International Business News - PCR 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 Perini Corp., a civil and commercial construction contractor, said Friday its shareholders approved the acquisition of privately-held Tutor-Saliba Corporation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/perini-shareholders-approve-buying-tutor-saliba.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:10:16 EDT Civil and commercial construction contractor Perini Corp. said its second-quarter profit edged up 4 percent, driven mostly by the company's building and management services segments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/perini-2q-profit-up-4-percent.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:27:38 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 15 U.S. industrial companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-15-us-industrials-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:50 EDT With a vision of transforming downtown Seattle, the Clise family spent more than a century buying up key pieces of land. But the credit chaos has forced Al Clise to postpone his plans for a grand, 13-acre commercial and residential development. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/credit-crunch-crimps-commercial-development.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:49 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies opened lower on Friday as the broader market tumbled on worries over mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and sharply higher oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/opening-glance-construction-and-engineering-down.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:50:02 EDT Shares of heavy construction and engineering companies opened mixed as the broader market made modest gains following a sharp drop in oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank might extend lending to investment banks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/opening-glance-construction-engineering-stocks.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:39:37 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies closed lower on Monday as the broader market gave up early gains following a negative take on the economy from a Federal Reserve official. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/closing-glance-construction-companies-decline.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:30:11 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies opened mixed on Thursday as the broader market wobbled after oil prices touched a new record and a reading on the service sector came in weaker than expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/opening-glance-construction-engineering-mixed.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:38:34 EDT Shares of heavy construction and engineering companies fell alongside broader indexes on Wednesday, while a KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst said that lower state government spending could affect some companies in the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/sector-wrap-construction-engineering-shares-drop.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:18:20 EDT Shares of construction and engineering firms opened lower on Wednesday after the government reported factory orders came in at their weakest level in three months in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/opening-glance-heavy-construction-starts-lower.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:33:26 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies closed mixed with the broader market on Monday, the last day of the second quarter, after crude prices pulled back from an all-time high earlier in the session. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/closing-glance-heavy-construction-ends-mixed.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:10:38 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies finished mixed as the broader market declined amid a record-breaking spike in oil prices and continued concern over the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/closing-glance-heavy-construction-shares-mixed.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:14:37 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies started sharply lower alongside the broader market as oil prices jumped and Goldman Sachs downgraded the brokerage sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/opening-glance-heavy-construction-shares-sink.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:22:46 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies finished mixed on Wednesday as the broader markets reacted positively to the Federal Reserve's decision to its key interest rate unchanged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/closing-glance-heavy-construction-shares-mixed.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:08:10 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies started mixed as the broader market was lifted ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/opening-glance-heavy-construction-shares-mixed.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:40:22 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies opened mostly lower alongside the broader market Friday as oil prices rebounded and worries about the financial sector weighed on stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/opening-glance-construction-shares-start-lower.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:08:53 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies climbed on Thursday after a rocky start earlier in the day, as the broader market turned higher amid a decline in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/closing-glance-construction-shares-mostly-rise.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:10:35 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies traded mostly lower with the broader market Wednesday morning, after FedEx Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss that missed Wall Street estimates. The package shipper is widely considered a bellwether of the broader U.S. economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/opening-glance-construction-companies-slip.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:26:08 EDT The American Institute of Architects said nonresidential construction billings continued to decline in May for the fourth straight month--and at a faster rate than the month before--indicating continued weakness in nonresidential building. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/new-architectural-billings-continue-falling-in-may.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:18:14 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies ended mixed as the broader markets declined, weighed by a higher rate of wholesale inflation and the continued high cost of energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/closing-glance-construction-shares-mixed.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:15:13 EDT