International Business News - UIS 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 Shares of Unisys Corp. fell Monday after Standard and Poor's said last week that it will take the company off the S&P 500 index. The stock fell 30 cents, or 33 percent, to 61 cents after falling to a fresh low of 50 cents earlier in the session. The 52-week high is $7.90. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/unisys-shares-fall-after-s-p-takes-stock-off-index.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:55:14 EST Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 30, from AP Financial News: WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP)--Shares in Granite Construction Inc. rose sharply Thursday after the civil construction firm reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/earnings-roundup-granite-construction-lubrizol.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:40:30 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. said Thursday that its third-quarter loss widened as the economic slowdown hurt demand for its services. Although its results widely missed Wall Street expectations, Unisys' stock rose sharply in afternoon trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/unisys-3q-loss-widens-with-services-revenue-dip.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:31:35 EDT Technology Services Provider Unisys Corp. said on Tuesday that it has named former Gateway Chief Executive J. Edward Coleman as its new chairman and CEO. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/unisys-names-j-edward-coleman-as-chairman-and-ceo.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:35:46 EDT The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will spend as much as $2.5 billion to upgrade the technology it uses to track the safety of food, drugs and other products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/fda-to-spend-2-5b-on-technology-upgrade.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:08:15 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. announced Tuesday that President and CEO Joseph W. McGrath will step down at the end of the year. The board of directors and McGrath, who has served as chief executive officer since 2005, agreed that a change in leadership will allow Unisys to move more quickly to execute the company's strategy, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/unisys-chief-to-step-down-at-end-of-year.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:50:23 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. said Tuesday its Portugal division has received a $22 million contract to help develop a new citizen identification card program in Angola. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/unisys-gets-contract-to-develop-program-in-angola.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:21:56 EDT Unisys Corp. spent $290,000 in the second quarter to lobby on trade issues, export controls, immigration reform and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/unisys-spent-290-000-to-lobby-in-second-quarter.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:28:56 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. said Tuesday it was invited to re-enter a competition for a contract for information technology infrastructure for the Transportation Security Administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/unisys-to-re-enter-competition-for-tsa-contract.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:18:20 EDT Another hearing is scheduled Tuesday morning over a planned lighted sign on a Philadelphia skyscraper. Unisys Corp. says putting the company's name in 11-foot-high lighted letters is a critical part of its plan to move its headquarters from the suburbs to the downtown skyscraper. The company says it's making the move in part to improve its visibility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/hearing-on-philadelphia-unisys-sign-planned.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:40:52 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. said Thursday it won a contract worth up to $24 million to provide information technology support to the U.S. Coast Guard. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/unisys-wins-coast-guard-contract-worth-up-to-24m.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:23:43 EDT Unisys Corp. goes back before zoning officials pursuing approval for two 11-foot-high lighted signs on the Philadelphia skyscraper it hopes to call home. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/philadelphia-officials-to-hear-unisys-sign-foes.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:07:52 EDT The Business Roundtable, a group representing CEOs of large companies, spent more than $3.2 million lobbying in the second quarter on international trade agreements, immigration and other issues affecting corporate America, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/business-roundtable-spent-3-2m-lobbying-in-2q.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:13:02 EDT FLO Corp. is partnering with the Washington Redskins to offer a card that promises to cut wait times in stadium and airport security lines. The Chantilly, Va.-based company announced Tuesday it signed a three-year deal with the football team. For $100 a year, customers can register for the new card that will let them enter fast lanes at FedEx Field and airports in the federal registered traveler program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/flo-corp-redskins-partner-for-benefits-card.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:04:57 EDT Unisys Corp. has delayed plans to move its headquarters to a downtown skyscraper because of controversy over a pair of red-lighted signs, company officials said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/unisys-hq-move-on-hold-during-fight-over-signs.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:10:40 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, July 23, from AP Financial News: FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP)--Trucking company Arkansas Best Corp. on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit dropped 17.6 percent on increased expenses for fuel and worker's compensation insurance. The results missed analyst expectations and its shares dropped almost 15 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/earnings-roundup-arkansas-best-tcf-financial.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:19:53 EDT Unisys Corp., an information technology services and computer server company, on Wednesday posted a smaller second-quarter loss compared with a year-ago period weighed down by hefty charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/unisys-posts-smaller-2nd-quarter-loss.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:51 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. spent $470,000 to lobby the federal government in the first quarter, according to a disclosure form. The Blue Bell, Pa.-based company lobbied on various appropriations bills, health information technology, border security, tax credits for research and development, and immigration reform, according to the form posted online April 22 by the House clerk's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/unisys-spent-470-000-lobbying-government-in-1q.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:53:56 EDT Technology services provider Unisys Corp. said Thursday it has been awarded three task orders from the Department of Justice to support its asset forfeiture program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/unisys-gets-contracts-from-justice-department.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:14:23 EDT A corporation's plan to put its name up in red lights on a landmark downtown skyscraper is generating howls of protest from luxury condo owners who have only recently begun moving into the building. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/77105-philly-skyline-debate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/philly-condo-owners-see-red-over-skyscraper-signs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/philly-condo-owners-see-red-over-skyscraper-signs.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:18:34 EDT