International Business News - NTY 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 Among the earnings stories for Friday, July 25, from AP Financial News: BALTIMORE (AP)--Investment management firm T. Rowe Price Group Inc. on Friday reported flat second-quarter earnings as expense growth offset gains from fees and other revenue, but per-share earnings rose as the company reduced its number of outstanding shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/earnings-roundup-t-rowe-price-fortune-brands.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:50:35 EDT Nutritional-supplement maker and retailer NBTY Inc. said Friday that its net income fell 11.1 percent in its fiscal third quarter, hampered by an increase in advertising costs, but still beat Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/nbty-profit-falls-11-1-percent.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:43:37 EDT Nutritional supplement maker NBTY Inc. on Monday said it completed its purchase of substantially all of the assets of Leiner Health Products Inc. for about $371 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/nbty-completes-buyout-of-leiner-health-products.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:15:22 EDT A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a drug manufacturer that operated a plant in South Carolina to pay $10 million in connection with fraud. U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. fined Leiner Health Products LLC $1 million and ordered the company to forfeit an additional $9 million in profits for falsifying information on expiration dates for its medications, U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/judge-orders-drug-manufacturer-to-pay-10m.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:30:23 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, June 11, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Washington Mutual Inc. slipped Wednesday, erasing gains the national bank made the previous day as broader markets declined and the banking sector fell sharply throughout the day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/movers-roundup-washington-mutual-amerigroup.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:46:22 EDT Shares of NBTY Inc. got a boost Wednesday as analysts cheered the vitamin and supplement maker's healthy May sales, as well as its deal to acquire a rival. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/nbty-shares-jump-on-may-sales-acquisition-deal.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:35:27 EDT Vitamin and supplement maker NBTY Inc. on Tuesday said its May same-store sales fell 4 percent in North America. Total sales for the month rose 11 percent to $184 million from $166 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/nbty-may-n-america-same-store-sales-fall-4-pct.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:26:44 EDT Nutritional supplement maker and retailer NBTY Inc. said Tuesday it bought Leiner Health Products Inc. for about $371 million at an auction. NBTY said it entered into an agreement to buy Leiner, which makes vitamins and nutritional supplements, for the purchase price plus the assumption of debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/nbty-buys-leiner-health-products.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:26:22 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, June 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of biotechnology company Medarex Inc. fell Monday after analysts expressed concerns over the company's late-stage melanoma drug candidate ipilimumab. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/movers-roundup-medarex-harris.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:18:30 EDT Shares of NBTY Inc. jumped Monday after an RBC Capital Markets analyst said the acquisition of Leiner Health Products Inc. could boost the nutritional supplement maker's profits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/nbty-shares-rise-on-leiner-deal-analyst-comments.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:34:32 EDT Nutritional-supplement maker and retailer NBTY Inc. on Monday said North American retail same-store sales fell 4 percent in April, but total sales rose 16 percent to $189 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/nbty-north-america-same-store-sales-fall-4-percent.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 08:37:01 EDT Shares of NBTY Inc. plunged Friday after its fiscal second-quarter profit widely missed Wall Street's expectations. Late Thursday the nutritional supplement maker reported earnings for the period ended March 31 slipped 23 percent to $44.2 million, or 67 cents per share, compared with $57.4 million, or 83 cents per share, a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/nbty-drops-as-2q-profit-widely-misses-analysts-estimates.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:04:18 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, April 3, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) Shares of biotechnology company Cleveland BioLabs Inc. rose Thursday after the company said it won a dev... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/movers-roundup-cleveland-biolabs.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:30:11 EDT Shares of vitamin maker NBTY Inc. rose Thursday after a Canaccord Adams analyst said he was more confident about the company's earnings outlook. Analyst Scott van Winkle reiterated his "Buy" rating... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/nbty-shares-rise-on-analyst-confidence.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:00:18 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, March 12, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Bear Stearns Cos. leaped Wednesday after the investment bank's chief executive said he is "comfortable" the company's profit will fall within the range of analysts' estimates for the first quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/movers-roundup-bear-stearns-immucor.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:10:55 EDT Shares of NBTY Inc. surged Wednesday as an analyst upgraded the nutritional supplement maker, citing its solid sales and an attractive stock price. Edward Aaron of RBC Capital Markets said he is more comfortable with his NBTY estimates now partly because the Bohemia, N.Y.-based company recently reported improved sales. Last month NBTY said its January sales rose 6 percent, as strong wholesale results offset a weak retail environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/analyst-upgrades-nbty-stock-surges.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:50:51 EDT While retailers have faced a difficult economic environment in the U.S., they have seen healthy results in international markets thanks to the weaker dollar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/market-spotlight-international-retail.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:05:26 EST NBTY Inc., which makes nutritional supplements, said Thursday January sales rose 6 percent, as strong wholesale results offset a weak retail environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/wholesale-helps-nbty-january-sales.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:45:55 EST Among the earnings stories for Monday, Jan. 28, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/earnings-roundup-corning-halliburton.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:53:57 EST NBTY Inc., which makes nutritional supplements, said Tuesday sales rose 1 percent in the fiscal first quarter, despite a drop in direct response and e-commerce sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080108/nbty-1q-sales-rise-1-percent.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:38:50 EST