International Business News - Hit 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 Authorities say Hollywood producer and talent manager Joan Hyler was in critical condition after she was hit by a car Friday night on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/producer-critically-injured-after-car-hits-her.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:16:41 EDT A small amount of liquid containing uranium splashed out of a container at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant near Tokyo, slightly exposing two people to radiation, the plant operator said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/uranium-spill-at-japan-fuel-plant-no-injury.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:11:25 EDT Shares of LSI Corp. were down nearly 4 percent Tuesday after Lehman Brothers downgraded the stock to "Underweight" from "Equal Weight" and cut its price target to $7 from $8 because the shares are already up 30 percent so far this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/lsi-shares-down-4-percent-on-lehman-downgrade.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:01:08 EDT A man who drove on streets and sidewalks to run down 19 people will be placed in a state psychiatric hospital after a judge ruled Thursday that he was insane. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/hit-and-run-driver-who-struck-19-ruled-insane.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:59:51 EDT Japanese electronics mostly reported better fortunes Thursday as they reaped the benefits from reshaping their businesses and healthy global demand for flat-panel TVs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/japanese-electronics-mostly-report-better-profit.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:37:00 EDT Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it returned to profit in the April-June quarter on brisk sales in data communication systems and electric power equipment. Hitachi reported a group net profit of 31.5 billion yen ($291.67 million) during the first quarter of the fiscal year that began April 1. In the same period a year ago, Hitachi lost 13.6 billion yen. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/hitachi-returns-to-profit-in-april-june-quarter.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:35:28 EDT Kentucky authorities say two young girls have died after they were struck by a car that fled a traffic stop near the University of Louisville. Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley says the two girls--both believed to be younger than 12--and their mother were struck by the car Friday evening. The mother was hospitalized with injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening. The family was not immediately identified. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080726/2-girls-killed-by-car-fleeing-police-in-kentucky.htm Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:25:27 EDT Kentucky authorities say two young girls have died after they were struck by a car that fled a traffic stop near the University of Louisville. Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley says the two girls--both believed to be younger than 12--and their mother were struck by the car Friday evening. The mother was hospitalized with injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening. The family was not immediately identified. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/2-girls-killed-by-car-fleeing-police-in-kentucky.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:04:06 EDT Japanese shares rose Wednesday as investors took heart from an overnight rally on Wall Street and a further drop in oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 127.97 points, or 0.97 percent, to close at 13,312.93. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/japanese-shares-rise-on-us-rally.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:59:03 EDT Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/electronics-giants-to-create-wireless-hd-standard.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:47:45 EDT Two homeless men befriended by a pair of elderly woman needed only food, water and shelter, a judge said. Instead, said Superior Court Judge David Wesley, they were killed because of the women's greed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92180-homeless-hit-and-run.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/2-elderly-women-get-life-for-insurance-killings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/2-elderly-women-get-life-for-insurance-killings.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:06:30 EDT Two elderly women were sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91821-homeless-hit-and-run.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/elderly-women-get-life-in-l-a-insurance-killings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/elderly-women-get-life-in-l-a-insurance-killings.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:29 EDT A small amount of uranium powder escaped from a machine at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant near Tokyo, slightly exposing a worker to radiation, the plant operator said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/uranium-spill-at-japan-plant-no-injury.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:06:23 EDT Several Japanese ADRs rose in afternoon trading on Monday as Japan's main index reversed a recent slide to end its longest losing streak in more than a half-century. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/adrs-in-focus-japanese-adrs.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:07:49 EDT Toy maker RC2 Corp. said Monday it will pay $15 million to HIT Entertainment Ltd. to be released from indemnification claims stemming from product recalls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/rc2-paying-15m-to-licensor-hit-entertainment.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:44:03 EDT Several Japanese ADRs declined in afternoon trading on Tuesday after Japan's market fell for the ninth straight session, led by Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/adrs-in-focus-japanese-adrs.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:19:07 EDT A car plowed into pedestrians on a New York City sidewalk for the fourth time in two days, hurting four people and raising the toll to nearly two dozen victims from the strange spate of wrecks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/car-hits-nyc-pedestrians-for-3rd-time-in-2-days.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:52:38 EDT A Canadian uranium producer has joined a GE joint venture that aims to enrich the radioactive metal for nuclear power plants, the companies said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/ge-hitachi-forms-uranium-enrichment-partnership.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:44:21 EDT More than dozen people living in New Mexico and Texas are named in what appears to be a hit list from a Mexican drug cartel, law enforcement officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/police-mexican-cartel-hit-list-targets-americans.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:02:55 EDT Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday in line with gains in major Asian markets, with investors chasing gains in the auto and high-tech sectors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 104.45 points, or 0.7 percent, to 14,452.82. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/japanese-shares-rise-on-gains-in-asia.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:31:22 EDT