International Business News - ABK 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 Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/ambac-corning-staples-continental-big-movers.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:06:24 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Sept. 3, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP)--Shares of Pier 1 Imports Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the specialty home retailer said its same-store sales for the second quarter fell 1.7 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/movers-roundup-pier-1-imports-ambac-financial.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:29:56 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, Sept. 3, from AP Financial News: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)--Shares of major insurance companies traded mostly higher Wednesday, as Ambac Financial Group Inc. surged on prospects for its new bond insurance business, and damage estimates linked to Hurricane Gustav narrowed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/sector-roundup-insurance-steel.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:27:59 EDT Shares of major insurance companies traded mostly higher Wednesday, as Ambac Financial Group Inc. surged on prospects for its new bond insurance business, and damage estimates linked to Hurricane Gustav narrowed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-mostly-higher.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:58:27 EDT Shares of Ambac Financial Group Inc. surged Wednesday, a day after the bond insurer said its plans for a new insurance subsidiary had been approved by Wisconsin insurance regulators. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/ambac-shares-soar-after-regulators-ok-new-unit.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:41:18 EDT Wall Street finished mixed in fickle trading Wednesday, with investors unsettled about the economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/us-stocks-head-to-lower-open-ahead-of-data.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:00:41 EDT Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it has received approval from Wisconsin insurance regulators for its plans for a new insurance subsidiary. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/ambac-wins-wisconsin-approval-for-unit.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:06:21 EDT Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 200 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/stocks-jump-on-better-than-expected-gdp-jobs-data.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:50 EDT Shares of MBIA Inc. rose sharply in premarket electronic trading Thursday, a day after the bond insurer agreed to reinsure nearly $200 billion of municipal bonds backed by FGIC Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/ahead-of-the-bell-mbia-climbs-on-fgic-deal.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:31:48 EDT Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 200 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117586-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/stocks-rise-following-gain-in-durable-goods-orders.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/stocks-rise-following-gain-in-durable-goods-orders.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:03:18 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Aug. 25, from AP Financial News: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)--Shares of bond insurer MBIA Inc. rose Monday, lifted in part by Freddie Mac's successful debt auction, despite a decline in the broader market on higher oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/movers-roundup-mbia-truckers.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:35:31 EDT Shares of bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. fell Monday after getting a boost from Freddie Mac's successful debt auction, despite a decline in the broader market on higher oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/ambac-financial-group-shares-rise.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:46:59 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/jc-penney-mbia-nrg-energy-among-big-movers.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:50:08 EDT Shares of bond insurers rose sharply Friday afternoon after ratings agency Standard & Poor's removed Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. from negative credit watches. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/sector-snap-bond-insurers.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:31:33 EDT Shares of Ambac Financial Group Inc. rose sharply Friday after ratings agency Standard & Poor's took the bond insurer off a negative credit watch. A negative credit watch means there is a 50 percent chance of a ratings downgrade within three months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/ambac-shares-jump-as-s-p-removes-it-from-watch.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:32:26 EDT Standard & Poor's said late Thursday it is no longer reviewing its ratings on the insurance arms of MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc. for downgrade, though it retained a negative outlook on both companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/s-p-mbia-ambac-insurance-off-downgrade-watch.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:45:04 EDT Among the premarket stories for Friday, Aug. 8, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An analyst on Friday downgraded Ambac Financial Group Inc. to "Underweight," calling the bond insurer's business model "broken." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/premarket-roundup-ambac-anadigics.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:34:02 EDT An analyst on Friday downgraded Ambac Financial Group Inc. to "Underweight," calling the bond insurer's business model "broken." On Wednesday, Ambac posted a loss on an operating basis during the second quarter because of expected losses on insurance contracts. But after accounting for special non-cash gains from the same portfolio, the company posted a net profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/jpmorgan-analyst-downgrades-ambac-to-underweight.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:19:34 EDT Shares of bond insurer MBIA Inc. fell Thursday giving up gains from a day earlier after insurer American International Group Inc. posted wider-than-expected losses for the quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/mbia-shares-fall-on-declines-in-broader-sector.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:58:49 EDT Shares of major insurance companies were down Thursday, as investors responded to a dismal second-quarter report from American International Group Inc. and anticipated similar results from rivals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-down.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:32:47 EDT