<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Articles by Roland Li]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/reporters/roland-li.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Articles by Roland Li]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/reporters/roland-li.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[In Lehman's Archstone Deal, 'Grave Dancer' Sam Zell Wins Again]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345625/20120525/archstone-lehman-sam-zell.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345625/20120525/archstone-lehman-sam-zell.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:34:58 EDT <![CDATA[Mortgage Executive Sells 15 Central Park West Condo For $23.3 Million, Twice What He Paid]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345542/20120525/15-central-park-west-william-lawrence.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345542/20120525/15-central-park-west-william-lawrence.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:36:35 EDT <![CDATA[Are Record-Low Mortgage Rates Hurting The US Housing Market?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345355/20120525/mortgage-rates-falling-housing-implications.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345355/20120525/mortgage-rates-falling-housing-implications.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 05:57:51 EDT <![CDATA[Benihana To Be Privatized For $296 Million]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344581/20120523/benihaha-privatized-angelo-gordon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344581/20120523/benihaha-privatized-angelo-gordon.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 13:23:04 EDT <![CDATA[General Mills Says It Will Cut 850 Jobs, But Reaffirms Earnings Guidance]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344538/20120523/general-mills-cut-850-jobs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344538/20120523/general-mills-cut-850-jobs.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 11:54:54 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. Existing Home Sales Rose 3.4% In April]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343995/20120522/existing-home-sales-rise-april.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343995/20120522/existing-home-sales-rise-april.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 11:16:31 EDT <![CDATA[Eaton Corp. To Buy Cooper Industries For $11.8 Billion]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343628/20120521/eaton-corp-buys-cooper-11-8-billion.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343628/20120521/eaton-corp-buys-cooper-11-8-billion.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 17:04:12 EDT <![CDATA[Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Files For Bankruptcy To Restructure Debt]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343584/20120521/houghton-mifflin-harcourt-files-bankruptcy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343584/20120521/houghton-mifflin-harcourt-files-bankruptcy.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:56 EDT <![CDATA[General Motors Won't Advertise During 2013 Super Bowl]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342898/20120518/general-motors-stop-super-bowl-ads-2013.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342898/20120518/general-motors-stop-super-bowl-ads-2013.htm Fri, 18 May 2012 16:27:57 EDT <![CDATA[29 Largest Banks May Need $566 Billion More For Basel III: Fitch]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342358/20120517/29-largest-banks-566-billion-basel-fitch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342358/20120517/29-largest-banks-566-billion-basel-fitch.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 12:51:06 EDT <![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low For 3rd Straight Week: Freddie Mac]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342283/20120517/mortgage-rates-drop-new-low-third-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342283/20120517/mortgage-rates-drop-new-low-third-week.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 10:48:21 EDT <![CDATA[Japan's Tepco, Mitsubishi To Buy 10% Stake In Chevron Natural Gas Field]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341855/20120516/japan-tepco-mitsubishi-wheatstone-lng.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341855/20120516/japan-tepco-mitsubishi-wheatstone-lng.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 13:03:16 EDT <![CDATA[GE To Buy Australia's Industrea For $696 Million, Fairchild Intl For Undisclosed Amount]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341851/20120516/ge-buys-industrea-fairchild.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341851/20120516/ge-buys-industrea-fairchild.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:29 EDT <![CDATA[Moody's Downgrades 26 Italian Banks]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341339/20120515/moodys-downgrades-26-italian-banks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341339/20120515/moodys-downgrades-26-italian-banks.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 12:19:13 EDT <![CDATA[NAHB Builder Confidence Index Rises To Five-Year High In May]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341303/20120515/nahb-homebuilder-confidence-rises.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341303/20120515/nahb-homebuilder-confidence-rises.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:48 EDT <![CDATA[Best Buy Chairman To Resign After Probe Into Former CEO]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340857/20120514/best-buy-chairman-richard-schultze-resign.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340857/20120514/best-buy-chairman-richard-schultze-resign.htm Mon, 14 May 2012 13:10:29 EDT <![CDATA[Spain Agrees To Independent Banking Audit, Orders More Reserves From Banks]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340156/20120511/spain-agreeds-banking-audit-orders-reserves.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340156/20120511/spain-agreeds-banking-audit-orders-reserves.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 13:10:27 EDT <![CDATA[Goldfield Revenue Doubles, Stock Surges]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340125/20120511/goldfield-revenue-doubles-stock-surges.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340125/20120511/goldfield-revenue-doubles-stock-surges.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 12:18:56 EDT <![CDATA[Freddie Mac Names Donald Layton CEO]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339733/20120510/freddie-mac-names-new-ceo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339733/20120510/freddie-mac-names-new-ceo.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 16:51:00 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. Posts $59.1B Budget Surplus In April, First In More Than 3 Years]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339702/20120510/budget-reports-59-1-billion-surplus-april.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339702/20120510/budget-reports-59-1-billion-surplus-april.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:53 EDT <![CDATA[Coty Hikes Offer For Avon, Says Warren Buffett Is An Investor]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339687/20120510/coty-avon-bid-increased-warren-buffett.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339687/20120510/coty-avon-bid-increased-warren-buffett.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 15:09:59 EDT <![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Hit New Low For Second Week: Freddie Mac]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339603/20120510/mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-low-freddie.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339603/20120510/mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-low-freddie.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 11:06:55 EDT <![CDATA[Priceline Beats Estimates, But 2Q Outlook Disappoints]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339231/20120509/priceline-beats-expectations-outlook-disappoints.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339231/20120509/priceline-beats-expectations-outlook-disappoints.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 17:15:07 EDT <![CDATA[IBTimes Feature: Murdoch's Woes Won't Stop The News Corp. Juggernaut: Analysts]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339168/20120509/murdoch-news-corp-earnings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339168/20120509/murdoch-news-corp-earnings.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 14:23:52 EDT <![CDATA[Freddie Mac To Name Former E*Trade Chief Donald Layton New CEO: WSJ]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339163/20120509/freddie-mac-name-new-ceo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339163/20120509/freddie-mac-name-new-ceo.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 14:11:53 EDT <![CDATA[Fannie Mae Reports $2.7 Billion Profit In 1Q, Won't Require More Bailout Money]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339090/20120509/fannie-mae-profit-1q-bailout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339090/20120509/fannie-mae-profit-1q-bailout.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 11:27:03 EDT <![CDATA[Japan's Asahi To Buy Calpis For $1.5 Billion]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338660/20120508/asahi-buys-calpis-1-5-billion.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338660/20120508/asahi-buys-calpis-1-5-billion.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 14:19:44 EDT <![CDATA[3i In Talks To Sell Enterprise Unit to Ferrovial]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338094/20120507/3i-enterprise-ferrovial-talks-sell.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338094/20120507/3i-enterprise-ferrovial-talks-sell.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 13:34:15 EDT <![CDATA[Spain Industrial Output Falls 7.5% In March]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338046/20120507/spain-factory-output-fakks-march.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338046/20120507/spain-factory-output-fakks-march.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 11:16:14 EDT <![CDATA[Beijing Yanjian Brewery In Talks To Buy Kingway For $700 Million]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337440/20120504/beijing-yanjian-brewery-talks-buy-kingway.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337440/20120504/beijing-yanjian-brewery-talks-buy-kingway.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 14:05:58 EDT <![CDATA[Obama Administration To Restrict Fracking: Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337419/20120504/obama-administration-fracking-regulation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337419/20120504/obama-administration-fracking-regulation.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 12:58:35 EDT <![CDATA[China's Bright Food To Buy 60% Stake In Weetabix]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336860/20120503/bright-food-buys-60-percent-stake-weetabix.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336860/20120503/bright-food-buys-60-percent-stake-weetabix.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 13:26:14 EDT <![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Hit New Low Of 3.84%: Freddie Mac]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336815/20120503/mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-low-freddie.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336815/20120503/mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-low-freddie.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 11:53:05 EDT <![CDATA[US Productivity Off 0.5%, First Drop In A Year]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336789/20120503/prductivity-drops-0-5-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336789/20120503/prductivity-drops-0-5-percent.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 11:06:48 EDT <![CDATA[Euro Zone Manufacturing, Employment Drops, Sending Euro, Stocks Tumbling]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336228/20120502/euro-zone-manufacturing-employment-down.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336228/20120502/euro-zone-manufacturing-employment-down.htm Wed, 02 May 2012 11:21:00 EDT <![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy CEO To Give Up Chairman Position, Minority Well Ownership]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335741/20120501/chesapeake-energy-ceo-steps-down.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335741/20120501/chesapeake-energy-ceo-steps-down.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 14:48:10 EDT <![CDATA[Time Warner Earnings Preview: NBA And HBO Viewership Drive Revenue]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335676/20120501/time-warner-earnings-preview-hbo-cable.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335676/20120501/time-warner-earnings-preview-hbo-cable.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 12:17:45 EDT <![CDATA[Chrysler Sales Rise 20 Percent In Strongest April In Four Years]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335636/20120501/chrysler-april-sales-rise-20-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335636/20120501/chrysler-april-sales-rise-20-percent.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:37 EDT <![CDATA[Delta To Bid On ConocoPhillips' Oil Refinery For $150 Million: Reuters]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335108/20120430/delta-plans-buy-oil-refinery-conocophillips.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335108/20120430/delta-plans-buy-oil-refinery-conocophillips.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:33:33 EDT <![CDATA[Terra Firma To Buy Four Seasons Healthcare For $1.34B]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335065/20120430/terra-firma-buy-four-seasons-health-care.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335065/20120430/terra-firma-buy-four-seasons-health-care.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:32:30 EDT <![CDATA[The Gamification Of Almost Everything: Education, Exercise, Discounts And Cow Clickers In Virtual Reality]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334599/20120428/gamification-bunchball-badgeville-fitocracy-zynga.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334599/20120428/gamification-bunchball-badgeville-fitocracy-zynga.htm Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:09:26 EDT <![CDATA[Simon Property Group Profit Triples In 1Q, Raises Guidance]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334396/20120427/simon-property-group-triples-profits.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334396/20120427/simon-property-group-triples-profits.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:39:47 EDT <![CDATA[US Consumer Sentiment Rises Slightly In April, Beats Forecasts]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334322/20120427/consumer-sentiment-index-rises-april.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334322/20120427/consumer-sentiment-index-rises-april.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:06:44 EDT <![CDATA[Barrick Gold Sells Highland Stake For $130 Million]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333836/20120426/barrick-gold-sells-highland-stake.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333836/20120426/barrick-gold-sells-highland-stake.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:28:34 EDT <![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Remain Near Record Lows: Freddie Mac]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333764/20120426/fixed-rate-mortgage-rates-housing-market.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333764/20120426/fixed-rate-mortgage-rates-housing-market.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:13:14 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise 4.1 Percent, Beating Forecasts]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333698/20120426/pending-home-sales-rise-march.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333698/20120426/pending-home-sales-rise-march.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:26:53 EDT <![CDATA[Simon Property Group Earnings Preview: Good Malls Drive Higher Profits]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333643/20120426/simon-property-group-earnings-preview-1q-2012.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333643/20120426/simon-property-group-earnings-preview-1q-2012.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:05:40 EDT <![CDATA[BTG Pactual Raises $1.96B In IPO]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333207/20120425/btg-pactual-raises-1-96-billion-ipo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/333207/20120425/btg-pactual-raises-1-96-billion-ipo.htm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:06:51 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. New Home Sales Fall In March, But Beat Expectations]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332523/20120424/332481.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332523/20120424/332481.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:25:40 EDT <![CDATA[Boeing Earnings Preview: Revenue Rises On More Aircraft Sales]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332131/20120423/boeing-earnings-preview.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332131/20120423/boeing-earnings-preview.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:18:33 EDT