International Business News - First 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 First Financial Northwest Inc. announced its board boosted its quarterly dividend by half a penny to 8.5 cents. The bank holding company said the dividend is payable Nov. 5 to shareholders of record Oct. 21. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/first-financial-northwest-hikes-quarterly-dividend.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:05:31 EDT Shares of First Solar Inc. and SunPower Inc. fell in premarket trading Tuesday after a Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded the stocks on concerns of an oversupply of photovoltaic modules and too few European subsidies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ahead-of-the-bell-first-solar-sunpower-downgrade.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:23:40 EDT The original Carvel shop prepared to serve its last cones Sunday, more than seven decades after becoming the birthplace of an ice cream empire. Customers flocked to the 1950s-style store in Hartsdale, about 25 miles north of Manhattan, snapping photos and lamenting the coming shutdown, owner Abdol Faghihi said. The shop, which the owner said had struggled with rising taxes and other expenses, was closing to make way for a new restaurant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/redevelopment-freezes-out-original-carvel-store.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:30:53 EDT Shares of First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. plunged Friday after the real estate investment trust slashed its 2008 guidance and a Janney Montgomery Scott analyst downgraded the stock to "Sell." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/first-industrial-shares-plunge-on-guidance-cut.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:43:06 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Friday, Oct. 3, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP)--First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on industrial properties, slashed its 2008 guidance on Friday, citing the negative impact of difficult capital markets on its asset sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/outlook-roundup-first-industrial-anheuser-busch.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:32:44 EDT First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on industrial properties, slashed its 2008 guidance on Friday, citing the negative impact of difficult capital markets on its asset sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/first-industrial-realty-cuts-2008-guidance.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:57 EDT Laura Bush was welcomed to North Dakota on Thursday by children wearing red, white and blue sailor hats and a sign that said: "Your 50th state, the best for last." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/with-nd-visit-laura-bush-marks-off-state-no-50.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:37:53 EDT Shares of First Horizon National Corp. rose Wednesday, along with other financial stocks, as investors were hopeful that a revived financial bailout plan will pass in Congress. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/first-horizon-shares-rise-with-other-financials.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:51:14 EDT First Cash Financial Services Inc. said late Tuesday that it plans to shutter its auto lending operations and focus on its core pawn and consumer lending operations in the U.S. and Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/first-cash-financial-to-exit-auto-lending-business.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:58:14 EDT Shares of First Horizon National Corp. pared some of their losses from the previous session on Tuesday after the regional bank reiterated that its capital position remains strong despite recent market turmoil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/first-horizon-shares-jump-on-outlook.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:56:57 EDT The Senate galleries were packed, filled with both black and white spectators, and a murmur filled the air as the nation's first black member of Congress, Sen. Hiram Revels, stood to deliver his first speech to the chamber. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/nearly-140-years-ago-black-senator-made-history.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:00:15 EDT Shares of First Marblehead Corp. continued to slide Friday as an analyst removed his "Sell" rating on the stock, but said the student-loan services provider faces a tough economic environment in which to restructure its flagging business and conserve cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/first-marblehead-shares-continue-to-slide.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:37:45 EDT First Niagara Financial Group Inc. has announced that it will sell 7.4 million shares of stock valued at about $100 million to finance its growth strategy and general corporate purposes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/first-niagara-financial-to-sell-100m-in-shares.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:26:24 EDT First Business Financial Services Inc. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7 cents per share. The bank holding company said the dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Oct. 1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/first-business-financial-declares-7-cent-dividend.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:54:41 EDT Real estate investment trust First Potomac Realty Trust said Thursday it priced a follow-on public stock offering of 2.5 million shares at $16 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/first-potomac-realty-trust-prices-stock-offering.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:23:46 EDT New York bank First Niagara Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it expects to sell about $100 million in a public offering. The underwritten offering will be through Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. and Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/first-niagara-to-sell-100-million-in-stock.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:55:07 EDT First American Corp. has said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents. The insurance and business information company said the dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Oct. 1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/first-american-sets-22-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:50:25 EDT First Marblehead Corp., which packages student loans for sale to investors, said Monday Chief Financial Officer John Hupalo will resign, with Kenneth Klipper filling the position effective immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/first-marblehead-cfo-john-hupalo-resigns.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:26:50 EDT First South Bancorp Inc. said Monday that the government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won't affect it because the holding company for First South Bank doesn't own any shares in the companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/first-south-unaffected-by-fannie-freddie-failure.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:30:26 EDT The first lady of this conservative Muslim sheikdom walked up to the podium in a luxury hotel banquet room and sized up the crowd of mostly wealthy businessmen. "Do not be afraid to take risks and to try," she told them. "Think out of the box." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/135569-gulf-first-ladies.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/new-in-gulf-bigger-role-for-some-first-ladies.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/new-in-gulf-bigger-role-for-some-first-ladies.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:18:01 EDT