International Business News - GEN 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 Russia's Foreign Ministry suggested Thursday that Moscow would not sell advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Iran, a possibility that has alarmed Israel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/russia-indicates-no-s-300s-for-iran.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:03:13 EDT A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself up near the Sri Lankan capital on Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding two others, the military said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/sri-lankan-minister-escapes-suicide-blast-unhurt.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:41:50 EDT Cowen and Co. analyst Sara Michelmore downgraded shares of Gen-Probe Inc. to "Neutral" from "Outperform" Friday, saying sales of the blood-screening system Ultrio not reaching previous expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/ahead-of-the-bell-gen-probe-downgraded.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:13:38 EDT Prosecutors attempted to convince a federal judge Thursday to consider investor losses as great as $1.4 billion when sentencing five insurance executives convicted of a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of American International Group Inc., one of the world's largest insurance companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/hearing-focuses-on-loss-in-insurance-scheme.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:54:46 EDT Federal prosecutors in Connecticut said Friday a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world's largest insurance company, American International Group Inc., resulted in a loss of more than $1 billion to investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/prosecutors-loss-from-aig-scheme-over-1-billion.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:01:48 EDT Gen-Probe Inc., which provides diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, said Tuesday, its board of directors approved a $250 million stock buyback program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/gen-probe-board-approves-buyback-plan.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:45:59 EDT Shares of Gen-Probe Inc. climbed Friday after the diagnostic test maker's second-quarter results surpassed Wall Street expectations, and Gen-Probe raised its full-year forecasts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/gen-probe-rises-on-strong-2q-and-greater-forecast.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:49:16 EDT Gen-Probe Inc. shares rose Wednesday on the diagnostic test maker's decision to pull out of a bidding process for Belgian peer Innogenetics, with several analysts citing the potential buyout as difficult. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/gen-probe-shares-rise-as-it-pulls-out-of-buyout.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:53:58 EDT Gen-Probe Inc. said Wednesday it won't raise its bid for Belgian molecular diagnostics compnay Innogenetics, despite rival bidder Solvay Pharmaceuticals SA lifting its proposed purchase price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/gen-probe-says-wont-raise-bid-for-innogenetics.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:22:21 EDT Conglomerate 3M Co. and Gen-Probe Inc. will end a collaboration to develop rapid tests for infections developed in hospitals, after the companies found their respective technology was incompatible with each other. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/3m-gen-probe-end-deal-to-develop-infection-tests.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:34:25 EDT Gen-Probe Inc. said Tuesday it started a cash tender offer to buy Belgian molecular diagnostics company Innogenetics for about $215 million euros ($334 million). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/gen-probe-offers-to-buy-innogenetics.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:53:39 EDT The European Parliament on Wednesday urged EU nations to work harder to meet international pollution cutting targets to limit the rise in global temperatures, which experts fear could lead to major changes in the environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/eu-parliament-calls-for-more-climate-targets.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 11:10:55 EDT A federal judge has rejected requests to overturn the convictions of five former insurance company executives in a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world's largest insurance company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/judge-rules-against-former-gen-re-aig-executives.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:40:01 EDT Shares of Gen-Probe Inc., which makes diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, jumped Tuesday after the company said its first-quarter profit jumped 49 percent and raised its full-year guidance above analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/gen-probe-shares-jump-on-higher-profit-increased-guidance.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:40:56 EDT Gen-Probe Inc., which provides diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, said Monday its first-quarter profit rose 49 percent on higher sales of its nucleic acid test APTIMA Combo 2. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/gen-probe-1q-profit-jumps-on-boost-in-diagnostic-test-sales.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:39:07 EDT Federal prosecutors want Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to replace the chief executive of its reinsurance subsidiary after four former executives of the company were convicted in February,... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/prosecutors-said-to-want-gen-re-boss-out.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:51:34 EDT Shares of Gen-Probe Inc., which makes tests to detect HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis, rose Monday, as a Cowen & Co. analyst said the company is her favorite recommendation in the molecular diagnostics space. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080324/gen-probe-rises-on-bullish-cowen-comment.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:17:22 EDT Russia has signaled a new openness toward a U.S. missile defense program for Eastern Europe, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday. The missile defense plan angered Russia, which has seen it as a Western provocation at its doorstep. Moscow's interest prompted Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to make last-minute plans to visit Russia next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/34431-chile-u-s-condoleezza-rice.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/rice-says-russia-suggests-greater-openness-on-missile-defense.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/rice-says-russia-suggests-greater-openness-on-missile-defense.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:37:28 EDT Luciany Ball's adoption file says she was born 14 months ago by Caesarean section to a single mother who gave her up so she could be raised by a loving family in a six-bedroom Indiana farmhouse. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/33505-guatemala-adoption.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/enterprise-guatemala-adoption-fraud-query-throws-adoptions-into-limbo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/enterprise-guatemala-adoption-fraud-query-throws-adoptions-into-limbo.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:26:18 EDT Five former insurance company executives were found guilty Monday of a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world's largest insurance company, American International Group Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080225/five-former-insurance-execs-found-guilty.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:51:39 EST