International Business News - VRS 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 Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: HOUSTON (AP)--Halliburton Co. shares sank in Thursday morning trading as an industry analyst slashed his target price for the oilfield services provider by nearly 21 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/movers-roundup-halliburton-qiagen.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:25:39 EDT Shares of Verso Paper Corp., the second largest U.S. producer of coated paper, rose sharply Thursday after a Wall Street analyst said the company's stock price amounts to "a huge buying opportunity." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/analyst-verso-paper-a-huge-buying-opportunity.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:40:31 EDT Verso Paper Corp. said Thursday that it will reduce production of coated groundwood in the fourth quarter to balance its supplies with current demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/verso-to-take-downtime-to-balance-supplies.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:49:09 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Sept. 24, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., which supplies silicon wafers used in making computer chips and solar cells, jumped Wednesday after several analysts reiterated bullish positions despite the company's revised sales forecast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/movers-roundup-memc-jos-a-bank.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:13:27 EDT Shares of Verso Paper Corp. rose more than 12 percent Wednesday as a Citi analyst named it a "top pick," saying the nation's second-largest coated paper producer is the best stock in the paper sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/citi-analyst-calls-verso-best-paper-stock.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:41 EDT Verso Paper Corp. is cutting back at its Bucksport mill for two weeks later this summer. Verso, based in Memphis, Tenn., announced Friday that the "downtime" at the mill would begin Sept. 8. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/verso-announces-two-week-downtime-for-maine-mill.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:56 EDT A Credit Suisse analyst upgrade the paper and forest products industry Monday, saying stock prices for most companies are reasonable, and demand for most types of paper will reach a low point in the fall. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/ahead-of-the-bell-paper-products-upgrades.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:48:54 EDT Coated paper company Verso Paper Corp. said Tuesday that it has closed its initial public offering of 14 million shares. In its prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Verso said a reduced paper supply has allowed the company to raise prices on its paper. Supply has dropped as rising input costs, higher energy prices and the stronger Canadian dollar have sparked plant closures and reduced North American capacity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/verso-paper-closes-ipo-of-14m-shares.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 13:09:29 EDT Shares of Verso Paper Corp. fell as much as 23 percent in their market debut Thursday, one day after the coated paper company cut the number and expected price of shares to be sold in its initial public offering. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/verso-paper-shares-drop-in-1st-day-of-trading.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:49:37 EDT Among the initial public offerings stories for Thursday, May 15, from AP Financial News: BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Shares of American Capital Agency Corp. are expected to begin trading Thursday after the real estate investment trust's initial public offering of 10 million shares priced at $20 per share, raising gross proceeds of $200 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/ipo-roundup-american-capital-verso-paper.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 11:10:59 EDT