International Business News - NVT 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 Finland's Nokia Corp. said Thursday it has completed its $8.1 billion acquisition of U.S. digital mapmaker Navteq Corp. Nokia said the addition of Navteq will help it add context to its mobile Web services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/nokia-completes-8-1b-acquisition-of-navteq.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:16:02 EDT European regulators cleared Nokia's takeover of U.S. digital mapmaker Navteq on Wednesday, saying the deal would be unlikely to shut off rivals' access to digital maps. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/eu-clears-nokia-to-buy-mapmaker-navteq.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:46:11 EDT Standard & Poor's CapitalIQ tracks deal spreads, or the difference between the offer price and the deal's current value. CapitalIQ reports the following five buyouts had the smallest spreads, as of June 4. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/capitaliq-buyouts-with-the-smallest-deal-spreads.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:32:35 EDT Digital mapmaker Navteq Corp. said Tuesday it expanded its agreement with AOL-owned MapQuest to provide it access to all of the 73 countries in its map database, as well as future country releases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/navteq-expands-mapquest-deal-to-73-countries.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 14:26:11 EDT Personal navigation device make TomTom NV on Wednesday won European Union approval to buy mapmaker Tele Atlas NV, with regulators saying it was unlikely the deal would limit competition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/tomtom-wins-eu-ok-for-tele-atlas-bid.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 05:27:26 EDT Navteq Corp., which creates mapping software for digital navigation devices, on Wednesday said its first-quarter profit rose 9 percent on a 40 percent jump in sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/navteq-posts-9-percent-rise-in-1q-profit-on-big-sales-gains.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:01:44 EDT Shares of navigation device companies are falling after an Oppenheimer analyst said personal navigation device prices could continue to fall, eroding profit and revenue for Garmin Ltd. Yair Reiner d... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/sector-snap-navigation-stocks-decline.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:40:36 EDT Personal navigation device maker TomTom NV shocked the market with a profit warning on Tuesday, blaming weak pricing power and European retailers for stocking fewer of its products. Demand for such ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/tomtom-blames-price-pressures-in-warning.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:24:16 EDT Shares of navigation device makers lacked direction in Monday's trading session. Cayman Islands-based Garmin earlier Monday announced that its users will be able to send locations found on Google Maps and MapQuest to Garmin devices, allowing drivers to map out their routes more easily. Garmin also said customers using nTelos and Samsung wireless phones will be able to employ voice-prompted navigation from Garmin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/sector-snap-navigation-devices.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:00:03 EDT Shares of navigation device companies closed mixed Friday, with analyst comments pressuring Garmin shares, but SiRF Technology stock rebounding from all-time lows. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/sector-glance-navigation-devices.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:07:44 EDT Handset stocks mostly rose Friday, with Research In Motion Ltd. climbing after an RBC Capital Markets analyst increased his price target for the shares, saying the company's momentum defies concerns of an economic slowdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/sector-snap-handset-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:47:51 EDT European Union regulators said Friday they opened an investigation into Nokia Corp.'s bid to buy U.S.-based digital mapmaker Navteq Corp. The European Commission said the probe was needed because an initial investigation found a combination of the companies could pose "serious" concerns about competition among companies that make navigable digital maps. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/eu-regulators-probe-nokia-navteq-deal.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:54:45 EDT Personal navigation device maker Garmin Ltd. reports its fourth-quarter results Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary for the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/earnings-preview-garmin.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:09:27 EST The president and chief executive of navigation technology company Navteq Corp. exercised options for 20,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080215/navteq-ceo-exercises-options.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:30:39 EST Navigation technology company Navteq Corp., which is being acquired by No. 1 handset maker Nokia Corp., said Tuesday it invested in mobile location-based advertising company Acuity Mobile Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080205/navteq-invests-in-acuity-mobile.htm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:31:05 EST Garmin Ltd. is preparing to launch a mobile phone that includes its navigation device technology, but shares of Garmin and its rivals were little affected by the news Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080131/sector-snap-navigation-device-makers.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:24:07 EST In a year highlighted by turmoil in the credit and housing markets, Crocs Inc. and Hansen Natural Corp. played major roles in shaping some of the most widely traded stocks for the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071231/hot-stocks-of-the-year-crox-hans-grmn.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:40:10 EST