International Business News - ERTS 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 Nasdaq 100 ended lower Friday, pulled down by losses from Apollo Group Inc. and a jump in oil prices. Apollo, a for-profit education company, declined $2.02, or 4.2 percent, to $46.71. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/nasdaq-100-leaders-and-laggards-apol-lvlt.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:24:31 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Friday, May 16, from the AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ The chip sector fell Friday, hurt in part by a possible post-earthquake downturn in China. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/sector-roundup-semiconductors-internet.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:38 EDT Electronic Arts Inc. led a decline in video game stocks Friday after April's retail sales numbers, though a big jump from a year ago, disappointed investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/sector-snap-video-game-stocks-fall.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 13:32:48 EDT Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reported a new stake in Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. as of March 31, but no longer owned shares of department store chain Macy's Inc. and railroad operator CSX Corp., according to a quarterly regulatory filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/icahn-holds-stake-in-amylin-cut-macys-and-csx.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:33:56 EDT The Nasdaq 100 Index closed higher on Thursday as investors interpreted several reports as showing the U.S. economy may be in better-than-expected shape. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/nasdaq-100-leaders-and-laggards-nvda-celg.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:22:06 EDT Agilent Technologies Inc. helped lift the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to a higher close on Thursday after the scientific equipment maker posted better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/s-p-500-leaders-and-laggards-a-celg.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:55:01 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. fell in premarket trading Wednesday after the video-game maker forecast a disappointing fiscal 2009 profit. EA's adjusted fourth-quarter profit and sales topped analyst estimates, but for the coming year, it forecast a profit of 25 to 52 cents per share, or $1.30 to $1.70 per share excluding one-time items. Revenue is expected to range from $4.9 billion to $5.15 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/ahead-of-the-bell-electronic-arts.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 08:23:00 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, May 13, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/earnings-roundup-whole-foods-electronic-arts.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 18:57:55 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. declined Tuesday in after-hours trading after the video-game publisher's fourth-quarter earnings report, released after the market closed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/ea-shares-close-up-fall-after-4q-earnings-report-released.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:31 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a wider fiscal fourth-quarter loss on a slew of charges Tuesday, but adjusted results fueled by strong game sales beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/electronic-arts-posts-wider-4q-loss-on-charges.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 17:37:29 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. declined Tuesday ahead of the video-game publisher's fourth-quarter earnings report, scheduled for after the market close. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/ea-shares-inch-lower-ahead-of-4q-earnings-report.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 12:34:22 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Friday it received debt financing commitments of up to $1 billion for its $2 billion tender offer for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/ea-gets-1-billion-in-debt-financing-for-take-two-bid.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 17:36:16 EDT Shares of Activision Inc. hit a record high Friday after the video game publisher reported profit and sales that soared past guidance and Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/activision-shares-soar-after-4q-results-fly-past-estimates.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:31 EDT "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44582-take-two-grand-theft-auto-iv.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/take-twos-grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-500m-in-week-1-sales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/take-twos-grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-500m-in-week-1-sales.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 13:57:35 EDT The technology sector's week kicked off with solid first-quarter earnings from Verizon and ended with the Microsoft-Yahoo takeover saga intensifying amid reports that the two were in active talks and the software giant has raised its bid for the Internet icon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/tech-roundup-microsoft-yahoo-saga-heats-up-sun-disappoints.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 16:41:03 EDT Electronic Arts Inc. co-founder William "Bing" Gordon plans to help one of the nation's top venture capital firms find promising investment opportunities in digital entertainment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/electronic-arts-co-founder-joining-kleiner-perkins-vc-firm.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:04:45 EDT Earnings reports dominated the tech sector this week, with strong first-quarter results from industry heavyweights like Google Inc. and IBM Corp. providing reassurance in a season dominated by econom... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/tech-roundup-google-ibm-1st-quarter-reports-brighten-week.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:25:23 EDT Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series, wanted more time to consider a $2 billion buyout by larger rival Electronic Arts Inc., and it wanted... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/ea-extends-deadline-for-2-billion-take-two-tender-offer.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:57:23 EDT Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series, wanted more time to consider a $2 billion buyout by larger rival Electronic Arts Inc., and it wanted... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/ea-extends-deadline-for-take-two-tender-offer-lowers-price.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:08:34 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. on Friday extended by nearly a month its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. but also lowered the price it will pay for each share of the "Gr... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/ea-extends-deadline-for-take-two-tender-offer-to-may-16.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:51:03 EDT