<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Articles by Mike Obel]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/reporters/mike-obel.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Articles by Mike Obel]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/reporters/mike-obel.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[Global Stocks Fall On Fears Of Greek Exit From Euro Zone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344422/20120523/asian-european-stocks-greek-exit-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344422/20120523/asian-european-stocks-greek-exit-euro-zone.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 08:47:05 EDT <![CDATA[Greece Fears Drive Down Global Industrial Commodities Prices]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341755/20120516/commodities-greek-euro-zone-oil-gold-copper.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341755/20120516/commodities-greek-euro-zone-oil-gold-copper.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:13 EDT <![CDATA[Global Markets Signal Imminent Greek Departure From Euro Zone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341720/20120516/greek-euro-zone-hong-kong-stock-athens.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341720/20120516/greek-euro-zone-hong-kong-stock-athens.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 09:03:03 EDT <![CDATA[Greek Coalition Talks, As Yet Unsuccessful, Near End]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340891/20120514/greece.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340891/20120514/greece.htm Mon, 14 May 2012 15:06:11 EDT <![CDATA[European Stocks Plunge On Expectations Greece To Leave Euro Zone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340734/20120514/european-stocks-greece-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340734/20120514/european-stocks-greece-euro-zone.htm Mon, 14 May 2012 09:35:34 EDT <![CDATA[P&G Moves Leaders of Skin Care, Cosmetics, Personal Care Unit To Singapore]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339681/20120510/procter-gamble-singapore-skin-care-cosmetics-beauty.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339681/20120510/procter-gamble-singapore-skin-care-cosmetics-beauty.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 14:34:26 EDT <![CDATA[US, European Stocks And Commodities Plunging On Greek Uncertainty]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338597/20120508/stocks-commodities-greek-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338597/20120508/stocks-commodities-greek-euro-zone.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 11:31:19 EDT <![CDATA[Euro Stocks Drop On Prospect Of Socialist Leading France]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337376/20120504/france-hollande-sarkozy-markets-election-socialism.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337376/20120504/france-hollande-sarkozy-markets-election-socialism.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 11:56:38 EDT <![CDATA[Barrick Gold's 1Q Up 8%, Dividend Increased]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336154/20120502/barrick-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336154/20120502/barrick-gold.htm Wed, 02 May 2012 09:25:39 EDT <![CDATA[Coca-Cola In Talks To Buy $11.6B Monster Beverage]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335136/20120430/coca-cola-monster-beverage-energy-drink.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335136/20120430/coca-cola-monster-beverage-energy-drink.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:33:38 EDT <![CDATA[European Economic, Financial Data Grow Threatening]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335015/20120430/europe-financial-economic-spain-greece-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335015/20120430/europe-financial-economic-spain-greece-euro-zone.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:27:57 EDT <![CDATA[Newmont Mining's 1Q Profit Slides, But Adjusted Income Up]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334298/20120427/newmont-mining.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334298/20120427/newmont-mining.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:28:14 EDT <![CDATA[Spain's, Italy's Borrowing Costs Near Crisis Level]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334275/20120427/spain-italy-bond.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334275/20120427/spain-italy-bond.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:37:43 EDT <![CDATA[Starbucks 2Q Rises But Sales Miss Street View, Shares Fall]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333883/20120426/starbucks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333883/20120426/starbucks.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:56:52 EDT <![CDATA[SEC Launches Probe Of Chesapeake Energy-CEO Arrangement]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333814/20120426/chesapeake-energy-aubrey-mclendon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333814/20120426/chesapeake-energy-aubrey-mclendon.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:19:24 EDT <![CDATA[UK Falls Into Double-Dip Recession]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333094/20120425/recession-britain-u-k-gdp-gross-domestic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333094/20120425/recession-britain-u-k-gdp-gross-domestic.htm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:38:12 EDT <![CDATA[Fitch Restores Ford's Investment Grade Rating]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332720/20120424/ford-fitch-ratings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332720/20120424/ford-fitch-ratings.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:06:09 EDT <![CDATA[Banco Santander Moving Toward IPO Of Mexican Unit: Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331976/20120423/banco-santander.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331976/20120423/banco-santander.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:57 EDT <![CDATA[Unions At Bankrupt American Airlines Endorse US Airways Takeover]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331192/20120420/american-airlines-u-s-airways-doug-parker.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331192/20120420/american-airlines-u-s-airways-doug-parker.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:29:27 EDT <![CDATA[Johnson Controls Posts Quarterly Profit Gain]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331057/20120420/johnson-controls.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/331057/20120420/johnson-controls.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:44:33 EDT <![CDATA[Abbott Lab Shares Up After Big 1Q Profit Increase]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329825/20120418/abbott-laboratories.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329825/20120418/abbott-laboratories.htm Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:45:26 EDT <![CDATA[Nestlé To Pay $9B For Pfizer's Infant-Nutrition Business: Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329472/20120417/nestle-pfizer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329472/20120417/nestle-pfizer.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:38:34 EDT <![CDATA[US Stocks Soar On Earnings, IMF Forecast, Falling Spanish Yields]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329434/20120417/u-s-stocks-corporate-earnings-spanish-interest.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329434/20120417/u-s-stocks-corporate-earnings-spanish-interest.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:11:43 EDT <![CDATA[BoA Seeks Buyer For $3B Non-US Wealth Management Business]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329392/20120417/bank-america.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329392/20120417/bank-america.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:43:12 EDT <![CDATA[IMF Increases US Economic Growth Forecast]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329265/20120417/international-monetary-fund-u-s-gross-domestic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329265/20120417/international-monetary-fund-u-s-gross-domestic.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:32:16 EDT <![CDATA[Wells Fargo 1Q Profit Tops View On Mortgage Strength]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327776/20120413/wells-fargo-mortgage-revenue-profit-expenses.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327776/20120413/wells-fargo-mortgage-revenue-profit-expenses.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:56:22 EDT <![CDATA[Alcoa's 1Q Profit Falls 69% But Beats Estimates; Shares Rise]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326265/20120410/alcoa-aluminum-first-quarter-income-profit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326265/20120410/alcoa-aluminum-first-quarter-income-profit.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:38:51 EDT <![CDATA[Michelin Spending $750M On US Expansion, Job Creation]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326236/20120410/michelin-south-carolina-tire-earthmover.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326236/20120410/michelin-south-carolina-tire-earthmover.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:41:45 EDT <![CDATA[Best Buy CEO Resigns, Board Member Named In Interim]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326042/20120410/best-buy-brian-dunn.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326042/20120410/best-buy-brian-dunn.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:01:03 EDT <![CDATA[Spain's Borrowing Costs Soar To Nearly 6%]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325982/20120410/spain-cost-borrowing-economy-debt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325982/20120410/spain-cost-borrowing-economy-debt.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:49:35 EDT <![CDATA[US Stocks Fall Hard After Grim Jobs Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325520/20120409/u-s-stocks-weak-jobs-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325520/20120409/u-s-stocks-weak-jobs-report.htm Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:01:24 EDT <![CDATA[Planned Job Cuts In March Decline From Feb Level]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324453/20120405/job-cuts-employers-challenger-gray.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324453/20120405/job-cuts-employers-challenger-gray.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:54:43 EDT <![CDATA[GE, Best Buy Suffer Credit Rating Setbacks]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324142/20120404/moody-s-general-electric-standard-poor-best.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324142/20120404/moody-s-general-electric-standard-poor-best.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:47:23 EDT <![CDATA[S&P Warns Best Buy Its Credit Rating May Soon Be Junk]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324127/20120404/best-buy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324127/20120404/best-buy.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:00:16 EDT <![CDATA[US Employers Created 209,000 Jobs Last Month: ADP]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/323898/20120404/employers-jobs-march-adp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/323898/20120404/employers-jobs-march-adp.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:46:42 EDT <![CDATA[US Auto Sales Up In March On Low Interest Rates]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/323459/20120403/auto-sales-interest-rates-fuel-efficient.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/323459/20120403/auto-sales-interest-rates-fuel-efficient.htm Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:48:59 EDT <![CDATA[BA OK'd To Buy British Midlands In $276M Deal]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322069/20120330/british-airways-bmi-lufthansa.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322069/20120330/british-airways-bmi-lufthansa.htm Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:01:55 EDT <![CDATA[Euro Zone Bolsters Financial Firewall By Combining Rescue Funds]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321874/20120330/euro-zone-firewall-europe-sovereign-default.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321874/20120330/euro-zone-firewall-europe-sovereign-default.htm Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:22:59 EDT <![CDATA[Silver Wheaton Books Record 2011 Performance]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318691/20120323/silver-wheaton.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318691/20120323/silver-wheaton.htm Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:46:56 EDT <![CDATA[Milan Settles Fraud Case Against UBS, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Depfa]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318115/20120322/milan-ubs-jp-morgan-chase-deutsche-bank.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318115/20120322/milan-ubs-jp-morgan-chase-deutsche-bank.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:04:38 EDT <![CDATA[Turkey's Govt Wants Citizens To Store Gold In Banks, Not Homes]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318064/20120322/turkey-gold-central-bank.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318064/20120322/turkey-gold-central-bank.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:54:26 EDT <![CDATA[Oracle's 3Q Profit Up 18% As Software License Sales Jump]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316967/20120320/oracle-software-sales-uppercent-shares-rise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316967/20120320/oracle-software-sales-uppercent-shares-rise.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:42:03 EDT <![CDATA[Fed Fining Eight More Home Mortgage Lenders In Robo-Signing Scandal]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316667/20120320/federal-reserve-bank-holding-home-mortgage-foreclosure.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316667/20120320/federal-reserve-bank-holding-home-mortgage-foreclosure.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:28:36 EDT <![CDATA[India To Double Its Gold Import Duty]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/315216/20120316/india-gold-import-duty-price.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/315216/20120316/india-gold-import-duty-price.htm Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:36:05 EDT <![CDATA[Gold Prices Reverse Three-Day Plunge]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314811/20120315/gold-price.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314811/20120315/gold-price.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:52:15 EDT <![CDATA[US Wholesale Prices Up 0.4% In February]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314602/20120315/producer-price-wholesale.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314602/20120315/producer-price-wholesale.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:44:21 EDT <![CDATA[Zimbabwe's 2012 Gold Production Off To Slow Start]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314188/20120314/zimbabwe-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314188/20120314/zimbabwe-gold.htm Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:08:56 EDT <![CDATA[US 4Q Trade Deficit Surges 15%, More Than Expected]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/313969/20120314/trade-deficit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/313969/20120314/trade-deficit.htm Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:43:47 EDT <![CDATA[US Budget Deficit On Track To Exceed $1 Trillion Again]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312919/20120312/budget-deficit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312919/20120312/budget-deficit.htm Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:16:55 EDT <![CDATA[Boeing, Airbus Both Claim Victory In WTO Ruling]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312882/20120312/boeing-airbus-world-trade-organization.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312882/20120312/boeing-airbus-world-trade-organization.htm Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:41:19 EDT