International Business News - New 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 BP's incoming chairman, the former Ericsson boss Carl-Henric Svanberg, will lead a shake-up of the oil giant's boardroom when he takes over, The Sunday Times reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222956-carl-henric-svanberg-attendsquestion-and-answer-session.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091025/bps-new-chairman-to-lead-boardroom-shakeup-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091025/bps-new-chairman-to-lead-boardroom-shakeup-report.htm Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:56:01 EDT Lazard Ltd's board has no plans to pick a new chief executive for the investment bank at its meeting next week, the board said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222686-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091020/lazard-has-no-plans-to-pick-new-ceo-next-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091020/lazard-has-no-plans-to-pick-new-ceo-next-week.htm Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:02 EDT U.S.-based solar panel maker First Solar Inc said on Thursday that it will supply 27 megawatts of solar panels for utility projects in the United States to a unit of juwi Holding AG. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/first-solar-sets-27-mw-order-juwi.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:12 EDT Tinseltown evening gowns are shimmering and flowing on New York fashion runways this week as many designers shed the stiff, formal styles of seasons past. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090916/gowns-go-with-flow-on-fashion-runways.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:26:04 EDT World Wrestling Entertainment Inc said Chief Executive Linda McMahon resigned to run for the U.S. Senate and named Chairman Vince McMahon to the post. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090916/wwe-says-ceo-resigns-names-chairman-as-ceo.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:37:36 EDT Jay Leno's new prime-time experiment on the struggling NBC network pulled in big audiences, according to early ratings figures on Tuesday, but mostly underwhelmed TV critics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/leno-show-draws-big-audiences-lukewarm-reviews.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:58:39 EDT Coach Inc said on Tuesday it had hired the head of luxury brand Prada's U.S. operations to run its new Reed Krakoff division, which will sell handbags, shoes and jewelry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/coach-says-prada-us-head-take-reins-unit.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:52:18 EDT China's President Hu Jintao will present China's new plans for tackling global warming at a United Nations summit on climate change later this month, the country's senior negotiator said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220440-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/china-hu-unveil-climate-proposals-un.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/china-hu-unveil-climate-proposals-un.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:56:30 EDT BASF SE said on Tuesday it has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency for a new herbicide that it will market as a complement to a popular Monsanto Co herbicide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/basf-gets-ok-herbicide-from-us-epa.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:35:11 EDT Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said on Friday its American Depositary Receipts would begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 16 under the symbol "BUD." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090911/budweiser-rejoin-stock-exchange.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:49:28 EDT General Motors Co will roll out a new marketing campaign next week offering consumers a 60-day, money-back guarantee on new vehicle purchases, backed by ads featuring its chairman, Ed Whitacre, sources briefed on the plans said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220147-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/gm-dealer-margins-fund-ad-push.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/gm-dealer-margins-fund-ad-push.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:12:39 EDT Google Inc is disappointed with the lack of breakthrough investment ideas in the green technology sector but the company is working to develop its own new mirror technology that could reduce the cost of building solar thermal plants by a quarter or more. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220058-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/reuters-summit-google-plans-mirror-cheaper-solar-power.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/reuters-summit-google-plans-mirror-cheaper-solar-power.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:16 EDT Sprint Nextel Corp hopes to lure customers from rival service providers with a special $100 service credit for new subscribers who buy Palm Inc's Pre, essentially giving the device a 50 percent price cut a few months after it started selling the phone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/updatesprint-offers-100-credit-pre-users.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:45:23 EDT NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract insight from interactions to drive performance, today announced that it has received follow on orders from Cherokee Nation Entertainment (CNE) for its NiceVision video surveillance solution. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/nice-systems-gets-orders-from-cherokee-nation.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:05:42 EDT Summer box office sales narrowly hit a new record in North America -- with a little help from an angry memo written by "Transformers" director Michael Bay. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090902/movie-sequels-lift-summer-box-office-record.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:37:13 EDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed new data showing the U.S. manufacturing sector grew for the first time in 19 months in August, saying it was yet more evidence the U.S. economy was slowly recovering. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219557-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-factory-datagood-sign-says-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-factory-datagood-sign-says-obama.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:26:15 EDT New York City's new Croton water treatment plant will cost more than twice the original estimate of $992 million and it will not be finished on time, the city comptroller said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/cost-nyc-water-plant-doubles-comptroller.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:43:53 EDT WASHINGTON- U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday said they will delay introducing a climate change bill for a few weeks and set a goal of unveiling legislation "later in September." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219495-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/climate-change-bill-hits-senate-delay.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/climate-change-bill-hits-senate-delay.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:23:02 EDT Adapting to the effects of climate change such as floods and droughts is likely to cost two to three times more than the United Nations estimates, a report said on Thursday ahead of a major U.N. summit in December. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219258-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/adapting-climate-dearer-than-un-says-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/adapting-climate-dearer-than-un-says-report.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:29:59 EDT The new board of General Motors Co [GM.UL] has emerged as a key player in the outcome of the automaker's long-running talks to sell off its Opel unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/factbox-gm-board-center-opel-talks.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:53:57 EDT