International Business News - BGC 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 electrical equipment companies finished mixed on Monday after a volatile day for the broader market amid a decline in oil prices and negative comments about the state of the banking and housing sectors from a Federal Reserve official. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-mixed.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:35:00 EDT A director at BGC Partners Inc., an interdealer broker of financial instruments, bought 9,500 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/bgc-partners-director-buys-stock.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:40:01 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mostly lower as the broader market wobbled amid a new oil price record above $143 a barrel. Here's how some shares of electrical equipment makers are performing: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-stocks-slip.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:09:57 EDT General Cable Corp., which makes wire and cable said Monday it increased equity ownership in Phelps Dodge Philippines Inc. to 60 percent from 40 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/general-cable-increases-stake-in-phelps-dodge.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:11:07 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened lower as the broader market declined on a worse-than-expected reading on June consumer confidence from the Conference Board and a profit warning from UPS. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-fall.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:43:38 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened lower after FedEx Corp., widely considered a bellwether of the broader economy, posted a fourth-quarter loss that disappointed Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-makers-slip.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:39:38 EDT Cantor Fitzgerald sold 3.9 million common shares of BGC Partners Inc., an interdealer broker of financial instruments, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/bgc-partners-chairman-sells-shares.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:57:46 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies closed mixed as the broader market edged higher, erasing most of its intraday gains as the price of oil jumped and a management shakeup at investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. cast the spotlight on the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-mixed.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:14:39 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies ended lower Friday as the broader markets tumbled amid a surge more than $11 in the price of crude and a report from the Labor Department that May unemployment rose to 5.5 percent from 5 percent the month before. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-tumble.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:30:02 EDT BGC Partners Inc., an interdealer broker of financial instruments, said Thursday a public offering of 20 million Class A shares was priced at $8 apiece. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/bgc-partners-prices-stock-offering-at-8-per-share.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:10:03 EDT Shares of electrical equipment makers ended mixed on Tuesday as the broader market tumbled on concerns that the financial sector continues to suffer from the credit crisis. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is planning to raise cash to shore up its balance sheet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-cos-end-mixed.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:13:18 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies ended the session mostly lower Monday, after the Institute for Supply Management said its index of manufacturing activity declined for the fourth straight month in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-ends-lower.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:24:58 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mostly lower on Monday after the Institute for Supply Management reported that manufacturing activity declined in May for the fourth straight month, although the downturn was not as severe as analysts were expecting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-declines.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:27:49 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mixed along with the broader market Thursday, following several reports offering a mixed picture of the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-mixed.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 10:52:17 EDT An executive vice president of cable and wire products company General Cable Corp. exercised options for 5,538 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/general-cable-executive-vp-exercises-options.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:59:21 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies finished lower on Wednesday as broader markets sagged after oil prices flew past $133 a barrel and the Federal Reserve indicated in minutes from its last meeting that interest rates were unlikely to be cut further. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-slip.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 16:21:09 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened lower Tuesday as record-high oil prices and a report showing inflation rose last month sent the broader markets tumbling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-slip.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 10:27:17 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mostly up, as the broader markets edged higher following a report from a private business group showing an index of leading economic indicators climbed modestly in April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-opens-higher.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 10:37:09 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies closed mostly up on Friday after an Oppenheimer analyst raised his price target on Thomas & Betts Corp. Meanwhile, several expressed confidence in Flextronics International Ltd. following news that its chief financial officer would resign. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-ends-higher.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:06 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies closed mixed on Friday as the broader market slipped on a steeper-than-expected quarterly loss from insurer American International Group and yet another increase in the price of oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-stocks-end-mixed.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 16:24:07 EDT