International Business News - Buying 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 The Defense Department said Tuesday that it is revising its weapons-buying strategy to improve efficiency, the first change in five years that comes after cost overruns and delays on some major defense contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/pentagon-makes-changes-to-weapons-buying-policy.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:29:24 EST WHAT'S HAPPENING: The oil sector appears ripe for some consolidation in 2009, particularly deals involving the cash-rich oil giants and struggling smaller producers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/summary-box-momentum-builds-for-oil-buying-spree.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:14:26 EST Big Oil is set to spend billions on new exploration in 2009, but in addition to ocean beds thousands of feet below the water's surface, major producers are surveying the balance sheets of vulnerable companies in the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177377-big-oil-buying-spree.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/more-consolidation-likely-in-oil-industry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/more-consolidation-likely-in-oil-industry.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:12:29 EST Will the government's plan to pump billions of dollars into banks--in exchange for an ownership stake--help resolve the financial crisis? Think about the potential effect in terms of cash and confidence. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152263-meltdown-101-logo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/meltdown-101-will-government-stake-in-banks-help.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/meltdown-101-will-government-stake-in-banks-help.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:02:12 EDT Two House Democrats are asking congressional investigators to examine U.S. exports to Iran to see whether approval procedures are being abused in light of a dramatic increase in the dollar value of shipments there over President Bush's first seven years in office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/lawmakers-want-probe-of-us-exports-to-iran.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:35:27 EDT Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc., bought about $100 million of the computer maker's stock last week, his second such buying spree in the past three months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/michael-dell-buys-100-million-in-dell-stock.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:28:21 EDT Here is a summary of some of the acquisitions and takeovers announced this summer by the world's precious metals mining industry: Aug. 6: Zug, Switzerland-based mining giant Xstrata PLC offered $10 billion to take over rival Lonmin PLC, the world's No. 3 platinum producer. The move is part of Xstrata's strategy to diversify its portfolio. London-based Lonmin rejected the offer as too low. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/summary-of-mining-industry-deals-this-summer.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:38:40 EDT A little more than two years ago, the co-founders of a small Canadian mining company unearthed a gold and silver deposit in southeastern Ecuador that industry experts believe is the most significant discovery in at least a decade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/major-mining-companies-on-buying-spree-for-assets.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:31:03 EDT Buying green could save consumers some green under a new bill that proposes eliminating New Jersey's sales tax on energy-efficient products. The proposal would nix the state's 7 percent sales tax on all Energy Star products--including refrigerators, air conditioners, ceiling fans and fluorescent light bulbs--which are certified by the federal government as energy efficient. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/nj-bill-looks-to-reward-energy-efficient-purchases.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:36:13 EDT A lawmaker will seek a broad review of exports to Iran to see whether exemptions to U.S. trade sanctions are being abused. Cigarettes, bull semen and other goods have gone Iran's way as exports grew during President Bush's time in office. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89893-iran-buying-american.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/lawmaker-wants-review-of-us-exports-to-iran.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/lawmaker-wants-review-of-us-exports-to-iran.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:11:01 EDT Key lawmakers, including Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, criticized the Bush administration Wednesday for increased exports to Iran despite tough talk about its nuclear ambitions and meddling in Iraq. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88585-buying-american.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/growth-in-us-trade-with-iran-surprises-lawmakers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/growth-in-us-trade-with-iran-surprises-lawmakers.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:30:51 EDT An East Hartford man called police to report he had been robbed while trying to buy crack cocaine. Max Minnefield called police Monday to tell them he had paid a man and a woman $8 for drugs he never received. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/man-robbed-buying-crack-calls-cops-who-arrest-him.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:39:39 EDT Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/87936-iran-buying-american.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/us-exports-to-iran-increase-in-bush-years.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/us-exports-to-iran-increase-in-bush-years.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:56:02 EDT In recent days, Chief Executive Michael Dell has bought about $100 million worth of stock in Dell Inc., the shares of which rallied this spring but are still near a five-year low. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/michael-dell-buys-100-million-in-stock.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:40:44 EDT A Texas man being held in Mexico on child trafficking charges said allegations that he bought babies from poor Mexican women and sold them to adoptive U.S. couples are false. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/man-denies-buying-babies-in-mexico-to-sell-in-us.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 05:46:25 EDT Police in northern Mexico have arrested two people accused of buying Mexican babies to sell to U.S. couples for a profit, investigators said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/mexico-police-arrest-2-accused-of-buying-babies.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 15:36:50 EDT Shoppers have been lugging ever-larger products to their ever-bigger cars for years. Now, more of them are feeling so pinched by the sagging economy that they are embracing a new behavior: buying a little at a time. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46600-buying-in-bits.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/shoppers-feeling-squeeze-buy-a-little-at-a-time.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/shoppers-feeling-squeeze-buy-a-little-at-a-time.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:39:47 EDT Shoppers have been lugging ever-larger products to their ever-bigger cars for years. Now, more of them are feeling so pinched by the sagging economy that they are embracing a new behavior: buying a little at a time. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46520-buying-in-bits.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/shoppers-feeling-squeeze-buy-a-little-at-a-time.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/shoppers-feeling-squeeze-buy-a-little-at-a-time.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53:14 EDT