International Business News - Monster 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 An employment index measuring online job availability rose a modest two points in August, reflecting employers' increased hiring for the late-summer and fall, Monster Worldwide Inc. said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/monsters-employment-index-edges-up-in-august.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:20:33 EDT Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. fell to a new year low Friday after the online career and recruitment service provider reported mixed second-quarter results, but an analyst downgraded the stock, predicting it would stagnate amid weakening market conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/monster-shares-fall-after-2q-results-downgrade.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:14:27 EDT Monster Worldwide Inc., operator of job Web site Monster.com., on Wednesday announced that it has appointed a new head of global marketing. Ted Gilvar, most recently an executive at advertising agency BBDO, will serve executive vice president and chief global marketing officer for Monster. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/monster-worldwide-appoints-new-marketing-executive.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:11:50 EDT Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc., operator of job Web site Monster.com., on Wednesday turned higher with the broader market, after hitting a five-year low earlier in the session. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/last-call-monster-rebounds-after-5-year-low.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:11:18 EDT Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc., operator of job Web site Monster.com., fell to their lowest level since 2003 Monday, as the broader market declined and an analyst lowered her price target on the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/monster-worldwide-trade-to-lowest-level-since-2003.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:26:54 EDT South Carolina officials say employment-services company Monster will open a new customer service facility in Florence, creating 350 new jobs. Monster executive vice president Art O'Donnell said in a statement Thursday that Florence is an ideal location because of its burgeoning labor marker. A call to a company spokeswoman was not immediately returned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/monster-to-bring-350-new-jobs-to-s-c.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:52:23 EDT Monster Cable Products Inc., the company that's synonymous with expensive video and audio cables, is going wireless. On Thursday, Monster is introducing a set of two boxes: a receiver that plugs into the back of a high-definition TV and a transmitter that connects to a DVD player or other components of a home entertainment center. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/monster-cable-goes-wireless-with-hd-kit.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:01:35 EDT Monster Cable Products Inc., the company that's synonymous with expensive video and audio cables, is going wireless. On Thursday, Monster is introducing a set of two boxes: a receiver that plugs into the back of a high-definition TV and a transmitter that connects to a DVD player or other components of a home entertainment center. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/69494-monster-cable-wireless.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/monster-cable-goes-wireless-with-hd-kit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/monster-cable-goes-wireless-with-hd-kit.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:44:54 EDT Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. rose Friday after the online job service said its first-quarter profit fell but revenue and adjusted profit beat Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/monster-rises-after-1q-revenue-adjusted-profit-beat-views.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 12:22:12 EDT Employment-services company Monster Worldwide Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped 43 percent as marketing and promotion costs skyrocketed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/monster-1q-profit-drops-43-percent-as-marketing-costs-spike.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:06:52 EDT The former chief operating officer of the employment services company Monster Worldwide was arrested Wednesday, charged with backdating stock option grants to employees between 1997 and 2003. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/ex-monster-worldwide-officer-charged-in-options-dating-case.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:49:37 EDT The former chief operating officer of the employment services company Monster Worldwide was arrested Wednesday, charged with backdating stock option grants to employees between 1997 and 2003. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/former-monster-worldwide-execr-charged-in-option-dating-case.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:48:01 EDT Federal prosecutors have charged the former chief operating officer of employment services company Monster Worldwide with backdating stock option grants to employees between 1997 and 2003. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/former-monster-worldwide-officer-charged-over-options-dates.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:53:45 EDT Monster Worldwide Inc. spent $620,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on issues ranging from Internet taxes and access. The New York-based company, which runs the Monster.com online jobs site, spent $280,000 to lobby in the second half of the year, according to a form posted online Feb. 15 by the House's clerk office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/monster-spent-620-000-in-2007-to-lobby-on-internet-issues.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:21:15 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, March 26, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Monster Worldwide Inc. shares fell Wednesday after a SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst lowered his first-quarter profit estimate for the company, predicting its operating expenses will be higher than he initially thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/movers-roundup-monster-sirf.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:32:14 EDT Monster Worldwide Inc. shares fell Wednesday after a SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst lowered his first-quarter profit estimate for the company, predicting its operating expenses will be higher than he initially thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/last-call-monster-shares-fall.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:26:45 EDT Monster Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday it expects adjusted first-quarter operating expenses to jump least 20 percent over the year-ago period. The New York-based online career and recruitment-service provider guided for adjusted operating expenses in the range of $327 million to $333 million. The figure is consistent with an internal financial plan, but appears "to exceed the current analysts' consensus expense levels," Monster said in a release. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101272-guantanamo-bin-ladens-driver.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/monster-expects-operating-expense-hike.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/monster-expects-operating-expense-hike.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:06:45 EDT Monster Worldwide Inc., an online career and recruitment service provider, said Monday it named retired Admiral Edmund Giambastiani Jr. to its board of directors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080204/monster-worldwide-names-new-board-member.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:39:57 EST Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. slipped on Thursday, after an analyst downgraded the job Web site operator and the company's January employment index showed a decline in online recruitment among employers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080131/monster-worldwide-employment-index-dips.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:17:02 EST Monster Worldwide Inc. reports earnings for the fourth quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/earnings-preview-monster-worldwide.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:00:58 EST