International Business News - Time 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 Fitness club operator Life Time Fitness Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings grew 20 percent, helped by increased membership. Net income rose to $19.8 million, or 50 cents a share, for the three months ended June 30, from $16.5 million, or 44 cents a share, in the same period last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/life-time-fitness-2q-profit-up-20-3-percent.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:01:36 EDT The highest-rated TV show in Colombia follows a rather grim plot line: Boy meets girl. Boy smuggles tons of cocaine. Longtime pals betray each other. Everyone ends up dead or in jail. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/tv-show-provides-look-into-colombian-drug-cartel.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:09:20 EDT Time Warner Cable Inc., the cable television arm of media company Time Warner Inc., agreed to sell a group of small cable systems to Windjammer Communications and said it will record a loss in the second quarter from the sale. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/time-warner-cable-sells-cable-system-group.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:04:26 EDT The Group of Eight nations, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world's biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's time the clubhouse doors swing open to some newcomers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/g-8-meets-amid-calls-to-take-on-new-members.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:16:38 EDT Time Warner Telecom, a telecommunications provider to businesses, spent more than $194,519 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government. The company lobbied on telecom legislation and regulations, according to a disclosure form posted online April 22 by the House clerk's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/time-warner-telecom-spent-194k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:01:05 EDT An analyst added Time Warner Inc.'s shares to his list of top stocks on Monday, arguing that the separation of its cable unit and the potential sale of AOL's advertising business are near-term positive catalysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/analyst-says-time-warners-stock-is-a-top-pick.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:16 EDT President Bush and Congress have settled their differences on terrorist surveillance and Iraq war money. Now attention turns to a potential housing rescue, probably the last major initiative with any chance of passing before lawmakers scatter to campaign for re-election. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/76464-housing-crunch-time.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/housing-rescue-a-final-chance-for-bargaining.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/housing-rescue-a-final-chance-for-bargaining.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:45:40 EDT Time Warner Cable Inc. the cable television arm of media conglomerate Time Warner Inc., said Tuesday it priced an $5 billion underwritten public offering of debt securities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/time-warner-cable-prices-5-billion-debt-offering.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:39:05 EDT Time Warner Cable Inc., the cable television arm of media conglomerate Time Warner Inc., said Monday it began an underwritten public offering of debt securities with maturities ranging from five to 30 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/time-warner-cable-begins-debt-offering.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:46:18 EDT Time Warner Inc. has dropped out of the running to buy The Weather Channel, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, leaving General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal as the main bidder. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/time-warner-drops-bid-for-weather-channel.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:40:13 EDT The best television ratings for a final round of a U.S. Open came in 2002, when a weather delay meant the tournament didn't end until 8:38 p.m. ET. Of course, the fact that the Open turned into a duel between eventual champion Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson might have had something to do with the 9.3 rating. Still, numbers like that--and knowledge of the typical patterns of TV viewership--led NBC executives to believe later is better. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/golf-us-open-shifts-to-prime-time-to-draw-viewers.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:08:20 EDT Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's long-awaited announcement of her exit from the presidential race involved some extra waiting. Clinton and her husband, former President Clinton, are renowned for letting their schedules slip--and then slip some more. During Bill Clinton's first race for the White House in 1992 this propensity became known as "Clinton time." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080607/slow-start-for-clintons-big-finish.htm Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:20:15 EDT Time Warner Cable Inc. was accused Thursday of lying to Los Angeles subscribers and providing shoddy customer service in a lawsuit that seeks potentially tens of millions of dollars in fines against the city's main provider of cable television. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/la-sues-time-warner-cable-claims-shoddy-service.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:51:45 EDT The average investor will no longer have to wait 15 or 20 minutes to find out what stocks are doing as multiple financial Web sites launch free real-time quote services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/real-time-stock-quotes-available-free-online.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:06:06 EDT You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/time-warner-cable-tries-metering-internet-use.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:37:34 EDT A UBS analyst said Thursday that Life Time Fitness Inc. may be experiencing stabilizing or improved membership growth despite challenging economic conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/analyst-says-life-time-membership-may-be-on-rise.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 13:26:39 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Wednesday that it will probably lower the long-term debt ratings of Time Warner Inc. and its divisions after the media conglomerate and its cable television arm Time Warner Cable Inc. agreed to a legal separation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/s-p-likely-to-lower-some-time-warner-debt-ratings.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 11:20:16 EDT A Cowen analyst said the spin-off of Time Warner Inc.'s stake in Time Warner Cable Inc. could lead to strong cash flow growth for the cable company. Thomas Watts said in a note to investors that the spin-off could also lead to such "shareholder friendly initiatives" as stock buybacks and dividends for Time Warner Cable shareholders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/ahead-of-the-bell-time-warner-cable.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 08:35:15 EDT Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it would formally split off its cable TV business, giving the media conglomerate a $9.25 billion windfall and allowing it to focus on cable network, entertainment and publishing operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/time-warner-time-warner-cable-agree-separate.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 16:25:53 EDT Time Warner Inc., which owns Warner Bros., CNN, AOL and Time magazine, spent more than $1.6 million in the first quarter to lobby on the switch to digital television and other issues, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/16740-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/time-warner-spent-1-6m-lobbying-in-first-quarter.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/time-warner-spent-1-6m-lobbying-in-first-quarter.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 17:23:45 EDT