International Business News - SWHC 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 Traffic and sales at sports and leisure companies appear to be declining as fears about the instability of the nation's financial system trickle down to Main Street, an analyst said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/ahead-of-the-bell-sports-leisure-feeling-pinch.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:56:40 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Thursday it has shifted the duties of two executives after the departure of the firm's vice president of marketing. The Springfield, Mass.-based firearms maker said that Thomas Taylor has left the marketing post to pursue other interests. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/smith-wesson-shifts-2-executives-duties.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:23:29 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Thursday it has eliminated about 80 jobs at a Rochester, N.H., plant that makes hunting rifles. The firearms maker cited the U.S. economic downturn. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/smith-wesson-cuts-80-jobs-at-rochester-nh-plant.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:12:58 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Sept. 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Saks Inc., which operates Saks Fifth Avenue stores, fell Friday amid a report that an Icelandic investor is no longer pursuing an acquisition of the luxury retailer this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/movers-roundup-saks-smith-wesson.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:34:04 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. shares dropped Friday after the gun maker posted a big drop in its fiscal first-quarter profit and an analyst warned of near-term struggles as retailers wait for inventory to clear and demand to climb. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/smith-wesson-shares-fall-after-profit-decline.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:52:48 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell by nearly 52 percent, as the gun maker saw sales of hunting rifles and shotguns decline sharply despite increased sales across its other product lines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/smith-wesson-1q-profit-falls.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:42:08 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. named William Spengler chief financial officer after John Kelly took the new position of vice president for financial planning, the gun maker said late Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/smith-wesson-names-spengler-finance-chief.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:41:46 EDT Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. climbed Thursday, breaking free of a downturn in the broader market after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a handgun ban in Washington DC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/supreme-court-ruling-lifts-smith-wesson-shares.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:24:19 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/mcclatchy-us-airways-exxon-among-big-movers.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:27:44 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings dropped 37 percent, as higher marketing costs failed to boost sales, the gun maker said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/smith-wesson-4q-profit-slides-on-higher-costs.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:01:31 EDT Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. dropped Tuesday after the firearms maker said it would raise about $31.9 million in a stock offering, news that led two analysts to cut their estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/smith-wesson-declines-on-stock-offering-news.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 17:06:01 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Tuesday it priced a public offering of 6.25 million common shares. The firearms maker said it will use the approximately $31.9 million in proceeds to repay debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/smith-wesson-prices-stock-offering.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 08:44:37 EDT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Monday it received an order from a Canadian police force for 600 M&P40 polymer pistols. The gun maker did not disclose financial details of the deal with the Harlton Regional Police Service in Ontario. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/smith-wesson-gets-contract-from-canadian-police-force.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:55:29 EDT