Newport Corp., an Irvine maker of equipment used to produce semiconductors and fiber-optic parts, said Monday that it is firing an additional 10% of its work force and closing three plants as it ...

Both Newport Corp. and Newport Electronics Inc. took their names from the Newport Beach area when they were founded three decades ago, and they have coexisted without incident--until Newport Corp ...

Newport Corp. (NEWP - Snapshot Report) is projecting record sales for the current year, which has analysts raising estimates. The stock currently carries a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy), trades with ...

Irvine-based Newport Corp. will be acquired by MKS Instruments, an Andover, Mass.-based technology company, for $980 million, or $23 per share. The acquisition is subject to approval and is ...

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a provider of technology to enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Newport Corp ...

The recent growth of Newport Corp.’s operations in Israel underscores the tenuous balance of investing in a global technology hub that’s under constant threat of warfare. The Irvine-based laser maker ...

What: Shares of Newport Corp. jumped more than 50% early Tuesday after the photonics technology company agreed to be acquired by MKS Instruments. So.

Newport Corp., #99 on the 2010 MCM 100 ranking, posted direct sales of $122 million for 2010. The Irvine, CA-based company in June 2009 acquired the New Focus of high-performance photonics products in ...

MKS Instruments Inc. on Tuesday said it would acquire Newport Corp. for $897 million in cash, a move to expand its presence beyond its core semiconductor business.

Shares of Newport Corp. continue to climb Thursday, a day after the Irvine-based company provided a revenue target for the current quarter that beat Wall Street expectations. Newport Corp., which ...

Newport Corp. is falling 54 cents, or 3 percent, to $17.70, after the Irvine, Calif., firm warned of a possible sales shortfall in the third quarter due to the protracted downturn in the fiber ...

IRVINE, Calif. (CBS.MW) - While Newport Corp. is sticking with its second-quarter financial targets, it will cut 10 percent of its staff and miss full-year targets amid a slowdown in customer orders.