International Business News - ABH http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of paper and packaging companies traded mixed on Monday, as oil prices pulled back from a rise earlier in the day, helping send Wall Street higher in late trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/closing-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:14:35 EDT Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Republican Whip. Earned income: $165,200 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/summaries-of-senate-financial-disclosure-forms.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:54:13 EDT Shares of paper and packaging companies rose Friday, following the broader markets higher, while a Citi Investment Research analyst forecast gains from higher prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/opening-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies-rise.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:35:28 EDT Analysts said Monday that cost cuts and higher prices for wood products should lead to better results for companies that make pulp and paper products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/ahead-of-the-bell-pulp-and-paper-products.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:22:45 EDT Pulp and paper products maker AbitibiBowater Inc. said Thursday that John W. Weaver will retire as executive chairman effective July 1. Weaver will continue to serve as non-executive chairman and a member of the company's board until March 31, 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/abitibibowater-executive-chairman-retiring.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:53:24 EDT Shares of paper and packaging companies mostly declined on Tuesday, following Wall Street lower after oil prices set a new record and new inflation fears cropped up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/opening-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies-fall.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 10:35:44 EDT Shares of several paper and packaging companies rose on Monday, despite a weak report of leading economic indicators from a private business group. The Conference Board said its forecast of future economic activity rose 0.1 percent in April, matching a 0.1 percent rise in March. The results offer another sign the economy remains soft. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/opening-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 10:16:07 EDT Shares of several paper and packaging companies declined on Wednesday, bucking the market trend, after International Paper Co. posted a decline in first-quarter profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/opening-glance-paper-and-packaging-companies-head-lower.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:38:09 EDT Paper and wood products company AbitibiBowater Inc. said Thursday it has completed the $161 million sale of its Snowflake, Ariz.-based newsprint mill to Catalyst Paper Corp. The sale price excludes ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/abitibibowater-completes-161m-mill-sale.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:40:24 EDT Shares of most paper and packaging companies finished higher on Tuesday, despite broad market weakness related to disappointing quarterly reports from Alcoa and Advanced Micro Devices. Also weighing... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/closing-glance-paper-and-packaging.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:52:52 EDT Shares of most paper and packaging companies finished lower on Wednesday, following the broader markets down as investors mulled over discouraging economic data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/closing-glance-paper-and-packaging-down.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:27:14 EDT Paper and wood products company AbitibiBowater Inc. said Monday it plans a private placement of convertible debentures with Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for $350 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080324/fairfax-financial-to-invest-in-abitibi.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:41:16 EDT AbitibiBowater Inc. has agreed to sell a newsprint mill to Catalyst Paper Corp. for $161 million, the paper and wood products company said Monday. The Snowflake, Ariz., facility has a production capacity of about 375,000 metric tons (413,367 tons) of newsprint per year. The sale price excludes about $19 million worth of working capital that AbitibiBowater has retained. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/abitibibowater-to-sell-mill-for-161m.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:14:56 EST More U.S. businesses are likely to hang "going bankrupt" signs on their doors next year as the twin blows of slower economic growth and pricey commodities force the weakest companies to seek refuge from creditors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071228/bankruptcies-likely-to-rise-in-2008.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:01:26 EST Shares of AbitibiBowater Inc. shot up on Friday, after an analyst upgraded the stock following the newsprint and wood-products manufacturer's plans to close four paper mills and halt operations at others. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071130/abitibibowater-climbs-on-analyst-upgrade.htm Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:41:18 EST