International Business News - TBI 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 Among the premarket activity stories for Monday, Oct. 6, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A Robert W. Baird analyst on Monday downgraded True Blue Inc., which provides temporary blue-collar staffing, and cut his earnings estimate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/premarket-roundup-true-blue-heidrick-struggles.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:42:51 EDT A Robert W. Baird analyst on Monday downgraded True Blue Inc., which provides temporary blue-collar staffing, and cut his earnings estimate. Robert W. Baird analyst Mark Marcon downgraded shares to "Underperform" from "Neutral" and cut his price target to $12 from $15. He reduced his 2009 earnings-per-share estimate to 86 cents from $1.02. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/analyst-downgrades-shares-of-temp-agency-true-blue.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:14:00 EDT Blue-collar staffing company TrueBlue Inc. said Wednesday it named former chief executive and chief financial officer, Joe Sambataro, as chairman of the board. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/trueblue-names-former-ceo-sambataro-as-chairman.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:29:24 EDT Shares of staffing companies declined Thursday, even after the government said the number of newly laid off U.S. workers filing for unemployment benefits declined last week _ data that gave a boost to the broader market _ following a downgrade of the sector from Merrill Lynch & Co. to "Neutral." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/closing-glance-staffing-stocks-decline.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:31 EDT Shares of staffing companies declined Thursday morning, despite news that the number of newly laid off workers filing for U.S. unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level in one month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/opening-glance-staffing-stocks-head-lower.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 10:36:26 EDT Shares of staffing companies wavered Friday, after the Labor Department said the unemployment rate declined in April, but at least one analyst said it was too soon to say whether the job market was making a comeback. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/sector-snap-staffing-companies-mixed-on-jobs-data.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 13:29:49 EDT A labor report from ADP Employer Services on Wednesday showed an increase in employment in April but still offered evidence of weakness in manufacturing and construction as the housing market remains sluggish. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/adp-employment-report-shows-addition-of-10-000-jobs-in-april.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:21:14 EDT