International Business News - CCK 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 Packaging products distributor Crown Holdings, Inc. said Wednesday that it will close two Canadian plants, moves that will likely lead to job cuts among the 175 workers at the facilities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/crown-holdings-to-close-2-plants.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:08:26 EST Among the premarket activity stories for Thursday, Oct. 16, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of eBay Inc. were trading down ahead of the market open Thursday after the auction site reported third-quarter earnings that an analyst found "extremely disappointing." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/premarket-roundup-ebay-carrizo-oil-gas.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:26:45 EDT Crown Holdings Inc. shares rose in premarket activity Thursday after the packaging maker reported third-quarter earnings growth of 23 percent on strength in its global beverage and food can businesses, beating analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/ahead-of-the-bell-crown-holdings-3q-profit-rises.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:06:01 EDT Crown Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter earnings jumped 23 percent, beating Wall Street forecasts, driven by the strong performance of its global beverage and food can businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/crown-holdings-3q-profit-jumps-23-percent.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:00:06 EDT Crown Holdings Inc., a packaging and beverage can maker, on Monday said it will reaffirm its fiscal year guidance at the Wachovia Securities and Key Banc Conferences in New York and Boston, respectively. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/crown-holdings-reaffirms-full-year-outlook.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:15:59 EDT Shares of plastic packaging makers rose Tuesday after the price of crude oil, a key raw material in making plastics, plunged as Hurricane Gustav appeared to largely spare petroleum installations in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sector-snap-plastic-packaging-companies-rise.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:24:07 EDT Shares of packaging and paper makers rose Friday as the price of crude oil dipped briefly below $116 per barrel and several companies reported strong quarterly results, enticing investors to snap up bargains in the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/shares-of-packaging-forest-products-makers-jump.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:41:07 EDT Wall Street analysts are beginning to suggest that recently falling petroleum prices plus continued dollar weakness could energize shares of some packaging and paper products makers, even as they hover near 52-week lows. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-snap-paper-product-makers-set-for-rally.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:24:41 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: MILWAUKEE (AP)--MGIC Investment Corp. said mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures remain high, resulting in a sharp loss in the most recent quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/earnings-roundup-mgic-crown-holdings.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:08:55 EDT Shares of packaging makers staged a broad-based rally Thursday as the price of natural gas, which both powers their plants and goes into making plastics, continued to fall. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sector-snap-packaging-makers-rise-on-cheaper-gas.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:02:26 EDT Crown Holdings Inc. shares jumped to a new year high Thursday, a day after the packaging and beverage can maker reported surprisingly strong second-quarter earnings largely due to its growing European business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/crown-holdings-shares-peak-on-strong-2q-earnings.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:56:26 EDT Packaging products maker Crown Holdings Inc. said Thursday it will build a new beverage can plant on its existing food can manufacturing site in Casablanca, Morocco. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/crown-to-build-beverage-can-plant-in-morocco.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:29:15 EDT