International Business News - THO 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 Shares of recreational vehicle companies fell on Monday, as a marketwide sell-off sent stocks swooning. The Dow Jones industrials was down more than 500 points in midday trading, slipping below 10,000 for the first time in four years. Markets around the world declined amid fears that the financial crisis would spread, while U.S. investors remained concerned that the $700 billion financial bailout package passed last week won't work fast enough. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/sector-snap-rv-makers-slide-on-sell-off.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:44:16 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/pfizer-microsoft-huntsman-among-big-movers.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:47:35 EDT Shares of many of the major automotive companies took big hits in the third quarter, weighed down by the continued decline in U.S. vehicle demand. The Detroit-based automakers continued to cut costs and restructure themselves as high gas prices and slumping consumer confidence continued to cut into their U.S. sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/most-auto-stocks-post-big-3q-drops.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:19:07 EDT Recreational vehicle maker Thor Industries Inc. said late Monday its fourth-quarter earnings plunged almost 90 percent as it continued to weather a tough RV market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/thor-4q-earnings-plunge-on-weak-rv-market.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:50:28 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle companies declined sharply Monday after the $700 billion financial bailout package failed in the House of Representatives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/sector-snap-recreational-vehicle-stocks-plunge.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:04:35 EDT An analyst downgraded recreational vehicle industry stocks Monday, saying that a recent rally in share prices might be coming to an end due to "dreadful" fundamentals for the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/ahead-of-the-bell-rv-makers-downgraded.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:10:26 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Sept. 9, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of DineEquity Inc. dropped more nearly 25 percent Tuesday after the operator of IHOP and Applebee's restaurant chains said Chief Financial Officer Thomas G. Conforti resigned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/movers-roundup-dineequity-goldman-sachs.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:00:15 EDT Shares of Thor Industries Inc. advanced on Tuesday, bucking the broader recreational vehicle sector as analysts reported weaker July motorhome sales. Thor shares rose $1.27, or 5.1 percent, to $26. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/thor-shares-climb-bucking-rv-sectors-trend.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:15:58 EDT After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, at least one industry got a lift: recreational vehicle makers, who benefited from the more than $1 billion spent on travel trailers and mobile homes to house displaced residents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/rv-makers-not-likely-to-see-katrina-boom-repeat.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:37:41 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers shot higher on Tuesday as crude prices tumbled after the Gulf Coast and its oil facilities appeared to be spared the worst from Hurricane Gustav. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sector-snap-rv-makers-surge-as-oil-recedes.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:18:49 EDT Conditions in the recreational vehicle sector remain "dreadful," an analyst said Tuesday, citing recently released data on RV shipments. Robert W. Baird's Craig Kennison said RV wholesale shipments fell 39 percent in July, according to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association. Motorhome shipments, meanwhile, slid 56 percent and towable shipments declined 36 percent, he said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/ahead-of-the-bell-rv-sector-remains-troubled.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:44:02 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined on Thursday as oil prices rallied and the broader market edged lower. Light, sweet crude jumped $5 to $120.56 a barrel after rising as high as $122.04, its highest price since Aug. 4. Concerns over rising tensions with Russia helped push the commodity higher Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sector-snap-rv-maker-shares-slip-as-oil-rallies.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:23:13 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/motorola-deere-dish-ual-among-big-movers.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:01:29 EDT Shares of recreation vehicle manufactures tumbled Monday on a report showing a drop in consumer spending and a steep increase in prices. The Commerce Department said consumer spending dipped by 0.2 percent in June, after adjusting for inflation, the poorest showing since a similar drop in February. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/sector-snap-recreational-vehicles.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:24:28 EDT The business environment for recreational vehicle makers, already weakened by a sluggish economy and high gas prices, is likely get worse before it gets better, an analyst said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-bearish-on-rv-makers.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:18:45 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers declined Friday after Monaco Coach Corp. said it will shutter three factories and cut a third of its work force, citing a weak economy and lower demand for RVs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-snap-rv-makers-decline-after-monaco-cuts.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:59:00 EDT Low-cost RV producer Thor Industries Inc. said Thursday that it sold its Thor California travel trailer and fifth wheel business to MVP RV Acquisition Corp., a new corporation owned by the company's management team. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/thor-sells-towables-business-to-its-management.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:44:08 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle manufacturers fell Wednesday after an analyst lowered price targets for several of the companies, and cut already pessimistic estimates, citing "brutal" conditions for the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/sector-wrap-rv-makers-fall-on-bearish-comments.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:38:48 EDT Particleboard appears to be one of the main sources of potentially harmful fumes in government-issued travel trailers that have housed thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims, according to a study released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/cdc-tests-id-sources-of-fumes-in-fema-trailers.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:32:03 EDT Shares of recreational vehicle makers mostly declined Wednesday, and some set lows, as an analyst pointed to data showing continued weakness in towable retail sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/sector-snap-rvs-mostly-head-lower.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:16:10 EDT