International Business News - CTV 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 Standard & Poor's Inc. included 13 U.S. information technology companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-13-us-it-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:39 EDT Communications support company CommScope Inc. said Friday that it will consolidate some of its business segments to streamline business, closing several segment sites and cutting jobs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/commscope-to-consolidate-some-business-segments.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:27:22 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened lower on Tuesday as the broader market declined following a report showing another downturn in construction spending in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-dip.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:31:16 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 Shares of electrical equipment companies tumbled at market open as broader indexes retreated following a spike in oil prices and Goldman Sachs' downgrade of the brokerage sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-sink.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:28:58 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mixed Monday as the broader market wobbled in the wake of steep losses last week and a slight uptick in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-mixed.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:43:25 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies closed lower on Friday as the broader market fell sharply on a spike in oil prices and concerns over the health of the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-stocks-sink.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:16:56 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies started mixed Wednesday after the Labor Department reported that unemployment claims declined by 5,000 last week and the price of crude was volatile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-opens-mixed.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:37:44 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies finished lower on Wednesday as the broader market declined following a quarterly loss from FedEx Corp. and an afternoon spike in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-makers-slip.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:29:39 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mostly lower alongside the broader market as a weaker dollar lifted oil prices to record highs and the New York Federal Reserve Bank said manufacturing activity in that state declined in June. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-opens-lower.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:15:00 EDT JPMorgan analyst Kimberly A. Watkins initiated coverage of CommScope Inc. with an "Overweight" rating Tuesday, saying the networking infrastructure company will likely be able to improve costs and earnings following a recent acquisition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/jpmorgan-starts-commscope-coverage-at-overweight.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:36:05 EDT The executive vice president of Commscope Inc., a supplier of networking infrastructure, exercised options for and then sold 3,737 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/commscope-executive-vp-exercises-options.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:44:56 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 ended higher on Friday as the broader market ended narrowly mixed, after a government report showed personal spending rose somewhat in April, but only to keep pace with rising costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-up.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 16:43:44 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies were mostly higher Friday with the broader market after the Commerce Department said personal spending rose modestly in April, but only to keep up with costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-makers-rise.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 10:43:25 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 Shares of electrical equipment companies opened mostly higher Tuesday as the broader markets advanced modestly following a report that new home sales in April increased for the first time in six months, surprising analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-opens-flat.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 10:40:16 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies finished mostly lower, following the broader market down as the price of oil marched higher and a report from the National Association of Realtors showed sales of existing homes fell by 1 percent in April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-ends-lower.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 16:21:34 EDT The electrical equipment sector finished mixed on Thursday as the broader markets edged modestly higher, helped by a decline in the price of oil and a report that unemployment claims fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-ends-mixed.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 16:16:56 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies traded mostly higher Friday morning after an Oppenheimer analyst raised his price target on Thomas & Betts Corp. to $50 from $46. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/opening-glance-electrical-equipment-mostly-higher.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 10:30:27 EDT