International Business News - VMI 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 Standard & Poor's Inc. included 15 U.S. industrial companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-15-us-industrials-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:50 EDT Ten companies in the materials and processing sector are being to be added to the Russell 1000 in this year's reconstitution of the large-stock index, while three in the sector are being removed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/russell-1000-adds-9-materials-processing-stocks.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:12 EDT A duo of downgrades of BankUnited Financial Corp. sent shares of the regional bank tumbling nearly a third, making it the biggest decliner on the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-bkuna-pnra.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:20:55 EDT