International Business News - ABW 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 A cable channel is working on a television movie about a teenager from Alabama who went missing in Aruba in 2005 when she was on a graduation trip. "The Natalee Holloway Story" is going to be based on a book by her mother, Beth Holloway. The Lifetime Movie Network has started preproduction. The movie will focus on the mother's efforts to find out what happened to her daughter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/story-of-teen-who-went-missing-in-aruba-to-be-film.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:17:46 EDT The coast here doesn't have the whitest sand or the clearest water, but to millions of Houstonians and other Texans, this is the beach. And thanks to Hurricane Ike, it's also a mess. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147574-ike-beaches.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/galveston-scrambles-to-heal-beaches-after-ike.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/galveston-scrambles-to-heal-beaches-after-ike.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:37:07 EDT Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., which provides cash access services at casinos, said Wednesday that it has signed 20 deals to offer its services in Europe, Canada and the Caribbean. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/global-cash-access-signs-20-foreign-deals.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:40:13 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Sept. 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Aruba Networks Inc. shares fell Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock to "Equal Weight," saying that despite strong sales, ongoing capital investments are limiting the company's ability to increase its earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/movers-roundup-aruba-networks-aflac.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:22:20 EDT Aruba Networks Inc. shares fell Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock to "Equal Weight," saying that despite strong sales, ongoing capital investments are limiting the company's ability to increase its earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/aruba-networks-declines-after-analyst-downgrade.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:23:31 EDT The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114138-caribbean-cocaine.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/dutch-us-forces-seize-cocaine-in-caribbean.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/dutch-us-forces-seize-cocaine-in-caribbean.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:28 EDT A look at Lance Poulsen, founder of health care financing company National Century Financial Enterprises: _1991: Poulsen founds National Century, a health care financing company that provides financing to medical providers such as nursing homes and small hospitals by buying their short-term debt with money raised from investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/a-look-at-lance-poulsens-legal-troubles.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:59:52 EDT The roiling global oil market continues to pick its winners and losers, as oil giant BP PLC reported a 28 percent rise in second-quarter profit while North America's largest refiner, Valero, said its earnings for the same period fell 67 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/bp-profit-up-valero-down-in-2q.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:31:52 EDT Valero Energy Corp., North America's largest refiner, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit fell 67 percent as refining margins for products like gasoline shrank. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/valero-2q-profit-falls-on-lower-margins.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:27:07 EDT The Caribbean remains a top destination among cruisers, and more are bringing their children along for the journey, according to a new survey by the Cruise Lines International Association. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/survey-caribbean-remains-top-cruise-destination.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:56:44 EDT Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and flights are sharply reduced, choking the flow of the vacationers that many tiny islands depend upon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/flight-cuts-may-hurt-caribbean-tourism.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:00:29 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, May 22, from the AP Financial News: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Books-A-Million Inc.'s profit sank 57 percent in the fiscal first quarter as sales slipped, the book retailer said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/earnings-roundup-books-a-million-pacific-sunwear.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 18:21:50 EDT Aruba Networks Inc., a provider of wireless network solutions, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed due to strong product sales and customer growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/aruba-networks-3q-loss-narrows-on-sales-growth.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 16:47:23 EDT An analyst raised his price target on Aruba Networks Inc. Friday, citing upcoming likely improvements in Aruba Networks Inc.'s products for certain sectors including education and warehousing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/analyst-boosts-aruba-networks-target-estimates.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 11:50:39 EDT A federal judge on Wednesday ordered one defendant convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case released from jail on bond, but said three others he dubbed a "leadership cabal" must stay behind b... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/judge-3-fraud-defendants-must-remain-jailed-1-other-freed.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:36:50 EDT Attorneys for four executives accused of plotting an escape to Aruba to avoid sentencing in a corporate fraud case say the government's evidence is based on an unreliable informant. Prosecutors ins... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/convicted-executives-plead-for-freedom-before-prison.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:26:37 EDT Some events in the history of the $1.9 billion fraud case against National Century Financial Enterprises, based in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Dublin: 1991: Businessman Lance Poulsen founds Nationa... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/hearing-in-alleged-escape-plot-latest-twist-in-fraud-case.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:19:01 EDT JPMorgan downgraded Aruba Networks Inc. Monday, saying the company, which makes products for wireless computer networks, will likely face fewer orders in 2008 as broader economic woes continue. Anal... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/ahead-of-the-bell-aruba-networks.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:06:38 EDT The government Wednesday arrested four executives convicted in a $1.9 billion fraud trial, saying they were planning to flee overseas before sentencing. The four former National Century Financial En... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/fbi-corporate-defendants-planned-escape.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:38:39 EDT Oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. on Monday forecast first-quarter profit below Wall Street analyst estimates, due to lower refining margins and operating and equipment problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080324/valero-sees-1q-profit-below-analysts.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:53:50 EDT