International Business News - PDX 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 The executive vice president of geoscience for oil and gas producer Pioneer Natural Resources Co. exercised options for 6,667 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/pioneer-natural-resources-evp-exercises-options.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:18:14 EDT Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. said Monday it acquired Pediatric Cardiology Associates, a pediatric cardiology practice that serves patients in western and central Florida, for undisclosed terms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/pediatrix-buys-florida-pediatric-cardiology-firm.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:02 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, May 27, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Citizens Communications Co. jumped Monday after an analyst upgraded the stock, saying it could be a buyout candidate and may benefit from potential consolidation among rural local exchange carriers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/movers-roundup-citizens-applied-materials.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 14:39:10 EDT Standard Pacific Corp. shares surged more than 50 percent on Tuesday after it received an equity investment of $530 million from affiliates of a private equity firm, helping send the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index higher at midday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-spf-mnc.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 13:24:38 EDT Shares of Pediatrix Medical Group fell sharply Tuesday after the company announced it was cutting its second-quarter and full-year outlook on fewer neonatal intensive-care unit patients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/pediatrix-shares-fall-after-company-cuts-2q-outlook.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:54:57 EDT Health care services company Pediatrix Medical Group said Tuesday it is revising its second-quarter and full-year earnings projections downward due to lower neonatal intensive care unit patient volume. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/pediatrix-cuts-2q-outlook-on-fewer-neonatal-patients.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 08:00:44 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, May 8, from AP Financial News: SUMMIT, N.J. (AP) _ Biotechnology company Celgene Corp. on Thursday raised its full-year sales estimate to $2.1 billion, a nearly 60 percent increase over 2007 revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/outlook-roundup-celgene-pediatrix-medical.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 14:50:29 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Feb. 6, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/earnings-roundup-warner-music-cache.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:32:01 EST Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Feb. 6, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Powell Industries Inc., which makes power distribution and control systems, on Wednesday issued a fiscal 2008 earnings prediction for $1.65 to $1.90 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/outlook-roundup-powell-itt.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:32:55 EST Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Feb. 6, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Powell Industries Inc., which makes power distribution and control systems, on Wednesday issued a fiscal 2008 earnings prediction for $1.65 to $1.90 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/outlook-roundup-powell-itt.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:32:55 EST Health care services company Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. reiterated its earnings outlook for 2008, although its first and second quarters may miss Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/pediatrix-reaffirms-2008-outlook.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:15:00 EST Health care services company Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. said Wednesday profit rose 30 percent in the fourth quarter, as better reimbursement rates drove revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/pediatrix-4th-qtr-earnings-rise.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:11:20 EST Shares of Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. fell almost 4 percent Friday after a Raymond James analyst said the stock's run-up over the last month has already priced in expectations for better-than-forecast fourth-quarter earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080118/pedatrix-dips-on-raymond-james-downgrade.htm Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:48:15 EST Pediatrix Medical Group Inc., which manages pediatric care units in hospitals, hired Blosser & Sayfie to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080102/pediatrix-to-lobby-on-medicaid-funding.htm Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:48:11 EST Shares of Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. rose Thursday after the company announced a stock buyback program and plans to sell its newborn metabolic screening lab to PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071220/pediatrix-rises-amid-spin-off-buyback.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:44:41 EST Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Dec. 20, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of electronic component maker Park Electrochemical Corp. soared more than 11 percent Thursday after an analyst upgraded the company, citing the value of the share price and the company's stable market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071220/movers-roundup-park-electrochemical.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:03:23 EST Pediatrix Medical Group Inc., which manages pediatric care units in hospitals, on Wednesday introduced a plan to buy back up to $100 million worth of its shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071219/pediatrix-plans-100m-stock-buyback.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:23:37 EST