International Business News - Foundation 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 Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. said Monday that it would have a production shortfall for the quarter and also said it will increase an existing share repurchase program by $100 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/foundation-coal-increases-share-repurchase.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:11:45 EDT Statement released Saturday by Robert Forrester, vice-chairman of Newman's Own Foundation: Paul Newman's craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/statement-released-by-newmans-own-foundation.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:18:46 EDT Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, is helping start a new foundation with the aim of supporting the Web as a tool that's open and accessible to everyone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/web-inventor-backs-group-to-improve-his-creation.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:22:08 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Monday maintained its ratings on Foundation Coal Corp., citing its aggressive growth strategy. The agency kept the coal producer's corporate credit rating at "BB-," or junk status. Its outlook is stable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/standard-poors-backs-foundation-coal-ratings.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:35:21 EDT Shares of Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. fell sharply along with oil prices Tuesday after it appeared oil and gas installations in the Gulf of Mexico were largely spared by Hurricane Gustav. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/foundation-coal-shares-fall-as-oil-price-plummets.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:56:48 EDT The arrival of a new CEO at the world's largest charitable foundation comes with much less fanfare than Bill Gates' own decision to leave Microsoft Corp. to focus more on his family's philanthropy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/former-microsoft-exec-is-new-gates-foundation-ceo.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:24:17 EDT The arrival of a new CEO at the world's largest charitable foundation comes with much less fanfare than Bill Gates' own decision to leave Microsoft Corp. to focus more on his family's philanthropy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/former-microsoft-exec-is-new-gates-foundation-ceo.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:29:27 EDT Shares of Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. rallied in Thursday afternoon trading, bouncing back from recent slips. The Linthicum Heights, Md., company's stock rose $5.01, or 8.4 percent, to $64.36. During Wednesday trading the stock climbed 3 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/foundation-coal-holdings-shares-rally.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:29:20 EDT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $17.6 million to help people affected by the global food crisis. The largest grant announced Thursday will contribute $10 million to the World Food Programme to help feed young children and pregnant and breast-feeding mothers in Niger, Cote D'Ivoire and Burkina Faso, Africa. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/gates-foundation-gives-17-6m-to-feed-hungry.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:04:28 EDT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving its $1 million "access to learning award" to an organization in Mexico's Veracruz state. The Vasconcelos (vass-con-seh-lohs) Program brings computers to remote villages to train people how to use computers and connect to the Internet. Mobile computer labs are moved from village to village on all-terrain vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/gates-foundation-honors-mexican-library-service.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:13:31 EDT Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. on Thursday guided its full-year earnings to a wide range that includes Wall Street's estimates. The company expects to earn $1.05 to $1.55 per share for the period. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect, on average, earnings of $1.26 per share for the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/foundation-coal-guides-2008-in-range-of-street.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:48:39 EDT Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter loss ballooned as its cost of sales ate away at a jump in revenue. For the period ended June 30, the company reported a loss of $4.4 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with a loss of $3.8 million, or 8 cents per share, in the year-ago period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/foundation-coal-2q-loss-swells-as-costs-jump.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:46:43 EDT Across the street from the Space Needle and Paul Allen's tribute to Jimi Hendrix and rock music, Allen's old friend Bill Gates is building his headquarters for charitable giving, something sure to become another Seattle tourist attraction. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95775-gates-foundation-headquarters.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/gates-foundation-breaks-ground-on-new-headquarters.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/gates-foundation-breaks-ground-on-new-headquarters.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:33:20 EDT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday announced plans to give $8.1 million in grants to keep library computers up-to-date in 11 states. The grants will help upgrade computer hardware in public libraries serving communities with high concentrations of poverty. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/gates-foundation-gives-library-grants-in-11-states.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:07:04 EDT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday announced plans to give $8.1 million in grants to keep library computers up-to-date in 11 states. The grants will help upgrade computer hardware in public libraries serving communities with high concentrations of poverty. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/gates-foundation-gives-library-grants-in-11-states.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:49:12 EDT Now that Bill Gates is stepping away from his daily duties at Microsoft Corp., he's going to dive deeper into the work of his $38 billion charitable foundation, established a decade ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/bill-gates-to-dive-deeper-into-foundation-strategy.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:27:24 EDT An honors program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been renamed for former Microsoft executive Jeffrey Raikes. The Board of Regents voted Friday to change the name of the J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/univ-of-nebraska-program-named-after-charity-ceo.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:06:47 EDT The senior vice president of operations of coal producer Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/foundation-coal-executive-exercises-options.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:44:58 EDT The senior vice president of operations for coal producer Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. exercised options for 17,100 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/foundation-coal-svp-exercises-options.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:54:06 EDT A foundation named for a child who was found four years after he vanished while riding his bike has been reinstated after resolving a paperwork problem. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/childrens-group-reinstated-after-fixing-paperwork.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 14:29:07 EDT