International Business News - VMED 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 It sounded like a winning proposition--free money--for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. But those efforts to sniff out consumers' interests are running into the ditch. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/120935-ad-targeting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/targeting-based-isp-tracking-now-doubt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/targeting-based-isp-tracking-now-doubt.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:07:48 EDT It sounded like a winning proposition--free money--for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080831/ad-targeting-based-on-isp-tracking-now-in-doubt.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:16:19 EDT The Nasdaq 100 index rose Thursday and followed Wall Street higher after Dow Chemical Co. offered to buy Rohm and Haas Co. for over $15 billion. The index, which includes 100 of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, gained 20.39 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1,839.57. The broader Nasdaq composite added 22.96 points, or 1 percent, to 2,257.85. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/nasdaq-100-leaders-and-laggards-wynn-siri.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:22:48 EDT The Nasdaq 100 index rose in midday trading Thursday after Dow Chemical Co. offered to buy Rohm and Haas Co. for $15 billion, but concerns lingered in the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/midday-leaders-and-laggards-nasdaq-100.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:04:31 EDT The Nasdaq 100 finished higher on Monday with shares of beverage company Hansen Natural Corp. posting gains after an analyst said convenience store sales of energy drinks were strong in June. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/nasdaq-100-leaders-and-laggards-hans-vrsn-yhoo.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:39:23 EDT The Nasdaq 100 index ended lower Tuesday, with the largest percentage losses recorded by chip maker Nvidia Corp., Garmin Ltd., and Virgin Media Inc. The index, which includes 100 of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, fell 7.17 points to 1,972.54. The broader Nasdaq composite fell 10.52 points to 2,448.94. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/nasdaq-100-leaders-and-laggards-nvidia-amylin.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:33:19 EDT UAL Corp. ended with the biggest loss on the Nasdaq 100 index on Monday after the airline said it abandoned its latest attempt to combine with US Airways, helping send the index to a lower close. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/nasdaq-leaders-and-laggards-uaua-grmn.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:19:30 EDT The Nasdaq 100 index rose Tuesday as oil prices fell and investors considered a surprisingly upbeat report on April sales of new homes. The index, which is comprised by 100 of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, rose 36.48 points to 1,995.44. The broader Nasdaq composite rose 36.57 points to 2,481.24. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/nasdaq-100-leaders-laggards-uaua-fmcn-lrcx-yhoo.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:41:04 EDT The Nasdaq 100 dropped in midday trading Friday as crude oil prices set an all-time high yet again, offsetting positive data showing new home construction jumped in April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/midday-leaders-and-laggards-nasdaq-100.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 11:56:09 EDT Shares of Virgin Media Inc. plunged in premarket trading Thursday after the company said it will sell $1 billion in bonds to pay off debt and an analyst slashed his rating and price target. The comp... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/ahead-of-the-bell-virgin-media.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:20:24 EDT Virgin Media Inc. plans to sell $1 billion in bonds to pay off existing debt, the cable and mobile phone company said Wednesday. The bonds will mature in 2016 and, at the option of the company, can ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/virgin-media-plans-1b-bond-sale.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:56:02 EDT Shares of Apollo Group Inc. plunged Friday and tugged the Nasdaq 100 index to a lower finish, after a big charge related to a class action lawsuit caused the education company to post a $32 million loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/nasdaq-100-leaders-laggards-apol-bidu.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:09:46 EDT United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell sharply on Wednesday's rise in oil prices, sending the Nasdaq 100 lower at midday. The Nasdaq 100, which includes 100 of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq stock market, slipped 13.67 points to 1,339.32. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/midday-leaders-laggards-nasdaq-100.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:27:02 EDT Shares of companies being targeted in private equity buyouts are down as investors appear to be worried that credit market troubles will stop some of the deals from being completed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/sector-glance-private-equity-targets.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:21:04 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, March 10, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of ValueClick Inc. fell to a new year low Monday after an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst lowered his rating to "Perform" and decreased his price target for the online advertising company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/movers-roundup-valueclick-fannie-mae.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:21:18 EDT Shares of Virgin Media Inc. jumped in early afternoon trading Monday after British newspaper The Observer said four U.S. private equity firms are prepared to make an offer for the British television and telephone company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/virgin-media-jumps-after-buyout-report.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:24:15 EDT British television and telephony company Virgin Media Inc. installed Neil Berkett as chief executive officer, removing the interim tag he has worn since August. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/virgin-media-taps-berkett-as-ceo.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:06:39 EST British TV and telephony company Virgin Media Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter loss widened on higher costs and as sales dropped. The U.K.'s second-largest pay-TV provider added 24,000 net cable customers in the fourth quarter, swinging from a loss of 37,000 subscribers the previous year. Overall, television subscriber net additions increased by 61,100 during the period, compared with a loss of 38,500 during the fourth quarter last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080228/virgin-media-says-4q-loss-widened.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:07:34 EST The Nasdaq 100 finished higher on Thursday, after Akamai Technologies Inc. posted a 74 percent higher fourth-quarter profit on greater use of online video content. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/nasdaq-100-leaders-laggards-akam-vmed.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:12:36 EST Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Jan. 29, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Municipal Mortgage & Equity L.L.C. lost more than a third of their value Tuesday after the company outlined what it expects to restate from its fiscal 2004 and 2005 results, cut its dividend and said it expects to be delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/movers-roundup-munimae-amylin-pharma.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:50:21 EST