International Business News - SSP 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 in most newspaper companies fell with the broader market Monday as investors feared a government bailout plan won't work quickly to unfreeze the credit markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/shares-in-newspaper-companies-fall-with-market.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:38:40 EDT Shares in newspaper companies were mixed Friday after the House on its second try passed legislation authorizing $700 billion in government money to bail out the financial industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/newspaper-stocks-mixed-after-house-bailout-passage.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:01:50 EDT Shares in most newspaper companies dropped sharply in the third quarter, in many cases performing worse than the general market as a weakening economy depressed advertising revenue that was already slumping because of the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/newspaper-company-shares-dropped-sharply-in-3q.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:47:25 EDT Shares in many newspaper companies fell Monday amid a general market decline as investors feared that Congress won't approve a financial bailout package. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/newspaper-shares-mostly-down-after-house-vote.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:19:22 EDT Shares in newspaper companies were mixed Tuesday as the Federal Reserve kept a key interest rate unchanged despite acknowledging increased strains in financial markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/newspaper-shares-mixed-as-interest-rate-maintained.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:52:52 EDT Real-estate Web site Zillow.com is expanding its partnership with 282 newspapers to give national advertisers new ways to reach local markets, changes that the news companies hope will allow them to raise their fees for online ads. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/real-estate-site-expands-ad-deal-with-newspapers.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:04:19 EDT Friday's report that unemployment surged to a five-year high in August helped underscore that businesses facing cutbacks and layoffs are not alone. The Labor Department reported that jobless claims rose to 6.1 percent in August as employers cut 84,000 jobs. Job losses are at 605,000 for the first eight months of the year, with the housing, credit and financial crises continuing to pummel the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/news-industry-shedding-jobs-leisure-healthier.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:19:52 EDT U.S. consumer magazine Web sites attracted more visitors in the second quarter, an industry group said, and the visitors spent more time on the sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/magazine-web-sites-draw-8-5-percent-more-visitors.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:58:33 EDT Retail sales drop for first time in 5 months WASHINGTON (AP)--Retail sales delivered the weakest performance in five months in July as shoppers shunned autos while they paid more for gas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/business-highlights.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:34:54 EDT Cox Enterprises Inc. plans to sell its Austin, Texas, newspaper and several other smaller papers, reducing the company's portfolio of advertising-supported media properties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/cox-to-sell-austin-american-statesman.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:09:56 EDT Tribune Co. plunged to a $4.53 billion loss in the second quarter after taking a $3.84 billion charge to write down the book value of its newspaper brands. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/charges-drag-tribune-to-4-5-billion-2q-loss.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:20:12 EDT E.W. Scripps Co. took an $874 million charge to write down the book value of its assets, pushing its second-quarter result to a loss, the publisher said late Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/e-w-scripps-takes-hefty-2q-charge-swings-to-loss.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:49:25 EDT E.W. Scripps Co. will pay a quarterly dividend of 15 cents, the newspaper publisher said late Thursday. Scripps, whose papers include the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, plans to pay the dividend Sept. 10 to shareholders of record on Aug. 31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/ew-scripps-to-pay-dividend-of-15-cents.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:29:01 EDT Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 21-27. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/tnts-the-closer-is-no-1-on-cable-tv-july-21-27.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:13:04 EDT U.S. newspaper Web sites attracted 12 percent more visitors in the second quarter, an industry group said Tuesday, lending statistical credibility to the notion that Americans are increasingly getting their news online. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/visitors-to-newspaper-web-sites-up-12-pct-in-2q.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:57:55 EDT Shares in major newspaper publishers fell sharply Monday after A.H. Belo reported a quarterly loss and said it would slash 500 jobs in the next two months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/sector-wrap-newspapers-slump-after-belo-loss.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:18:45 EDT Jobless claims jump as housing market gets weaker WASHINGTON (AP)--Two cornerstones of the economy--jobs and housing--sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/business-highlights.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:29:46 EDT Regional and national newspaper publishers, already staggering with a drop in ad revenue more severe than the industry has seen since the Great Depression, say the second half of 2008 may be even worse. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/rough-june-for-newspapers-portends-bleak-future.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:04:20 EDT The E.W. Scripps Co.'s second-quarter profit fell 47 percent compared to last year due to sharp newspaper revenue declines and the cost of spinning off its digital and cable network businesses, the media company reported Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/scripps-2q-profit-drops-48-percent.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:36:39 EDT As shifting reader habits and ad spending combine with the worsening economy to knock newspaper publishers on their heels, the New York Times Co. reported an 11 percent drop in second-quarter advertising revenue Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96331-earns-new-york-times.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/ny-times-misses-wall-street-forecast.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/ny-times-misses-wall-street-forecast.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:21:56 EDT