International Business News - Thor 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 Recreational vehicle and bus maker Thor Industries Inc. said Monday its fiscal first-quarter income plunged 87 percent, as demand dried up in the crippled RV market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/thor-fiscal-1q-earnings-decline-on-tough-rv-market.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:01:36 EST Recreational vehicle and bus manufacturer Thor Industries Inc. said Monday that it is restarting its credit arm to help provide customers with retail financing for RV purchases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/thor-industries-to-offer-financing-to-customers.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:03:43 EST Thor Industries Inc., which makes recreational vehicles and buses, said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter sales tumbled on a steep drop in demand for recreational vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/thor-sales-slide-on-drop-in-rv-demand.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:17:07 EST Among the earnings projection stories for Friday, Oct. 31, from AP Financial News: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)--HealthSpring Inc. raised its profit and revenue expectations for 2008 Friday, as the insurer expects more members in Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/outlook-roundup-healthspring-thoratec.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:41:41 EDT Medical device maker Thoratec Corp. lifted its 2008 profit and revenue forecasts after reporting strong cardiovascular device sales in the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/thoratec-boosts-expected-2008-profit-and-sales.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:27:18 EDT Medical device maker Thoratec Corp. said it swung to a better-than-expected profit in the third quarter due to growing sales of its HeartMate II cardiac implant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/thoratec-posts-3q-profit-on-heart-device-sales.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:28:31 EDT Among the earnings stories for Friday, Oct. 31, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/earnings-roundup-chevron-burger-king.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:42:07 EDT Shares of medical device maker Thoratec Corp. plunged in premarket trading Monday, following the company's recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump after five people died using the device. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/ahead-of-the-bell-thoratec-shares-fall-on-recall.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:54:06 EDT A medical device company has ordered the recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump, saying five people have died while using the device. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/heart-device-maker-recalls-implant.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:11:32 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 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 Shares of heart device maker Thoratec Corp. climbed to a two-year high Friday after the company blew past earnings expectations in the second quarter, and raised its 2008 forecasts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/thoratec-sets-2-year-high-on-2q-data-and-outlook.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:54:14 EDT When it comes to hearts, Taneal Wilson won the lottery. A small pump implanted to keep the 31-year-old alive long enough for a heart transplant somehow helped Wilson's ravaged heart completely recover instead. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95200-healthbeat-heart-pumps.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/quest-repairing-more-hearts-with-implanted-pumps.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/quest-repairing-more-hearts-with-implanted-pumps.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:14:02 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 Analysts expressed mixed views on the recreational vehicle sector Wednesday following Thor Industries Inc.'s announcement that its third-quarter profit fell 22 percent on declining RV sales, results that still managed to meet Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/analysts-cautious-after-thor-3q-profit-slips.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:19:08 EDT Shares of Thor Industries Inc. plummeted to a fresh 52-week low Friday after the recreational vehicle maker reported its third-quarter revenue slipped on declining RV sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/thor-industries-tumbles-after-3q-revenue-slips-10-percent.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 13:51:12 EDT