International Business News - IRL 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 Standard & Poor's Inc. included three U.S. consumer staples companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-3-us-consumer-staples-companies-to-list.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:19:28 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included two U.S. financial services and related companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-2-us-financial-cos-as-likely-to-grow.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:55 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 13 U.S. information technology companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-13-us-it-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:39 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included eight U.S. consumer discretionary companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-8-us-consumer-discretionary-cos-to-list.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:16:51 EDT Biopharmaceutical company Elan Corp. PLC reported growing sales and narrower losses in its second-quarter report Thursday, citing growing momentum for its multiple sclerosis-fighting drug, Tysabri. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/drug-maker-elan-says-2q-sales-grow-30-percent.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:13:01 EDT A trio of English cocaine smugglers who were caught after putting the wrong fuel into their boat received the longest drug-related prison sentences in Irish history Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/drug-smugglers-get-record-sentences-in-ireland.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:31:32 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 4 U.S. materials companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-4-us-materials-companies-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:49:01 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 10 U.S. health care companies among 73 companies based in the U.S. that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of midsized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-10-us-health-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:41:13 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 15 U.S. industrial companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-15-us-industrials-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:50 EDT Is it a long, long way to Tipperary? Don't know if you're on the path to Bath? AT&T Inc. aims to help, with a new phone service that truly puts the "global" in the Global Positioning System, or GPS. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/at-t-introduces-global-gps-service-for-phones.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:23:28 EDT Irish Republican Army dissidents have threatened to attack civil servants who work with the Northern Ireland police force. The Northern Ireland government on Wednesday condemned the threat from the Continuity IRA to attack customs agents and employees of the government's vehicle and driver testing centers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/ira-dissidents-threaten-to-target-civil-servants.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:24:11 EDT Property and casualty insurer The Travelers Cos. Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit declined 25 percent as it wrote fewer premiums, took higher catastrophe losses and recorded fewer investment gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/travelers-2q-profit-down-on-premiums-catastrophes.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:04:00 EDT Shares of heavyweight America Movil fell Tuesday, dragging down the Mexican stock market, as billionaire Carlos Slim's company failed to meet high profit expectations in the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/america-movil-shares-fall.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:42:23 EDT General Motors Corp. unveiled its new Insignia sedan model Monday for its Opel and Vauxhall brands ahead of the London Auto Show. Alain Visser, GM's chief marketing officer in Europe, said in a Webcast from London that the car marked "new ambition and a new era," for GM in Europe. GM's European operations are based in Switzerland. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/gm-unveils-insignia-sedan.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:51:20 EDT Facing the possibility of another trade talks collapse, the European Union said Monday it would be willing to slash its farm tariffs by an average of 60 percent as part of a new global commerce pact--a deeper cut than it has ever offered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/us-focus-on-talks-not-divisive-rhetoric.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:27:42 EDT Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about its disputed nuclear program despite the presence of a senior U.S. diplomat, and warned it may soon face new sanctions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/rice-says-iran-not-serious-at-weekend-nuke-talks.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:31:21 EDT Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Monday with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, ending a pilgrimage to the country with a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94621-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/pope-urges-australian-youths-to-spurn-materialism.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/pope-urges-australian-youths-to-spurn-materialism.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:35:44 EDT Saudi Arabia won praise Friday for taking a leading role in an interfaith conference, with participants saying it was another sign the conservative Muslim kingdom is opening up. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93683-spain-interfaith-conference.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/saudis-praised-for-calling-interfaith-conference.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/saudis-praised-for-calling-interfaith-conference.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:55:43 EDT Babcock & Brown Air Limited, which buys and leases commercial jets, said its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents. The Dublin, Ireland-based company said dividend is payable on Aug. 20 to shareholders of record as of July 31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/babcock-brown-sets-dividend-of-50-cents.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:22 EDT It took a few months. But the economic woes touched off by soaring oil prices and the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States are finally engulfing Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93634-european-slowdown.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/economies-slow-as-inflation-catches-up-with-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/economies-slow-as-inflation-catches-up-with-europe.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:53:55 EDT