International Business News - PWR 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 Shares of construction and engineering companies traded mostly lower on Friday as the broader market trimmed heavy intraday losses after the Federal Reserve said it may allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to borrow money from the central bank if necessary. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-construction-engineering-sink.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:04:49 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 construction and engineering companies traded higher on Thursday, helped by better-than-expected quarterly earnings from Shaw Group Inc. The Baton Rouge, La., company said its fiscal third-quarter earnings came in at an adjusted 70 cents per share, beating Wall Street estimates by 8 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/closing-glance-heavy-construction-shares-rise.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:15:20 EDT Shares of heavy construction and engineering companies finished mixed on Wednesday as the broader market fell sharply ahead of a spate of second-quarter earnings reports. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/closing-glance-construction-and-engineering-mixed.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:23:22 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 started higher alongside the broader market as oil prices dipped and the dollar gained ground. Crude declined more than $5 to under $141 a barrel on the New York Mercantile exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/opening-glance-heavy-construction-shares-gain.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:04:28 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 construction and engineering companies closed lower on Wednesday as the broader market declined into bear market territory on sharply higher oil prices and a Commerce Department report showing May factory orders came in at their weakest level in three months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/closing-glance-heavy-construction-slips.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:14:11 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 companies traded mostly lower Friday morning amid marketwide declines as investors remained anxious over continually rising oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/opening-glance-construction-engineering-decline.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:31:46 EDT A director of utility and telecommunication infrastructure company Quanta Services Inc. sold 30,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/quanta-director-foster-sells-shares.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:56:25 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 opened mixed Monday as the broader market declined, with a weaker dollar sending oil prices higher and the New York Federal Reserve reporting manufacturing activity declined in that state in June. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/opening-glance-construction-engineering-mixed.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:08:16 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies finished higher along with the broader market as oil prices declined and the Labor Department said inflation excluding energy and food appeared in check. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/closing-glance-construction-engineering-rise.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:19:45 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies closed mixed on Thursday, after oil prices rallied and beleaguered investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings announced a management shake-up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/closing-glance-construction-engineering-mixed.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:05:31 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies were mostly lower shortly after market open Wednesday, joining a decline in the broader market as oil prices rebounded and investors awaited readings on regional economic activity and U.S. energy supplies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/opening-glance-construction-companies-slip.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:28:12 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies started mixed on Wednesday as the broader markets wobbled following a report from the Institute from Supply Management showing that the service economy grew at a slower pace last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/opening-glance-construction-companies-start-mixed.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:37:55 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies finished mixed on Tuesday after several analysts offered negative comments about the sector. BMO Capital Markets analyst Avram Fisher said in a note to investors that he remained concerned about Perini Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Tutor-Saliba, saying the latter company has performed poorly over the last five years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/closing-glance-construction-engineering-mixed.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:12:44 EDT Shares of construction and engineering companies opened mostly higher Tuesday alongside the broader markets after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy will improve later in the year, but indicated the Fed intends to leave interest rates unchanged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/opening-glance-construction-engineering-rise.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:24:07 EDT