International Business News - LINTA 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 Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it may downgrade the credit ratings for Liberty Media LLC and its QVC Inc. subsidiary after Liberty Entertainment said it may spin off its holding in DirecTV, depriving the company of some cash flow. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/fitch-puts-liberty-media-on-negative-watch.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:09:08 EDT Liberty Media Corp. said Wednesday its board approved taking steps to convert the tracking stock for Liberty Entertainment into shares in a subsidiary that will hold the unit's assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/liberty-media-to-split-off-liberty-entertainment.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:09:24 EDT Liberty Media Corp., the controlling shareholder of DirecTV Group Inc., said Monday that a merger with Dish Network Corp. would be "problematic" since the regulatory climate that felled a previous attempt at combining hasn't changed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/liberty-says-dish-network-merger-problematic.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:48:05 EDT Media conglomerate Liberty Media Corp. said Monday its second-quarter revenue rose in all three of its business units, including QVC and its Starz pay television units, but operating income was flat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/liberty-media-2nd-quarter-sales-rise.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:54:25 EDT Liberty Media Corp. said Thursday will buy Celebrate Express for about $31.1 million in cash, the owner of diverse entertainment and services Web sites said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/liberty-media-to-buy-celebrate-express-for-31m.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:40:52 EDT Shares of Whole Foods Market Inc. may trade actively on Wednesday, after it said its quarterly profit fell on costs to integrate its Wild Oats acquisition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/on-the-watch-whole-foods-market-profit-declines.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 06:09:11 EDT IAC/InterActiveCorp and Liberty Media Corp. say they resolved a legal skirmish regarding IAC's plans to break into several parts. Liberty is dropping an appeal it filed that allowed it to dispute a March ruling by a Delaware judge who sided with IAC head Barry Diller on the breakup plans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/iac-liberty-resolve-spinoff-legal-skirmish.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 17:09:27 EDT Hansen Natural Corp., Steel Dynamics Inc. and Focus Media Holdings Ltd. were the biggest decliner on the Nasdaq 100 Friday, helping to drag the index lower. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/nasdaq-leaders-and-laggards-hans-atvi.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 16:40:55 EDT Liberty Media Corp. Chairman John Malone's compensation package jumped 80 percent to $6 million in 2007 as his diversified media company worked to streamline its holdings and acquire a stake in satellite TV provider DirecTV. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/compensation-packages-soar-for-liberty-media-executives.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:09:38 EDT Diversified media holding company Liberty Media Corp. said its board approved the buyback of up to $1 billion in Liberty Entertainment common stock and up to $300 million in Liberty Capital stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/liberty-media-board-oks-1b-buyback.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:24:40 EDT Liberty Media Corp. said Thursday it expects to begin offering a third tracking stock next week that will include a newly acquired 41 percent interest in DirecTV Group Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080228/liberty-media-adds-new-tracking-stock.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:44:12 EST Shares of entertainment holding company Liberty Media Corp. and its spin-offs fell along with the broader market on Tuesday after a Credit Suisse analyst initiated coverage of the companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080205/liberty-media-shares-fall.htm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:22:18 EST Shares of Xilinx Inc. helped pull the Nasdaq 100 index higher in midday trading Friday after the programmable chip maker said its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 18 percent on strong sales of new products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080118/midday-leaders-and-laggards-nasdaq-100.htm Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:11:31 EST Liberty Media Corp. on Friday said it purchased 14 million shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp's common stock. Following the purchase, Liberty owns about 30 percent of the economic value of IAC shares, Liberty said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080111/liberty-media-buys-interactivecorp-stock.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:56:17 EST It's not shareholders or taxes but John Malone himself at the center of a lingering issue delaying Liberty Media's long-awaited acquisition of a stake in satellite television provider DirecTV. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080110/liberty-media-directv-deal-pending.htm Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:40:34 EST Diversified media holding company Liberty Media Corp. said Monday it purchased sports nutrition retailer Bodybuilding.com to enhance its Internet presence. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080107/liberty-media-buys-bodybuilding-com.htm Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:10:38 EST