International Business News - Liberty 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 Liberty Media Corp. announced Thursday that it had repurchased 4.5 million shares of Series A Liberty Capital common stock from its chairman of the board, John Malone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/liberty-media-chair-sells-4-5m-shares-to-company.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:15:01 EDT Liberty Property Trust said Thursday it will offer nearly 4.8 million shares at $33 per share. The price is a nearly 2 percent discount to the company's closing price on Thursday of $33.53. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/liberty-prices-4-8m-share-offer-at-33-per-share.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:08:00 EDT Commercial real-estate company Liberty Property Trust said Thursday it plans to sell nearly 4.8 million shares in an underwritten public offering. The company plans to grant underwriters an option to buy an additional 712,500 shares during the next 30 days. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/liberty-property-trust-to-offer-4-8m-shares.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:59:46 EDT Liberty Property Trust has said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 62.5 cents. The real estate company said the dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Oct. 1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/liberty-property-sets-62-5-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:24:46 EDT The chancellor of Liberty University has an ambitious plan to get the 10,500 students at the evangelical Christian college registered to vote in Virginia, a swing state that could be crucial to victory in the presidential election. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/falwell-college-wants-students-to-vote-locally.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:32:41 EDT Liberty Mutual Group's $6.2 billion purchase of Seattle's Safeco Corp. has been approved by the Washington state insurance commissioner's office. In a statement Thursday, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler noted that Boston-based Liberty Mutual has indicated that Safeco, a property and casualty insurance company, will keep its name, remain headquartered in Seattle and will maintain its civic and charitable giving in the area. He also says the transition should be seamless for policyholders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/wash-insurance-commissioner-oks-safeco-sale.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:36:45 EDT Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to use more caution in her call for the West to stand up against Russia, which she said has become "increasingly authoritarian at home and aggressive abroad." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133807-liberty-medal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/gorbachev-urges-caution-in-rices-call-for-action.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/gorbachev-urges-caution-in-rices-call-for-action.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:39:02 EDT One Liberty Properties Inc. said Tuesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 36 cents. The commercial real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable Oct. 2 to shareholders of record Sept. 23. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/one-liberty-properties-sets-quarterly-dividend.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:20:21 EDT 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 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 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 A British farmer has created a maze in the shape of the Statue of Liberty in northern England. Tom Pearcy says he cut the maze's outline in a field near the city of York and used more than a million maize plants to create the intricate pattern within. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93269-britain-liberty-maze.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/uk-farmer-makes-statue-of-liberty-shaped-maze.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/uk-farmer-makes-statue-of-liberty-shaped-maze.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:13:24 EDT Proxy advisory firm ISS Governance Services has recommended that Safeco Corp. shareholders vote in favor of the company's acquisition by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., the insurer said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/iss-recommends-vote-for-safeco-liberty-mutual-deal.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:49:43 EDT BP PLC has started drilling the world's longest wells to a hard-to-reach offshore reservoir in the Beaufort Sea, the company said Monday. Buried beneath thousands of feet of rock on the outer continental shelf, the Liberty project has required major refinements in drilling technology, including well bores that pierce up to eight miles of shales and siltstone, according to BP officials. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91290-bp-liberty.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/bp-starts-developing-liberty-oil-field.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/bp-starts-developing-liberty-oil-field.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:41:09 EDT A director of Liberty Global Inc., which operates international cable networks, sold 25,000 shares of series A common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/liberty-global-director-sells-shares.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:06:34 EDT The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on July Fourth. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/86050-statue-of-liberty.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/statue-of-libertys-crown-may-reopen-to-public.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/statue-of-libertys-crown-may-reopen-to-public.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:10:26 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 Liberty Mutual Group said Tuesday its acquisition of Safeco Corp. cleared a regulatory hurdle as its antitrust waiting period expired. The companies announced the $6.2 billion cash deal to create the nation's fifth-largest property and casualty insurer in April. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/liberty-mutual-safeco-buy-clears-regulatory-hurdle.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:35:57 EDT Liberty Mutual Group is expanding into India's personal and commercial insurance market. The sixth-largest U.S. property and casualty insurer announced Monday it will form a joint venture firm in India with an affiliate of publicly traded Dabur India Ltd. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/us-insurer-liberty-mutual-expanding-to-india.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:21:16 EDT