International Business News - Share 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 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. said Monday its board authorized a share repurchase of as much as $75 million. Repurchases, which may be made in the open market or handled privately, will not begin until after July 6 and will continue for an estimated 18 months, subject to market conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/kaiser-aluminum-to-buy-back-75m-in-shares.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:39:32 EDT Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a new model of which is widely expected this summer, took 19.2 percent of the U.S. market for "smart" phones in the first quarter of 2008, according to research firm IDC's vendor survey. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/58820-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/iphone-market-share-percent-idc-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/iphone-market-share-percent-idc-says.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 17:32:41 EDT Software, gaming and Internet access company CDC Corp. said Thursday it aims to repurchase more of its stock using a new trading plan. The Hong Kong-based company said it will implement an insider trading plan to repurchase additional CDC shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/cdc-to-repurchase-more-of-its-own-shares.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 10:00:01 EDT Herbalife Ltd., which sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss products, said Wednesday its board approved a $150 million increase to the company's share repurchase program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/herbalife-boosts-share-buyback-program.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 08:33:21 EDT Shares of renewable energy company Ormat Technologies Inc. plunged Friday after it said it will sell 3.1 million shares to Lehman Brothers in a block trade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/ormat-technologies-to-sell-3-1-million-shares.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 10:07:05 EDT Exactech Inc., which makes bone and joint restorations products, said Friday it will sell 877,391 shares at $23 each. The company expects to raise $20.2 million from the sale, or $18.8 million after expenses and placement agency fees. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/exactech-to-raise-20-2-million-from-share-sale.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 09:23:27 EDT Natural gas company Spectra Energy Corp. said Tuesday its board approved a share repurchase program of up to $600 million. The company, which stores, transports and processes natural gas, also said it recommended its board approve a dividend increase of 2 cents per quarter, effective in the third quarter of 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/spectra-energy-to-buy-back-shares-boost-dividend.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 08:26:01 EDT More Washingtonians could be pedaling to meetings on Capitol Hill and other appointments when the city launches the nation's first European-style bike-sharing service next month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42515-bike-share.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080427/dc-to-launch-nations-first-european-style-bike-share.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080427/dc-to-launch-nations-first-european-style-bike-share.htm Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:21:08 EDT Drug maker Alpharma Inc. said Monday its board authorized a $150 million share repurchase program. Repurchases may be made in the open market or through guaranteed or accelerated share repurchases. ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080414/alpharma-unveils-share-repurchase-plan.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:08:23 EDT Real estate brokerage firm ZipRealty Inc. said Thursday it has repurchased about 3.5 million shares from Pyramid Technology Ventures I LP, and reduced its 2008 guidance as a result. The company said... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/ziprealty-buys-back-3-5-million-shares.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:14:39 EDT Brooklyn Federal Bancorp Inc., which owns Brooklyn Federal Savings Bank, said Thursday its board authorized a $3 million share repurchase program. Under a previous buyback program completed on Tuesday, Brooklyn Federal repurchased 147,339 shares at an average price of about $13.57. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/brooklyn-federal-plans-3m-buyback.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:39:17 EDT James River Coal Co. said Wednesday it agreed to sell 3 million shares in a public offering. Proceeds will be used to fund several projects that have been delayed for several years because of conditions in the financial markets and weak coal prices, the company said. The projects include waste coal recovery and several smaller projects aimed to reduce current mine operating costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080319/james-river-to-sell-3-million-shares.htm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:27:01 EDT Furniture maker Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. said Monday it raised its share buyback authorization by $20 million. The company said it increased the authorization to $60 million from $40 million. Bassett Furniture said the change will boost its share buyback availability to $29 million from about $9 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/bassett-furniture-boosts-buyback-program.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:19:52 EDT Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said Monday it continued to grab market share in trading of stocks listed at its own exchanges and at exchanges run by the company's rival, the New York Stock Exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/nasdaq-grows-market-share-in-february.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:21:56 EDT Technology design company Comtech Group Inc. on Monday said its board approved a share repurchase of up to 5 million shares. Comtech placed no time limits nor minimum amounts on the repurchases, which may be in the open market or privately negotiated. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/comtech-group-sets-share-repurchase.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:10:50 EDT St. Jude Medical Inc., a medical device company, said Monday it will buy back up to $250 million of its common stock. As of Dec. 29, the company said it had about 343 million shares outstanding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080225/st-jude-medical-okays-share-buyback.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:21:56 EST Independent oil and gas explorer Petrohawk Energy Corp. said Wednesday its increased the size of its planned public offering to 18 million shares and has priced the offering at $15 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080130/petrohawk-prices-18m-share-public-offer.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:35:09 EST Insurance company Aflac Inc. announced plans Tuesday to buy back about 12 million shares of its common stock in the first quarter of 2008. This accelerated share repurchase will be funded with internal capital, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/aflac-hikes-share-buyback-authorization.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:35:34 EST Bermuda-based bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. said Thursday it completed a public offering for about $304 million. The company said it sold about 12.5 million shares at a price of $25.50 per share. The price is an 8 percent discount to Wednesday's closing price of $27.64. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071227/assured-guaranty-completes-offering.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:33:50 EST Health care market intelligence provider IMS Health Inc. said Tuesday it will buy up to 20 million of its shares. The company completed the purchase of 10 million shares of IMS stock under a previous share repurchase program authorized by the board in December 2006. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071219/ims-health-to-buy-up-to-20m-of-own-stock.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:49:57 EST