International Business News - TPX 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 The board of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 8 cents per share. The mattress and pillow manufacturer said the dividend is payable Aug. 29 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 12. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/tempur-pedic-declares-regular-dividend.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:18:19 EDT Mattress maker Tempur-Pedic International Inc. said net income fell 39 percent in the second quarter as sales dropped 7 percent to $238.7 million, and the company reduced its full-year guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/tempur-pedics-2q-earnings-drop-39-percent.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:55:31 EDT Mattress maker Tempur-Pedic International Inc. said Monday it named Mark Sarvary as chief executive and president. Tempur-Pedic said Sarvary will take over for H. Thomas Bryant, who is retiring Aug. 4. Bryant will continue to serve on the company's board through his current term which expires in 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/tempur-pedic-names-mark-sarvary-ceo.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:25:39 EDT Mattresses have not traditionally been considered a discretionary item--after all, almost everyone needs at least one. However, as consumers cut back on discretionary spending amid spiraling food and gas prices, a prolonged housing slump and weak credit markets, specialty mattress makers have been hit hard. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/market-spotlight-specialty-mattresses.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:04:21 EDT Tempur-Pedic International Inc. edged up modestly Friday after an analyst started coverage on the company with a "Hold" rating, saying the economy will continue to pressure the premium mattress maker into next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/tempur-pedic-international-started-at-hold.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:15:22 EDT Shares of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. sank to an all-time low on Wednesday after a Stifel Nicolaus analyst cut his target price and earnings estimate on the mattress maker, citing a weak economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/tempur-pedic-shares-slip-to-all-time-low.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:48:12 EDT Among the premarket stories for Tuesday, June 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Analysts turned their attention to Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s future and its drug candidate pimavanserin Tuesday, a day after the company reported the failure of another schizophrenia drug. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/premarket-roundup-acadia-tempur-pedic.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:12:40 EDT Premium mattress sellers such as Tempur-Pedic International Inc. are seeing weaker business from the broader economic slowdown and show little sign of improvement in the near term, an Oppenheimer analyst said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/ahead-of-the-bell-oppenheimer-cuts-tempur-pedic.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:37:21 EDT Tempur-Pedic shares climbed in Friday morning trading after the mattress maker forecast a profit in 2008 that is smaller than what it earned the previous year, but mostly above Wall Street expectatio... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/tempur-pedic-rises-on-08-forecast-analyst-raises-estimates.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:52:57 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, April 17, from AP Financial News: REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) Informatica Corp., a data integration software company, on Thursday said its first-quarter profit... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/earnings-roundup-informatica-mohawk-industries.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:45:51 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, April 17, from AP Financial News: LEXINGTON, Ky., (AP) Tempur-Pedic International Inc. said Thursday it expects 2008 earnings per share will fall ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/outlook-roundup-tempur-pedic-mohawk-industries.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:42:08 EDT Mattress and pillow maker Tempur-Pedic International Inc. said Monday a Kentucky court dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against the company. The lawsuit alleged the company made misleading statements about its financial condition, which led the plaintiffs to buy shares at artificially inflated prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/court-dismisses-tempur-pedic-suit.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:44:54 EDT Shares of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. hit a new low on Monday, after the mattress and pillow maker said it expects first-quarter profit to fall by half amid a difficult home furnishing environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/tempur-pedic-hits-low-on-outlook.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:24:36 EDT Tempur-Pedic International Inc., which makes mattresses and pillows, said Monday that weak sales in the U.S. market will cause first-quarter earnings per share to fall by half compared with a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/weak-us-sales-hurting-tempur-pedic.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:53:22 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Jan. 25, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of stun-gun maker Taser International Inc. climbed Friday after an analyst upgraded the stock, and another said the Toronto Police Service could place a large order for Taser products next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080125/movers-roundup-taser-tempur-pedic.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:05:55 EST Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080125/caterpillar-microsoft-among-big-movers.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:44 EST Shares of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. fell to a 52-week low on Thursday, as an analyst said the mattress maker's fourth-quarter earnings show weakness in the bedding sector that is likely to continue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080125/tempur-pedic-shares-fall-on-weak-4q.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:36:17 EST