International Business News - Electronic 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 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 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 Trash talk comes to Capitol Hill Wednesday at a hearing on the disposal and recycling of computers, televisions, cell phones and other scrapped consumer electronic products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/ahead-of-the-bell-recycling-electronic-waste.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:08:45 EDT Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. fell Friday after the maker of semiconductor wafers offered a second-quarter revenue guidance range that was largely below analyst expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/memc-shares-fall-after-lackluster-2nd-quarter-forecast.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:13:31 EDT Shares of Electronic Data Systems Corp. jumped Thursday after the information technology services company posted first-quarter earnings above Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/electronic-data-jumps-after-1q-profit-beats-expectations.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:25:14 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 Video game designer Electronic Arts Inc. said Friday it is extending its offer to buy all shares of Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. a month and reducing its offer. Electron... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/electronic-arts-extends-take-two-acquisition-deadline.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:26:44 EDT Shareholders of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. easily passed a proposal Thursday to grant ZelnickMedia, the company's management, 1.5 million shares of restricted stock. Chairman Strauss Zelnic... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/take-two-shareholders-approve-incentive-package.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:32:08 EDT MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., which makes wafers for the semiconductor and solar power sectors, lowered its first-quarter revenue outlook Thursday, citing production issues. MEMC shares fell $7.96... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/memc-electronic-lowers-1q-sales-outlook.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:59:35 EDT Electronic Data Systems Corp. said Thursday it purchased Vistorm Holdings Ltd., a British provider of information security services. Terms were not disclosed. Information technology company EDS sai... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/electronic-data-systems-buys-vistorm.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:53:44 EDT Shares of electronics retailers edged higher Wednesday morning after Best Buy Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss that was less than Wall Street estimates. Here is how shares of some electronics ret... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/opening-glance-electronics-retailers-up.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:29:07 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Friday it is extending its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to April 18 after the rival game maker pushed back the date of its annual meeting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/electronic-arts-extends-take-two-tender.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:43:19 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts inched lower following "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two's rejection of the video game maker's $2 billion buyout offer. EA has taken an unsolicited $26-per-share offer directly to Take-Two's shareholders. On Wednesday, Take-Two's board told investors to reject the bid, calling it too low and opportunistic, since EA was trying to work out a deal before the latest version of the blockbuster series "Grand Theft Auto" hits store shelves April 29. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/electronic-arts-shares-slip.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:54:03 EDT "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts, saying the offer is not high enough. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/take-two-board-rejects-eas-2b-bid.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:22:37 EDT "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive is rejecting a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts. Take-Two says the $26-per-share bid, which turned hostile 10 days ago when EA took the offer directly to shareholders, is inadequate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/take-two-board-rejects-ea-bid.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:33:15 EDT