International Business News - Universal 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 New Jersey on Tuesday expanded a government health insurance program to cover more low-income families and provide coverage for all children in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/new-jersey-expands-health-insurance-reach.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:47:55 EDT Steel producer Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. said Friday it will increase its base prices 5 percent to 7 percent on all tool steel products, citing sharply higher energy and operating costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/universal-stainless-sets-price-hike-for-tool-steel.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:27:23 EDT Shares of hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. have traded around all-time highs in recent weeks, which caused a Wachovia analyst to downgrade the stock Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/ahead-of-the-bell-universal-health-services.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:12:34 EDT Universal Health Realty Income Trust said Thursday its board raised its quarterly dividend by half a penny to 58.5 cents. The health care facility real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable June 30 to shareholders of record June 16. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/universal-health-realty-raises-quarterly-dividend.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:07:44 EDT Universal American Corp., a health insurer and managed care provider, spent $460,000 in the first quarter to lobby on health insurance related matters, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/universal-americans-1q-lobbying-reached-460-000.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:53:33 EDT Universal Music Group spent $180,000 to lobby the federal government on anti-piracy efforts and other issues in the first quarter of the year. The company also lobbied on appropriations for intellectual property theft enforcement, Internet and satellite radio issues, performance rights and more, according to the form posted online April 11 by the House clerk's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/universal-music-group-spent-180k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:05:33 EDT NBC Universal and two private equity firms "has emerged as the frontrunner" on Friday when final bids for the Weather Channel were due, according to media reports. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/nbc-universal-weather-channel-bid-time-warner.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 14:37:03 EDT Shares of Universal Corp. sank Friday after the tobacco company said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit shrank 49 percent due to smaller crops and lower shipments of tobacco from South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/earlier-shipments-shrink-universal-4q-profit-49-percent.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 15:04:00 EDT Steel producer Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. said Friday it will raise retail prices by 3 percent to 5 percent on all stainless and high-strength low alloy grade products made at its Bridgeville and Dunkirk facilities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/universal-stainless-to-raise-retail-prices.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:17:31 EDT Universal American Financial Corp., which provides health insurance and managed care benefits, swung to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by impairment charges and seasonal weakness in Medicare Part D programs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/universal-american-swings-to-1st-quarter-loss.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 10:36:23 EDT A newly formed NBC Universal production unit is teaming up with an advertising agency to create programs around sponsors' products, the company said. NBC Universal Digital Studio will work with a division of Omnicom Group Inc. to create programs that help advertisers sell their products, the entertainment giant announced in a statement Thursday. The programming will be broadcast on NBC Universal's digital properties, such as Web sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/nbc-universal-ad-agency-to-create-product-centered-programs.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:21:40 EDT News Corp. cable channel FX Network says it has inked a deal to buy the basic cable television rights to more than a dozen movies released by Universal Pictures this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/fx-buys-cable-rights-to-universal-slate.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:27:01 EDT NBC Universal said Tuesday it named Bonnie Hammer as president of Cable Entertainment and Cable Studio. Hammer has served as president of USA Network and SCI FI Channel since May 2004 and will continue to oversee these networks, the company said. Hammer will also oversee NBC Universal's Emerging Networks group, which includes Chiller, Sleuth and Universal HD. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/nbc-universal-names-head-of-cable-group.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:56:46 EDT A Democratic senator is readying plans to make health insurance accessible to all New Jerseyans. Sen. Joseph Vitale said he will unveil on Monday a plan to require all state residents to have health insurance within three years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/n-j-senator-readies-health-reform.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:15:56 EDT The chief executive of General Electric Co. is telling investors that the industrial and financial conglomerate will not sell NBC Universal, despite recurring speculation that GE would shed its media and entertainment division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/ge-chief-says-no-sale-of-nbc-universal.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:17:18 EDT Universal American Corp. shares fell to their lowest level in more than three years Wednesday after the health insurance provider lowered its 2008 profit forecast for the second time in recent weeks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/last-call-universal-american-falls.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:20:58 EST Shares of Universal Truckload Services Inc. sank Friday, after the trucking company reported a 9 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings and a Stifel Nicolaus analyst downgraded the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/shares-universal-truckload-services-fall.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:40:23 EST Universal Studios, one of the two major studios that was putting out HD DVDs, will focus its attention on the rival Blu-ray movie disc format. The news follows the announcement Tuesday by Toshiba, creator of the HD DVD, that it would stop making players for the discs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/universal-to-publish-blu-ray-discs.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:53:16 EST French media company Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group spent $350,000 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/universal-music-lobbied-on-royalties.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:48:27 EST Three global record companies have launched legal proceedings against China's top Internet search engine Baidu.com Inc, accusing it of violating copyright by giving access to music files, an international music trade body said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080205/warner-universal-baidu.htm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:56:07 EST