International Business News - Second 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 Ski season's coming, and with it the traditional flurry of sales in second-home markets in mountain resort towns in the West. Locals are hoping this season reverses the downhill slide in sales caused by the national housing recession and tight credit markets, which mean even higher interest rates for buyers who don't use a home year-round. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/leisure-living-prices-holding-up-in-ski-areas.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:16:07 EDT Amid fresh predictions that the economic slump will continue into next year, Democrats on Tuesday renewed a promise to try to advance a heavy-spending economic stimulus plan before Election Day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/estimates-say-fed-budget-deficit-nearing-407b.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:30:10 EDT Shares of Corinthian Colleges Inc. ticked higher Wednesday following the previous day's selloff, which came after the for-profit education company posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/second-look-corinthian-shares-bounce.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:47:27 EDT Stealing second base from where? Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland brought down the house at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night with a crack about President Bush--and John McCain--that harked back to one of the sharpest verbal stones ever thrown at Bush's father. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/get-the-instant-replay-bush-steals-2nd-from-3rd.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:35:01 EDT A woman is charged in Delaware with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality Web site "Second Life." Thirty-three-year-old Kimberly Jernigan from Durham, N.C., was returned to Delaware to face charges including attempted kidnapping after she was arrested in Maryland last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/woman-charged-in-second-life-kidnapping-plot.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:38:29 EDT Standard & Poor's Index Services on Monday said preliminary figures show second-quarter operating earnings for the S&P 500 companies fell 29 percent, the fourth straight quarterly decline for the index of large companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/s-p-500-2nd-quarter-earnings-fall-29-percent.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:41:50 EDT Shares of LSI Industries rebounded Friday after an analyst upgraded the stock, a day after shares lost 30 percent of their value following a guidance reduction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/second-look-lsi-industries-rebounds-after-upgrade.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:24:20 EDT Shares of Whole Foods Inc. continued their slide Thursday, after hitting a 52-week low of $18.26 on Wednesday following disappointing third-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/whole-foods-continues-slide-thursday.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:24:15 EDT Shares of Winn-Dixie slid nearly 20 percent Friday, a day after the supermarket chain reported disappointing preliminary fourth quarter earnings. The company said late Thursday that it expects to report a net loss of approximately $5 million, or 9 cents a share, for the quarter including an adjustment to its self-insurance reserves. Actual results will be reported Aug. 25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/winn-dixie-slides-on-weak-4q.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:58:55 EDT A senior Air Force acquisition official resigned Monday, less than two months after the surprise ousting of the service's top military and civilian leaders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/top-air-force-acquisition-official-resigns.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:36:58 EDT Shares of The Stanley Works climbed more than 10 percent in trading Tuesday before falling off slightly, one day after the tool maker reported better-than-expected revenue figures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/stanley-works-shares-up-a-day-after-2q-earnings.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:09:49 EDT Shares of A&P supermarket operator Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Inc. began to slowly recover Monday from their 23 percent Friday plunge in the wake of disappointing fiscal first-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/a-second-look-a-p-shares-edge-higher-after-tumble.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:56:27 EDT Second Stage Theatre, a major showcase for contemporary American playwrights, is expanding to Broadway. The nonprofit off-Broadway theater, which in its nearly 30 years of existence has produced plays by such writers as Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, August Wilson, Douglas Carter Beane and Sarah Ruhl, has acquired the rights to purchase Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/second-stage-set-to-acquire-a-broadway-home.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:16:55 EDT Shares of Xtent reversed course Thursday from prior day gains, after the medical device maker said it would slash 34 percent of its work force to cut costs as it seeks a new round of financing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/a-second-look-xtent.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:08:03 EDT Shares of CBRL Group Inc. continued their decline on Wednesday, a day after the operator of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops cut its fiscal 2008 outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/a-second-look-cbrl-group-continues-decline.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:54 EDT Shares of Myriad Genetics bounced back Tuesday after a tumble the day before on the biotechnology company's announcement that it will stop development of the Alzheimer's disease treatment Flurizan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/a-second-look-myriad-genetics.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:25:52 EDT A director of Old Second Bancorp Inc., which operates banks in Illinois, bought 10,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/old-second-bancorp-director-buys-shares.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:55:24 EDT A Friedman, Billings, Ramsey analyst upgraded shares of the Pantry Inc., which operates a chain of convenience stores, saying the company will benefit from better gas margins in the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/a-second-look-analyst-upgrades-pantry-shares.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:18:21 EDT Shares of Parexel Corp. gained 8 percent Thursday, as analysts said the company is poised to enjoy strong profit and revenue growth from rising demand for its clinical research services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/a-second-look-parexel-continues-gains.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:28:10 EDT Dire warnings that cyclone survivors in Myanmar might fall prey to disease and starvation failed to take into account the survival instincts of those affected, aid agencies and disaster experts say. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79039-myanmar-cyclone-second-look.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/myanmar-cyclone-survivors-proved-tough-experts-say.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/myanmar-cyclone-survivors-proved-tough-experts-say.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:04:57 EDT