International Business News - AT 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 General Motors Chief Executive Fritz Henderson was due in Germany on Monday to start talks aimed at soothing workers' tempers over the carmaker's plan to reorganize European arm Opel on its own. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223736-general-general-motors-co-chief-executive-fritz.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091109/gm-ceo-starts-opel-charm-tour-at-ruesselsheim-hq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091109/gm-ceo-starts-opel-charm-tour-at-ruesselsheim-hq.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:16:01 EST Cost cuts helped drugmakers shore up profits in the third quarter, but concerns over sustainable revenue growth continues to worry investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091022/cost-cuts-at-big-pharma-fail-to-excite.htm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:56:01 EDT U.S. auto sales are projected to rise nearly one-fifth to 11.8 million units in 2010, influential industry tracking firm CSM Worldwide said on Wednesday, citing signs that the worst of the economic downturn had passed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222749-used-vehicles-sit-in-the-sales-lot.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/2010-auto-sales-seen-up-at-least-15-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/2010-auto-sales-seen-up-at-least-15-percent.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:48:01 EDT NEW YORK - U.S. copper futures headed higher at the open on Tuesday, after upbeat reports of rising retail sales and producer prices reinforced optimistic views about the economic recovery. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220451-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/us-copper-firms-open-as-data-points-recovery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/us-copper-firms-open-as-data-points-recovery.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:43:31 EDT Exxon Mobil Corp said a mechanical breakdown in a processing unit at its 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, was repaired on Monday and the unit was operating normally. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220387-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/exxon-says-breakdown-repaired-california-refinery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/exxon-says-breakdown-repaired-california-refinery.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:26:17 EDT Faroe Petroleum Plc said on Monday it had discovered gas at its Glenlivet exploration well, its first gas find in the Atlantic Margin, and drilling a potential sidetrack well was being considered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/faroe-petroleum-finds-first-gas-atlantic-margin.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:03:57 EDT Ford Motor Co sees no near-term North American labor cost disadvantage with rivals General Motors Co and Chrysler Group LLC, but is in talks with its unions to address longer-term concerns, its global labor chief said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/ford-says-union-talks-aim-long-term-issues.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:09:54 EDT Frontier Oil's 130,000-barrel-per-day El Dorado, Kansas refinery will run below capacity in August and will continue to do so through September, the company said on its website Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219973-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/frontier-kansas-refinery-run-lower-rates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/frontier-kansas-refinery-run-lower-rates.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:21:13 EDT Royal Dutch Shell is carrying out maintenance at its Scotford refinery in Canada, according to a company message on the Alberta Community Update Hotline, a service where firms can give the operational status of their plants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090907/shell-carries-out-maintenance-canadian-refinery.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:50:29 EDT NEW YORK - U.S. copper futures headed higher at the open on Tuesday, recovering a portion of the prior session's steep losses, as equity markets regained their footing and manufacturing and housing data suggested the economic recovery was on track. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-copper-climb-open-as-data-points-recovery.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:50:45 EDT Defaults of multifamily and commercial real estate loans from banks climbed to their highest rate since at least 2003, as lenders gave up hope of being repaid in full, according to a report by research firm Real Estate Econometrics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/property-bank-loan-defaults-atyear-high-report.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:10:30 EDT NEW YORK - Entergy Corp's 1,025-megawatt Indian Point 3 nuclear power unit in New York was back at full power early Monday, after shutting late late last week due to an automatic reactor trip, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/entergy-ny-indian-point-reactor-back-power.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:15:32 EDT NEW YORK - Exelon Corp's 619-megawatt Oyster Creek nuclear power unit in New Jersey was back at full power early Monday, up from about 50 percent of capacity early Friday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219450-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/exelon-nj-oyster-creek-reactor-back-power.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/exelon-nj-oyster-creek-reactor-back-power.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:05:36 EDT NEW YORK - Progress Energy Inc's (PGN.N) 838-megawatt Crystal River 3 nuclear power unit in Florida was back at full power early Friday, up from 77 percent of capacity late Thursday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/progress-crystal-river-fla-reactor-power.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:39:14 EDT Progress Energy Inc\'s (PGN.N) 838-megawatt Crystal River 3 nuclear power unit in Florida was at 17 percent power early Wednesday as it began to exit a recent outage, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/progress-crystal-river-fla-reactor-17-pct-power.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:07:21 EDT The new board of General Motors Co [GM.UL] has emerged as a key player in the outcome of the automaker's long-running talks to sell off its Opel unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/factbox-gm-board-center-opel-talks.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:53:57 EDT France will push for stronger commitments to limit bankers' bonuses at a meeting of G20 leaders in September, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/france-sarkozy-promises-fight-on-bonuses-g20.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:53:55 EDT Ortronics/Legrand Showcases Layer Zero Solutions, an additional layer to the traditional network architecture that adds strength at the ongoing event of Cisco Live 2009 in San Francisco, California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090629/layer-zero-solutions-seen-cisco-live.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:17:28 EDT