International Business News - Control 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 Spectrum Control Inc. hit a two-year low on Thursday after the maker of electronic-control products said its second-quarter profit sank 21 percent and predicted its third-quarter profit will fall even further. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/spectrum-control-shares-decline-on-earns-outlook.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:12:55 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, July 2, from AP Financial News: FAIRVIEW, Pa. (AP)--Spectrum Control Inc., an electronic-control product maker, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit dropped 21 percent, due in part to lower-than-expected shipments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/earnings-roundup-spectrum-control-demandtec.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:04:38 EDT Spectrum Control Inc., an electronic-control product maker, said Wednesday its profit will likely fall in the third quarter. The company said it expects third-quarter profit between 16 cents and 19 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/spectrum-control-expects-3q-profit-drop.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:37:58 EDT Spectrum Control Inc., an electronic-control product maker, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit dropped 21 percent, due in part to lower-than-expected shipments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/spectrum-control-2q-profit-falls-21-percent.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:35:45 EDT Is everything spinning out of control? Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/76784-out-of-control.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/everything-seemingly-is-spinning-out-of-control.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/everything-seemingly-is-spinning-out-of-control.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:13:07 EDT Is everything spinning out of control? Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/everything-seemingly-is-spinning-out-of-control.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:14:17 EDT A Santa Fe firm has been selected by Caterpillar Inc. to help it control emissions. Caterpillar on Tuesday named CleanAir Systems Inc., founded in 1993, as its partner for emissions control products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/nm-firm-picked-by-caterpillar-to-control-emissions.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:23:41 EDT A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill. "Ortho-Evra is a poor choice for women," Dr. Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen wrote the Food and Drug Administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/group-asks-government-to-end-use-of-birth-control-patch.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 12:45:29 EDT Concerns that realistic-looking toy weapons are confusing police and threatening safety have led 15 states to try going beyond gun control and cracking down on fake firearms. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43775-fake-gun-control.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/bills-seek-punishment-for-use-display-of-fake-weapons.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/bills-seek-punishment-for-use-display-of-fake-weapons.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 14:01:11 EDT Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. said Monday its Physio-Control Inc. subsidiary reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration on quality improvements for its external defibrillators. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/medtronic-unit-agrees-with-fda-on-defibrillator-quality.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:07:32 EDT Foreigners report random ID checks. Police check on chemicals in school science labs. A music festival is postponed. With 3 1/2 months to go, China is ramping up its campaign to tighten security ahead of the Beijing Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41967-china-demolition.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/chinese-authorities-stepping-up-security-ahead-of-olympics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/chinese-authorities-stepping-up-security-ahead-of-olympics.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:02:12 EDT Pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday to overturn a rule forcing them to dispense emergency contraception over their religious convictions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/pharmacists-fight-emergency-pill-rule.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:51:03 EDT