International Business News - May 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 Misty May-Treanor is too hurt to keep dancing. The 31-year-old "Dancing with the Stars" contestant and Olympic gold medalist volleyball player appeared at the conclusion of Monday's show on crutches and with a cast on her left leg to announce that she's out of the popular ABC dancing competition after injuring herself while rehearsing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146695-tv-dancing-with-the-stars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/misty-may-treanor-out-of-dancing-with-the-stars.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/misty-may-treanor-out-of-dancing-with-the-stars.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:19:04 EDT "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Misty May-Treanor is hurt. But will she be out of the competition? The Olympic gold medalist volleyball player, who scored a 21 out of 30 with professional partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy for their paso doble routine last week, suffered an unspecified injury Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146344-tv-dancing-with-the-stars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/dancing-with-the-stars-contestant-injured.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/dancing-with-the-stars-contestant-injured.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41:47 EDT Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes plunged 4.7 percent in May for the third month in a row, signaling further distress in an already struggling housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/pending-home-sales-may-house.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:04:16 EDT Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. both modestly expanded their share of the U.S. online search market in May, while Microsoft Corp.'s share of the market fell, according to estimates released by ComScore Inc. Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/comscore-google-yahoo-may-us-search-share-rose.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:13:29 EDT Gannett Co.'s May operating revenue fell 11 percent on a sharp drop in ad sales, the publishing company said Tuesday. Gannett, which publishes USA Today and other newspapers, said advertising revenue last month slid 14 percent to $347.1 million from $404.9 million in the same month last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/gannett-may-ad-revenue-slides-14-percent.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:21:45 EDT Media General Inc.'s May revenue fell 10 percent as classified ad revenue continued to slide, the publishing and broadcast company said Tuesday. Media General, whose papers include the Tampa Tribune and Richmond Times-Dispatch, said a 15 percent drop in publishing revenue sent the total result down to $64.3 million from $71.3 million last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/media-general-may-revenue-slides-10-percent.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:15:47 EDT Charles Schwab Corp.'s May average daily trading volume rose 15 percent in May, the online brokerage said Friday. Average daily trading volume rose to 304,700 last month from 265,000 a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/schwab-may-daily-trading-volume-jumps-15-percent.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:53:09 EDT SkyWest Inc. said Tuesday its passenger traffic fell 5 percent in May, as both capacity and occupancy declined. The airline company said traffic dropped to 1.49 billion revenue passenger miles from 1.57 billion revenue passenger miles in May 2007. A revenue passenger mile is an industry unit that represents one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/skywest-passenger-traffic-drops-5-percent-in-may.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:08:50 EDT Department store chain J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales in May fell 4.4 percent, but the company still beat Wall Street analysts' estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/j-c-penney-same-store-sales-fell-in-may.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:05:15 EDT Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Thursday total same-store sales slipped 1 percent in May. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial, on average, expected same-store sales to decline 1.1 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/abercrombie-fitch-same-store-sales-dip-1-percent.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:39:10 EDT Teen retailer Aeropostale Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales in May jumped 6 percent, matching the expectations of Wall Street analysts. The rise was the same as the mean estimate of Wall Street analysts, according to a poll by Thomson Financial. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/aeropostale-reports-jump-in-may-same-store-sales.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:38:59 EDT Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales in May rose 1.8 percent, helped by strong sales of consumables. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected same-store sales to increase 0.9 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/family-dollar-may-same-store-sales-rise.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:23:12 EDT Department-store operator Stein Mart Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales fell 12.4 percent in May, more than analysts had anticipated. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial, on average, expected same-store sales to fall 9.5 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/stein-mart-may-same-store-sales-fall-12-4-percent.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:06:19 EDT Teen apparel retailer Wet Seal Inc. on Thursday said May same-store sales fell 2 percent, a smaller decline than analysts expected, as sales at its Arden B stores fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/wet-seal-same-store-sales-fall-2-percent-in-may.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:01:28 EDT Restaurant operator Bob Evans Farms Inc. said Tuesday same-store sales rose 4.4 percent at its namesake restaurant chain in May, while same-store sales at its Mimi's Cafe chain fell 5 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/bob-evans-same-store-sales-rise-in-may.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:44:28 EDT UAL Corp. said late Tuesday that traffic at its subsidiary United Airlines fell 4.1 percent as a result of higher fuel costs and a weaker economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/united-ual-traffic-may.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:30:48 EDT Today is Monday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2008. There are 233 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/today-in-history.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 10:24:18 EDT Cuba announced a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the island's farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local councils. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43363-cuba-may-day.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/cuba-announces-farm-overhaul-on-may-day.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/cuba-announces-farm-overhaul-on-may-day.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 21:15:38 EDT Cuba announced a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the island's farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local delegations. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43346-cuba-may-day.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/on-may-day-cuba-announces-farm-shake-up.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/on-may-day-cuba-announces-farm-shake-up.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:21 EDT Thousands of marchers gathered in Hamburg on May Day to call for more workers' rights, while protesters in Turkey were met with police batons and water cannon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/political-rallies-and-riots-mark-may-day-around-the-world.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 09:54:39 EDT