International Business News - HUN 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 As of Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at least 4,151 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-151.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:53:51 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/dell-petsmart-intl-rectifier-are-big-movers.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:30 EDT Retail gas prices swung higher Friday--the first increase in 43 days--as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Tropical Storm Gustav could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/gas-prices-up-as-gustav-threatens-gulf-refineries.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:04:30 EDT Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc., which is seeking to abandon a $6.5 billion buyout of chemical maker Huntsman Corp., on Friday rejected as inadequate a bid by a Huntsman shareholder group to finance at least $500 million of the buyout. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/hexion-declines-financing-from-huntsman-holders.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:41 EDT Russia's invasion of Georgia presents the West with a difficult choice: Punish Moscow by kicking it out of clubs like the Group of Eight or pursue a strategy of placating it that could invite further bullying in places like Ukraine, the Baltic states or Moldova. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118391-aptopix-georgia-funeral.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/west-faces-stark-choice-over-georgia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/west-faces-stark-choice-over-georgia.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:05:19 EDT Retail gas prices swung higher Friday--the first increase in 43 days--as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Hurricane Gustav could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/oil-jumps-in-asia-on-fears-gustav-will-hit-gulf.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:30:34 EDT As of Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at least 4,150 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-150.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:42:42 EDT Liberty Global Inc.'s stock rose Tuesday after a Citi Investment Research analyst began coverage of the shares with a "Buy" rating and $44 price target, saying expectations for slower revenue growth are already priced into the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/liberty-global-shares-rise-on-citi-comments.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:33:09 EDT As of Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at least 4,147 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-147.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:16:48 EDT Hurdler Liu Xiang's painful withdrawal and a ho-hum performance by basketball star Yao Ming were low points for China at the Beijing Olympics. They hardly mattered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/china-shines-in-new-areas-amid-record-medal-count.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:12:09 EDT DuPont Co. said Monday it is opening two new research centers in Italy and Hungary as part of an effort to boost its seed business in Europe. DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred business will add 10 research positions at the centers, which represent an investment of more than $5 million. Twenty-five research employees will transfer from existing locations, and field and lab research capacity is being added. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/dupont-unveils-new-european-research-facilities.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:47:09 EDT Saab AB has offered to sell 85 JAS Gripen fighter jets to the Netherlands, going head to head with Lockheed Martin Corp. for the lucrative deal of replacing the country's aging F16 fleet, the Swedish aerospace and defense company said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/saab-competes-with-lockheed-for-dutch-jet-contract.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:48:19 EDT As of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-146.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:53:18 EDT STAR http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/sunday-highlights-at-the-beijing-games.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:44:37 EDT Hungary has won a third consecutive gold medal in men's water polo. Daniel Rudolf Varga and Peter Biros scored three goals apiece and the Hungarians beat the United States 14-10 in the final Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115696-hungary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/hungary-wins-third-straight-gold-water-polo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/hungary-wins-third-straight-gold-water-polo.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:53:58 EDT As of Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-146.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:02:12 EDT As of Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-146.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:00:07 EDT Oil prices tumbled more than $6 a barrel Friday--the biggest one-day percentage plunge in nearly four years--after a rebounding dollar and a Russian troop pullback in Georgia sparked another frenzied sell-off. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113949-aptopix-oil-prices.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/oil-holds-above-121-on-tension-with-russia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/oil-holds-above-121-on-tension-with-russia.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:38:42 EDT As of Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at least 4,145 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-145.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:23:02 EDT Goalkeeper Emma Knox blocked Rita Dravucz's penalty shot, the final one of a shootout, to give Australia a 12-11 victory over Hungary Thursday in the bronze medal match in women's Olympic water polo. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/australia-beats-hungary-12-11-in-bronze-shootout.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:46:55 EDT