International Business News - Sources 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 Global Sources Ltd., which creates marketing Web sites and trade shows in China, forecast on Thursday that its third-quarter profit would fall sharply on increased investment in certain businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/global-sources-forecasts-3q-profit-will-drop.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:54:06 EDT Global Sources Ltd. said Thursday its second-quarter profit more than doubled, in the absence of an impairment charge that weighed on its prior-year results, and its results met analysts' target. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/global-sources-2q-profit-more-than-doubles.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:47 EDT A federal judge decided Thursday that a reporter who used confidential sources in a story on export-conspiracy indictments would not have to reveal those sources to him, but it became public during the hearing that the journalist will be called to appear before a grand jury seeking the same information. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/grand-jury-to-call-reporter-on-indictment-sources.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:45:17 EDT Global Sources Ltd., an online business-to-business marketplace for import and export traders, said Monday that it began contracts to buy more office space in the city of Shenzhen, China, as part of the company's expansion in the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/global-sources-to-buy-34-7-million-office-space.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:12:51 EDT A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/journalist-facing-fines-urges-press-to-protect-1st-amendment.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 17:23:24 EDT A federal appeals court appears reluctant to uphold a contempt order against a reporter who refused to identify her sources. Former USA Today reporter Toni Locy is appealing a judge's order requiring her to pay up to $5,000 a day out of her own pocket until she gives up her sources. She has been drawn into a lawsuit by former Army scientist Steven Hatfill, who came under FBI scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks. He says the government violated his privacy by talking to reporters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/reporter-challenges-ruling-over-sources-in-anthrax-case.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 12:21:52 EDT News Corp. plans to buy Long Island's Newsday newspaper which belongs to Tribune Co. for $580 million, anonymous sources said today. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/news-corp-tribune-newsday-sources.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:32:56 EDT Lawyers for a former USA Today reporter asked a federal appeals court Friday to reverse a contempt of court citation against the journalist, who refuses to reveal her sources for stories about the criminal investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/reversal-urged-in-journalists-case.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:29:26 EDT A federal appeals court has blocked fines up to $5,000 that a former USA Today reporter was ordered to pay each day she refuses to reveal her confidential sources for stories about the criminal investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/court-blocks-fines-against-reporter.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:26:20 EDT Global Sources Ltd., which creates marketing Web sites and trade shows in China, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings plunged 47 percent, hurt by one-time costs and a year-ago period that benefited from a business sale. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/global-sources-4q-profit-falls-on-costs.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:47:10 EDT A former USA Today reporter asked an appeals court Monday to block daily fines levied by a judge who wants her to disclose confidential sources for stories on a scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/reporter-tries-to-block-daily-fines.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:37:05 EDT A former USA Today reporter has asked an appeals court to block daily fines levied by a judge who wants her to disclose confidential sources about anthrax attacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/reporter-appeals-judges-contempt-order.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:10:22 EDT A federal judge said Tuesday he will hold a former USA Today reporter in contempt if she continues refusing to identify sources for stories about a former Army scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/judge-threatens-contempt-in-anthrax-case.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:20:01 EST A federal judge says he will hold a former USA Today reporter in contempt if she continues refusing to identify sources for stories about a former Army scientist under scrutiny in the 2001 anthrax attacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/judge-may-hold-reporter-in-contempt.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:52:32 EST The dangers of lead in some toys are well-known, but there are plenty of other ways people can be exposed to the metal. Young children are especially at risk of harm because their bodies are growing quickly. They can suffer damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and other problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080127/dust-air-water-sources-of-lead.htm Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:27:07 EST