International Business News - TIF 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 A Stifel Nicolaus analyst trimmed his estimates for high-end jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. on Friday, expecting consumer spending to remain pressured by a softening economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/analyst-trims-estimates-on-tiffany-amid-slowdown.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:49:45 EDT Shares of jewelers slipped Monday as credit concerns knocked the broader markets sharply lower and the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 800 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/sector-snap-jewelers-follow-wall-street-lower.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:04:10 EDT Shares of jewelers traded mixed on Friday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $700 billion financial rescue package. The 263-171 vote by the House sends the Senate-passed version to the White House for President Bush's signature. The measure allows the Treasury Department to buy bad debt from certain lending institutions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/jewelers-mixed-after-house-oks-rescue-bill.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:52:06 EDT A Standard & Poor's equity research analyst cut her rating on high-end jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. on Thursday because of trouble in the financial market and softening consumer spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/s-p-cuts-price-target-rating-on-tiffany-to-sell.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:52:25 EDT Shares of jewelry companies fell Monday, following the broader market lower after the House defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package and fear swept across Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/jewelers-decline-after-house-rejects-bailout-bill.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:34:09 EDT Among the premarket activity stories for Monday, Sept. 29, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Terry McEvoy on Monday upgraded the shares of National City Corp. to "Outperform" from "Perform," saying a recent sell-off in the stock is unwarranted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/premarket-roundup-national-city-tiffany.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:48:32 EDT High-end jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. has benefited from expanding abroad as weakness in the U.S. lingers from a softening economy and weak consumer spending, an analyst said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/ahead-of-the-bell-tiffany.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:18:00 EDT When I was a kid, I never understood why my older sister got so giddy whenever we saw this middle-aged guy in tight jeans and a white T-shirt zipping around town on a bright blue motorcycle. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/140448-obit-newman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/how-the-newmans-made-westport-their-own.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/how-the-newmans-made-westport-their-own.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:26:16 EDT Wall Street's financial turbulence heading into the critical holiday season is expected to hurt national luxury stores that have big flagship stores here, according to Adrianne Shapira, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, who pared down profit outlooks for key merchants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/wall-street-turmoil-to-hurt-nyc-stores-_-analyst.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:31:35 EDT Shares of luxury stores were mixed Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the Federal Reserve left its benchmark federal funds interest rate unchanged. The central bank said Tuesday it was keeping its target for the federal funds rate, the interest that banks charge on overnight loans, unchanged at 2 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/luxury-stores-mixed-as-fed-keeps-rate-unchanged.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:51:10 EDT Shares of luxury stores mostly fell in early trading Tuesday along with the broader markets as nervous investors grapple with concerns about insurer American International Group Inc. and await the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/luxury-stores-fall-amid-financial-turbulence.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:22:24 EDT Shares of most luxury stores dropped amid upheaval on Wall Street following the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/luxury-stores-shares-fall-amid-market-upheaval.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:52:33 EDT As hundreds of buyers gather in New York this week to see the spring designer fashions in beachy brights like marigold yellow and ocean blue parade down the runways, they're taking a hard look at what will excite their customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127073-reality-runway.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/luxury-store-buyers-cautious-about-spring-orders.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/luxury-store-buyers-cautious-about-spring-orders.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:51:46 EDT Shares of Tiffany & Co. continued to rise Friday after the jewelry retailer said its second-quarter profit doubled and raised its 2008 earnings outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/analyst-says-tiffany-benefiting-from-sales-abroad.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:54:07 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 28, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/earnings-roundup-dell-marvell-technology.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:42:46 EDT ___ Spring's economic rebound unlikely to last http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/business-highlights.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:28:10 EDT Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 200 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/stocks-jump-on-better-than-expected-gdp-jobs-data.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:50 EDT Positive outlooks from jewelry retailers suggest confidence in the coming months, despite a softening U.S. economy that has many Americans holding back on discretionary spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/jewelers-offer-sparkling-outlooks.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:48:21 EDT Rising sales in Asia and Europe boosted Tiffany & Co.'s second-quarter profit on Thursday, signaling that strong international demand for jewelry is helping offset U.S. economic weakness. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117858-earns-zale.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/jewelers-look-abroad-to-boost-sales-as-us-slows.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/jewelers-look-abroad-to-boost-sales-as-us-slows.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:42 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/mbia-tiffany-ual-williams-sonoma-are-big-movers.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:20 EDT