International Business News - Thomas 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 Travel company Thomas Cook Group PLC on Tuesday said full-year profits fell 9 percent despite higher revenues because of higher costs on both its operations and its finances. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/thomas-cook-group-full-year-profits-dip-9-pct.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:40:18 EST Shares of Thomas & Betts Corp. fell more than 5 percent Wednesday after the electrical components maker cut its fourth-quarter earnings guidance due to a pullback in customers' capital spending plans amid tight credit markets and an uncertain economic outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/thomas-betts-shares-fall-on-weak-4q-outlook.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:00:33 EST Electrical-component maker Thomas & Betts Corp. said Thursday its board authorized the repurchase of up to three million shares, or about 5 percent, of its stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/thomas-betts-authorizes-buyback-up-to-3m-shares.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:42 EDT Thomas & Betts Corp. on Thursday lowered its outlook for the year, saying "significantly lower foreign currencies" will likely hurt sales and earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/thomas-betts-lowers-its-outlook.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:54:07 EDT Electrical-component maker Thomas & Betts Corp. said Thursday third-quarter profit rose 21 percent on a sales bump due to acquisitions, price increases and currency benefits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/thomas-betts-3q-profit-up-21-pct.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:44:57 EDT Germany's struggling Arcandor AG said Monday it has decided against selling its majority stake in tour operator Thomas Cook PLC and raised $86 million in fresh capital by selling new shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/germanys-arcandor-to-keep-thomas-cook.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:48:17 EDT Thomas Jane has pleaded no contest to drunken driving after he was clocked doing 120 mph in a Maserati. The star of last year's movie "The Mist" and 2004's "The Punisher" pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. Jane wasn't in the Shafter courtroom but made the plea through his lawyer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/132825-people-thomas-jane.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/actor-thomas-jane-sentenced-for-dui-in-kern-county.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/actor-thomas-jane-sentenced-for-dui-in-kern-county.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:52:31 EDT Rob Thomas says he spends more time primping than his wife, model Marisol. "She's the most stylish, but I take longer to get ready," the 36-year-old singer said Wednesday while the couple admired the Marchesa presentation at the Chelsea Art Museum in Manhattan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127707-rob-thomas.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/rob-thomas-spends-more-time-primping-than-his-wife.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/rob-thomas-spends-more-time-primping-than-his-wife.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:12:34 EDT Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that African-Americans are better served by colorblind programs than affirmative action. Thomas, addressing leaders of historically black colleges, said affirmative action "has become this mantra and there almost has become this secular religiosity about it. I think it almost trumps thinking." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/thomas-says-constitution-forbids-racial-preference.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:07:01 EDT It was a legendarily turbulent union, fueled by adoration, adultery and alcohol. In the final hours of Dylan Thomas' life, his wife, Caitlin, according to lore, allegedly stormed in and demanded to know if the celebrated Welsh poet--who she described as the "bloody man"--was dead yet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/poets-turbulent-marriage-remembered-in-diary.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:46:34 EDT Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc. shares plunged 9 percent Thursday after the investment bank was wary about its outlook after reporting a wider-than-expected second quarter loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/thomas-weisel-shares-drop-after-2q-loss.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:28:36 EDT Electrical component maker Thomas & Betts Corp. on Wednesday said it earned a higher second-quarter profit as results were boosted by a gain on the sale of its minority interest in a company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/thomas-betts-2nd-quarter-profit-soars.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:42:36 EDT Investment bank Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc. said Monday it named Shaugn Stanley chief financial officer. Stanley has served as interim CFO at the company and will join its executive committee. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/thomas-weisel-partners-names-financial-officer.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:08:16 EDT Shares of Thomas & Betts Corp. jumped on Wednesday after the maker of electrical components said it has sold its stake in Leviton Manufacturing Co. for $300 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/thomas-betts-shares-rose-after-leviton-sale.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:35:06 EDT The vice president and chief information officer at trucking company Landstar System Inc. exercised options for 3,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/landstar-system-executive-exercises-options.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:44:15 EDT Thomas Wiesel Partners Group Inc. shares fell Thursday after the investment bank reported a first-quarter loss and said it would cut staff by more than 20 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/thomas-wiesel-shares-fall-after-firm-swings-to-1q-loss.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 13:23:06 EDT Shares in electrical component maker Thomas & Betts Corp. fell Wednesday after the company released first-quarter earnings that fell below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/thomas-betts-1q-profit-rises-on-higher-sales.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:46:12 EDT