International Business News - Tree 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 An analyst on Monday said Dollar Tree Stores Inc. is benefiting amid a difficult environment as consumers shift to lower-priced stores, and upgraded the discount retailer to "Overweight" from "Neutral." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/ahead-of-the-bell-dollar-tree-upgraded.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:18:28 EDT Barry Diller is feeling very lucky right now. The consummate deal maker split his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, into five publicly traded companies in late August--and not a moment too soon, he told The Associated Press in an interview this week. IAC borrowed $2 billion to finance three of the five companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143339-iac-diller.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/diller-iac-extremely-lucky-with-split-timing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/diller-iac-extremely-lucky-with-split-timing.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:15:06 EDT Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp spent $154,000 in the second quarter lobbying on Internet advertising and other issues, according to a July report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/iac-spent-154-000-lobbying-in-second-quarter.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:02:08 EDT After more than 20 years of protests, the last two people living in the giant redwoods of Northern California were climbing down for good, convinced by the new owners of the forest that the ancient trees would be spared from the saw. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/last-tree-sitters-come-down-from-calif-redwoods.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:56:28 EDT Visitors to the Big Island will have a chance to buy and plant a tree and then reap part of the profit when it's cut down in 30 years or so. They'll also be able to monitor the tree's progress on the Internet, including how much carbon dioxide it absorbs and whether it ends up as a skateboard, koa canoe or part of a wind-power generator. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/hawaii-resort-project-calls-for-investing-in-trees.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:22:16 EDT Four tree-sitters who ended their occupation of a University of California at Berkeley oak grove this week have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/4-calif-tree-sitters-plead-not-guilty-in-court.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:24:49 EDT When "One Tree Hill" debuted in the fall 2003, creator Mark Schwahn remembers, the ratings were so low that "even my mother didn't know we were on the air." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126651-tv-one-tree-hill.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/one-tree-hill-survives-for-sixth-season.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/one-tree-hill-survives-for-sixth-season.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:03:04 EDT Discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc. on Wednesday raised its full-year outlook and forecast a third-quarter profit that was inline with Wall Street's target. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/dollar-tree-2008-outlook-misses-street-view.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:20:36 EDT Dollar Tree Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit grew 15 percent as consumers turned to the discount retailer in a tough economy. The company earned $37.6 million, or 42 cents per share, compared with a profit of $32.6 million, or 33 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/dollar-tree-2nd-quarter-profit-rises-15-percent.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:40:43 EDT A JPMorgan analyst on Monday raised his second-quarter profit estimate for Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Analyst Charles Grom cited lower spending at the discount retailer and a favorable comparison to the same period in 2007, when the company had to spend $2.5 million on a lawsuit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/ahead-of-the-bell-jpmorgan-ups-dollar-tree-view.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:49:12 EDT Moody's Investors Service said Thursday it has downgraded Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp because its split into five publicly traded companies represents a "significant reduction in IAC's scale and business diversity." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/moodys-downgrades-iac-after-company-split.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:02:35 EDT Internet conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp finished its split into five publicly traded companies on Thursday. Here is a look at what each of the companies will focus on: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/a-look-at-the-companies-resulting-from-iacs-split.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:38:17 EDT Web content stocks traded mixed Thursday, though shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp rose in its first day of trading after the former Internet conglomerate completed its split into five publicly traded companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sector-snap-web-content-stocks-mixed-iac-rises.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:42:44 EDT Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp completed its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday--a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the previously cluttered whole. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/iac-completing-split-into-5-publicly-traded-parts.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:00:51 EDT Standing just 150 feet from the platform on which President Abraham Lincoln delivered his most famous speech, one of the few remaining "witness trees" to the Battle of Gettysburg has been severely damaged by a storm, National Park Service officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/battle-of-gettysburg-witness-tree-falls-in-storm.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:27:26 EDT Discount variety store chain Dollar Tree Inc. reported Thursday that its same-store sales increased 6.5 percent in the second quarter, compared with the same three-month period a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/dollar-tree-2q-sales-grew-more-than-12-pct.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:12:32 EDT K Street in downtown Washington, D.C., has reopened after a large tree fell and blocked the road. D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says a delivery truck hit the 30-foot tree, which landed on two vehicles when it fell Thursday afternoon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/fallen-tree-blocks-traffic-on-k-street-in-dc.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:35:46 EDT Maureen O'Neill and her neighbors watched despairingly this spring as contractors chopped down trees to protect power lines near their homes. When they threatened her beloved white pines, O'Neill joined other residents battling their power company over its pruning and felling of trees near transmission lines. Residents complained to town officials that the company cut their trees without proper authority. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/arguments-erupt-as-utilities-cut-residential-trees.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:39:38 EDT In December 2006, protesters angry about campus expansion plans clambered into the branches of a threatened oak grove at the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/81791-tree-sitter-standoff.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/berkeley-tree-sitters-hanging-on-18-months-in.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/berkeley-tree-sitters-hanging-on-18-months-in.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:16:34 EDT Duke Energy Corp. tried Friday to cool a heated debate about trimming trees near power lines in southwest Ohio with a plan that satisfies area leaders, if not all residents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/duke-energys-tree-cutting-plan-raises-controversy.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:37:08 EDT