International Business News - GIL 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 Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 13, from AP Financial News: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)--Shares of property and casualty insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. extended their decline Wednesday as analyst forecasts for the company's third-quarter results have been reduced. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/movers-roundup-hartford-financial-watson-wyatt.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:48:55 EDT Shares of Canadian sportswear maker Gildan Activewear Inc. fell Wednesday over concerns about rising operating costs due to soaring commodities prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/gildan-shares-fall-following-3q-results-outlook.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:07:35 EDT Shares of Canadian sportswear maker Gildan Activewear Inc. rose in Wednesday premarket trading after the company affirmed guidance for fiscal 2008. The company continues to expect earnings of $1.45 to $1.50 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/gildan-affirms-2008-earnings-outlook-shares-rise.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:55:48 EDT Canadian sportswear maker Gildan Activewear Inc. said Wednesday fiscal third-quarter profit rose 3 percent, helped by higher selling prices and volume. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/higher-prices-help-gildan-activewear-3q-results.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:52:56 EDT Gilberto Gil stepped down as Brazilian culture minister Wednesday, saying he wanted to dedicate more time to his music and his family. The Grammy-winning musician, who revolutionized Brazilian music in the 1960s as a founder of the Tropicalism movement, had been culture minister since 2003, when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started his first term in office. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101098-brazil-gil.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/gilberto-gil-steps-down-as-brazil-culture-minister.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/gilberto-gil-steps-down-as-brazil-culture-minister.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:56:50 EDT Grammy-winning Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil stepped down as culture minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to dedicate more time to his music and his family. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101086-brazil-gil.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/gilberto-gil-quits-post-as-brazil-culture-minister.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/gilberto-gil-quits-post-as-brazil-culture-minister.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:09:29 EDT Drug company sales representatives will have to stop doling out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor's offices. But they can still sneak in the occasional free lunch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/new-pharma-ethics-rules-eliminate-gifts-and-meals.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:28:20 EDT Drug company sales representatives will have to stop doling out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor's offices. But they can still sneak in the occasional free lunch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/new-pharma-ethics-rules-eliminate-gifts-and-meals.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:32:34 EDT Shares of Gildan Activewear Inc. fell to a 52-week low Tuesday after the Canadian sportswear maker cut its guidance below expectations because of production shortfalls that are affecting sales growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/gildan-activewear-shares-fall-after-company-cuts-guidance.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:10:01 EDT