International Business News - ST 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 A district executive says St. Louis public schools will seek at least $4.5 million in outside funds to correct potential lead paint hazards at 27 elementary schools. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/st-louis-schools-to-seek-lead-abatement-funds.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:41 EST The premier of St. Vincent says the Caribbean island will depend as much as possible on grants to survive a global financial crisis and a tighter budget. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/premier-st-vincent-to-depend-on-loans-grants.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:02:36 EST Shares of medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. rose Tuesday even though the company reduced its 2009 profit outlook, saying weakness in foreign currencies will hurt its sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/st-jude-rises-on-heart-device-predictions.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:44:35 EST Two major coal companies and one of the Midwest's largest utilities are combining with Washington University to try and make St. Louis the nation's center for clean coal research and education. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/effort-would-make-st-louis-clean-coal-focal-point.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:55:25 EST Jefferies & Co. said Tuesday medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. will likely have trouble meeting its freshly cut outlook for 2009, as the economy worsens and a stronger U.S. dollar cuts into foreign sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/ahead-of-the-bell-st-jude-medical.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:11:46 EST Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. on Monday lowered its fourth-quarter outlook, saying in a regulatory filing it will be hurt by the strengthening dollar http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/st-jude-medical-lowers-4th-quarter-forecast.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:48:19 EST Jonathan Toles scored 18 points, including a runner from the key with eight seconds to play, as Jacksonville State beat Massachusetts, 75-74, on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/jacksonville-st-beats-massachusetts.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:09:15 EST Shares of St. Jude Medical Inc. declined Wednesday as analysts turned their attention to potential challenges to the medical device maker's profits, including foreign exchange rates and growing competition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/exchange-rate-and-competition-worries-hit-st-jude.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:22:27 EST Florida real-estate developer St. Joe Co. said Tuesday its losses nearly tripled in the third quarter as the state's housing market continued to slump. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/st-joe-posts-wider-loss-amid-housing-slump.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:21:13 EST Billionaire booster T. Boone Pickens will give another $63 million in cash to Oklahoma State to finish the renovation of the football stadium that bears his name, but the future of other athletic projects he'd intended to fund is in doubt because of the economic downturn. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/pickens-gives-63m-more-to-oklahoma-state-sports.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:05:43 EDT A fixture along the East St. Louis riverfront has a new owner, and soon it'll have a new home. Officials say the former Casino Queen has been bought by Cedar Bay Entertainment in the Missouri resort town of Branson, and they say the boat is headed 17 miles upriver to Hartford, near Alton. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/former-east-st-louis-riverboat-casino-moving-on.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:43:18 EDT The National Park Service is considering a design competition to revitalize the grounds at this city's famed Gateway Arch. Officials with the park, officially known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, said Tuesday that they favored a plan that would increase educational opportunities and possibly improve or add to visitor amenities, like a restaurant. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157387-st-louis-arch-grounds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/plans-to-revitalize-st-louis-arch-site-move-ahead.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/plans-to-revitalize-st-louis-arch-site-move-ahead.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:08:50 EDT Shares of St. Jude Medical recovered from a late-morning slide Thursday that came as several analysts voiced concern over the impact a stronger dollar and increased competition could have on future financial results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/st-jude-falls-on-currency-competition-concerns.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:21:45 EDT Police in St. Maarten have arrested the husband of a missing Southern California woman on suspicion of involvement in her disappearance. Prosecutor Taco Stein says Frank Cordes was taken into custody in the Dutch territory on Tuesday and is considered a suspect. Cordes has not been charged with any crime. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/missing-americans-husband-arrested-in-st-maarten.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:52:35 EDT Shares of St. Jude Medical Inc. fell with the broader market Wednesday, even after the medical device maker said third-quarter profit jumped 21 percent on higher sales of heart devices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/st-jude-medical-shares-buoyed-by-3q-profit-report.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:55:18 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Oct. 15, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--The Coca-Cola Co., the nation's biggest drink maker, reported a 14 percent profit increase for the third quarter, as business in emerging markets offset U.S. weakness. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/earnings-roundup-coca-cola-st-jude-medical.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:26:23 EDT Third-quarter profit for St. Jude Medical Inc. rose more than 20 percent, bolstered in part by strong sales growth for its defibrillators and pacemakers, the company announced Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/strong-sales-help-boost-st-jude-3q-profit.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:58:56 EDT Florida real estate developer St. Joe Co. on Tuesday said two previously announced deals for the sale of more than 67,000 acres of rural conservation land for a total of $130.4 million have fallen through and the company is placing the land back on the market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/st-joe-says-130-4m-land-sale-deals-fell-through.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:42:09 EDT From medicine cabinets to the fermented beer in the fridge, Americans are surrounded by science all the time. The St. Louis Science Center is launching a festival this week to help people better understand, and enjoy, the ways that science plays a role in everyday lives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/st-louis-festival-brings-out-sciences-cool-side.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:49:51 EDT Perennial college football powerhouse Penn State University is promoting glossy trading cards similar to those collected by sports fans. Only, there's no card for Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno or any of his Nittany Lions. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147274-penn-st-trading-cards.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/pa-trading-cards-highlight-brains-not-brawn.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/pa-trading-cards-highlight-brains-not-brawn.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:24:37 EDT