency
Energy Secretary Steven Chu kicks off the Solar Decathlon competition saying the costs of solar power are dropping and the potential of building efficiency is largely untapped.

BlackBerry sales and profit disappoint
Quarterly sales of Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones came in lower than analysts had expected. And earnings were low due a legal charge.