Shares of Meade Instruments Corp. skyrocketed Monday in its first trading session since the Irvine-based company announced it was set to be acquired for $4.5 million by the North American unit of ...

A San Jose-based competitor has jumped into the bidding for Irvine-based Meade Instruments Corp. MIT Capital Inc. last week proposed to acquire all of Meade’s outstanding common stock for $3.65 per ...

Meade Instruments Corp. announced Wednesday it will close its Coronado Instruments plant in Tucson and transfer manufacturing of its solar telescopes and filters to Meade's factory in Irvine, Calif.

Meade Instruments Corp. said Wednesday that it has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against rival Celestron International Inc., a week after the U.S. government sought to block Meade from buying ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Telescope manufacturer Meade Instruments Corp. said President and CEO Steve Murdock will retire as soon as an successor is named. Meade said it expects to appoint a replacement ...