International Business News - SON 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 Packaging maker Sonoco Products Co. has decided to permanently close a Rockton, Ill., mill due to a decline in demand for uncoated recycled paperboard. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/sonoco-makes-illinois-mill-closing-permanent.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:09:49 EST Among the premarket stories for Monday, Dec. 1, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Black Friday deals brought more shoppers to discount and mall-based retailers, but Wall Street analysts said Monday that the surge in traffic and sales is unlikely to last through the holiday shopping season. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/premarket-roundup-black-friday-bankrate.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:22:49 EST Falling feedstock costs should boost profits of Sonoco Products Co., according to an analyst Monday who raised his fourth-quarter and full-year earnings estimates on the packaging maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/ahead-of-the-bell-sonoco-products.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:34:40 EST Jonathan Harris, a Blackhawk pilot who withstood enemy fire to save a wounded crewmember in Afghanistan, was awarded a Silver Star on Friday. Not to be outdone, his 60-year-old father was awarded a Silver Star and a Bronze Star in a simultaneous ceremony honoring his bravery in Vietnam. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/father-and-son-receive-simultaneous-silver-stars.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:09:29 EST Egypt denied entry to one of Osama bin Laden's sons on Sunday, becoming the third country to reject the self-proclaimed "ambassador for peace." Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, and his British wife arrived at Cairo International Airport over the weekend and were promptly put on a plane to the Gulf Arab country of Qatar. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171807-spain-bin-laden-son.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/official-bin-ladens-son-not-allowed-into-egypt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/official-bin-ladens-son-not-allowed-into-egypt.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:39:10 EST The son of al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden was questioned at the Cairo airport by Egyptian officials on Saturday after his application for asylum in Spain was rejected, said an airport security official. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171131-spain-bin-laden-son.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/bin-laden-son-under-investigation-at-cairo-airport.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/bin-laden-son-under-investigation-at-cairo-airport.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:39:24 EST Spain has rejected a final appeal for asylum by a son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and put him on a plane bound for Egypt, the Interior Ministry and a lawyer for the man said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/spain-rejects-asylum-appeal-from-bin-ladens-son.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:19:50 EST Spain rejected an asylum request from a son of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday after deciding he had not met the conditions necessary for him to remain. Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, flew to Spain earlier this week and remains in a transit area at Madrid's Barajas Airport, an Interior Ministry official said. He has 24 hours to appeal the government's decision. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/169178-spain-bin-laden-son.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/son-of-osama-bin-laden-loses-asylum-bid-in-spain.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/son-of-osama-bin-laden-loses-asylum-bid-in-spain.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:13:17 EST Spain rejected an asylum request from a son of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday after deciding he had not met the conditions necessary for him to remain. Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, flew to Spain earlier this week and remains in a transit area at Madrid's Barajas Airport, an Interior Ministry official said. He has 24 hours to appeal the government's decision. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/168736-spain-bin-laden-son.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/son-of-osama-bin-laden-loses-asylum-bid-in-spain.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/son-of-osama-bin-laden-loses-asylum-bid-in-spain.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:13:48 EST A son of Osama bin Laden who grabbed headlines by marrying a British woman last year has flown to Spain and requested asylum, the Spanish government said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/166741-spain-bin-laden-son.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/spain-a-son-of-bin-laden-is-seeking-asylum.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/spain-a-son-of-bin-laden-is-seeking-asylum.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:05:35 EST Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Sun Microsystems Inc. shares sank Tuesday after the company preannounced a large fiscal first-quarter loss and said that it plans to write down the value of its businesses due to a weak economy and an ongoing decline in its market valuation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/movers-roundup-sun-microsystems-cvs-caremark.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:53:32 EDT Shares of Sonoco Products Co. edged higher Tuesday after an analyst reiterated his "Buy" rating on the industrial and consumer packaging provider due lower energy and raw material costs, a robust cash flow and attractive share price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/sonoco-products-rise-analyst-backs-buy-rating.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:45:29 EDT The 18-year-old son of Hulk Hogan has been released from jail in Florida after serving five months for causing a serious traffic crash. Nick Bollea was released from the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday morning. He had pleaded no contest in May to causing the crash. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156928-hulk-hogan-son-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/hulk-hogans-son-out-of-fla-jail-after-crash-term.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/hulk-hogans-son-out-of-fla-jail-after-crash-term.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:39:20 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, Oct. 16, from AP Financial News: PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)--Industrial conglomerate Textron Inc. said Thursday it expects fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations of 80 cents to 90 cents per share, excluding one-time charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/outlook-roundup-textron-baxter-international.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:57:33 EDT Sonoco Products Co. on Thursday lowered its 2008 earnings-per-share guidance after the packaging maker's third-quarter earnings fell and missed Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/sonoco-products-trims-its-2008-profit-outlook.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:41:51 EDT Packaging maker Sonoco Products Co. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings fell 11 percent as a higher tax rate offset a small increase in sales. The company also lowered its 2008 guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/sonoco-products-3q-earnings-down-misses-estimates.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:21:40 EDT Sonoco Products Co. on Monday announced its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 27 cents. The packaging products company said the dividend is payable Dec. 10 to shareholders of record Nov. 21. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/sonoco-sets-27-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:04 EDT Shares of Caraustar Industries Inc., which makes recycled uncoated and converted paperboard products, fell Tuesday on increasing concerns about its balance sheet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/caraustar-stock-tumbles-on-balance-sheet-concerns.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:52:01 EDT Sonoco Inc.'s Belgian unit said Monday it is raising the price of containerboard sold in the U.K., Scandinavia and Russia by 40 euros ($58.47) per ton, beginning with Oct. 28 shipments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/sonocos-belgian-unit-hiking-containerboard-prices.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:38:04 EDT A Goldman Sachs analyst on Tuesday bucked Wall Street's consensus that a planned containerboard price hike next month will fail, saying not only will it succeed but its success offers an investment opportunity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/ahead-of-the-bell-containerboard-producers.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:59:46 EDT