International Business News - FCN 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 Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. on Wednesday said it will sell a minority interest in its technology business in an initial public offering. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/fti-consulting-expects-to-raise-600m-with-ipo.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:37:45 EDT Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. on Wednesday backed its 2008 profit and sales outlook, but warned that costs will crimp third-quarter earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/fti-consulting-sees-costs-in-3rd-quarter.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:20:56 EDT Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. said Wednesday it earned a higher second-quarter profit on sales growth across all segments. Profit rose 53 percent to $35.4 million, or 66 cents per share, from $23.1 million, or 53 cents per share, a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/fti-consulting-2nd-quarter-profit-rises-on-sales.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:16:21 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 15 U.S. industrial 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/20080723/s-p-names-15-us-industrials-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:50 EDT Credit card companies know what you've bought. Phone companies know whom you've called. Electronic toll services know where you've gone. Internet search companies know what you've sought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/privacy-protections-disappear-with-a-judges-order.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:10:02 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, June 11, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Health Management Associates Inc. dropped about 5 percent Wednesday, as analysts said the slowing economy will continue to pressure hospital admissions as cash-strapped consumers put off elective procedures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/movers-roundup-health-management-fti-consulting.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:16:29 EDT Shares of FTI Consulting Inc. jumped Wednesday after the business advisory firm said it will buy Attenex Corp. Late Tuesday, FTI said it would pay about $88 million in cash for Seattle-based Attenex, which makes software that automates data processing and provides tools for analyzing massive amounts of electronically stored information. The software is used by corporations and their law firms to comply with regulatory requests and internal investigations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/fti-consulting-shares-spike-following-acquisition.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:40:27 EDT Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. said Tuesday it plans to buy Attenex Corp. for about $88 million in cash. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the third quarter, will add to earnings in 2009, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/fti-consulting-to-buy-attenex-for-88-million.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:24:40 EDT Syntax-Brillian Corp. on Thursday named a recently hired consultant as interim chief executive to replace CEO James Ching Hua Li, who is taking an indefinite leave from the struggling television manufacturer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/syntax-brillian-names-rayburn-as-interim-ceo.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:39:16 EDT If you're traveling overseas, try to leave your computer at home. If you must have it, put only a few files on it and leave as many as possible behind. Encrypt the files you do bring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/safety-tips-for-travelers-protections.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 17:57:38 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, May 7, from AP Financial News: ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc., a hotel management company, lifted its full-year profit outlook Wednesday, but narrowed its revenue per available room growth forecast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/outlook-roundup-interstate-hotels-resorts-fti-consulting.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 11:34:12 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, May 7, from AP Financial News: MONETT, Mo. (AP) _ Shares of Jack Henry & Associates Inc., which provides computer systems to financial institutions, slid in premarket trading on Wednesday, after the company said fiscal third-quarter profit edged up 1 percent, missing analysts' expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/earnings-roundup-jack-henry-cooper-tire-rubber.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 11:26:44 EDT An accountant who killed himself after police questioned him in the disappearance of two wealthy clients had embezzled $2.1 million from the couple and seven companies, his former employer said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41688-missing-couple.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/audit-sc-man-took-2-1m-from-missing-couple-other-clients.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/audit-sc-man-took-2-1m-from-missing-couple-other-clients.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:00:30 EDT Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy Schonbraun McCann Group, a privately held real estate consulting firm, in a cash and stock deal valued at $125 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/fti-buys-real-estate-advisory-firm.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:39:09 EDT Corporate adviser FTI Consulting Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 77 percent on higher consulting sales, beating Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080228/fti-consulting-4q-profit-up-on-sales.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:52:49 EST Delphi got the green light Thursday to pay almost $50 million in fees to lawyers and financial advisers for four months of work, as the auto parts supplier struggles to emerge from court protection. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/judge-approves-delphis-50m-in-fees.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:37:45 EST Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. said late Tuesday it has bought Hong Kong-based Thompson Market Services Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Thompson Market Services provides intellectual property and brand protection services. The acquisition expands FTI's presence and service offerings in Asia. Thompson Market Services will be integrated into FTI's Asian subsidiary, International Risk Ltd., the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/fti-buys-thompson-market-services-ltd.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:16:32 EST Here's a vision of the not-so-distant future: _Microchips with antennas will be embedded in virtually everything you buy, wear, drive and read, allowing retailers and law enforcement to track consumer items _ and, by extension, consumers _ wherever they go, from a distance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080126/microchips-everywhere-a-future-vision.htm Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:16:57 EST