International Business News - VTR 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 Health care real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. said Wednesday that funds from operations grew 20 percent in the second quarter, although its profit dropped. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/sunrise-revenue-lifts-ventas-2q-ffo-20-percent.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:54:26 EDT Shares of hospital operator and health care services company Kindred Healthcare Inc. jumped Monday as Wall Street pointed to improvements in admissions, pricing and reimbursement following the company's second-quarter profit report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/kindred-shares-hit-new-high-point-on-outlook.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:57:52 EDT Shares of health care services provider Kindred Healthcare Inc. advanced Friday after Kindred swung to a profit in the second quarter and made a more optimistic 2008 forecast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/solid-2q-results-and-outlook-boost-kindred-shares.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:59:01 EDT A Wachovia analyst said Friday he expects a variety of issues to keep the stocks of health care real estate investment trusts at their current levels over the next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-snap-health-care-reits.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:50:07 EDT Ventas Inc. said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 51.25 cents. The health care real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable June 27 to shareholders of record June 4. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/ventas-sets-quarterly-dividend-of-51-25-cents.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 11:25:04 EDT The chairman, president and chief executive of real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. sold 9,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to two Securities and Exchange Commission filings Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/ventas-chief-executive-sells-9-000-shares.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:45:47 EDT A Morgan Keegan analyst believes investors will sell shares of health care real estate investment trusts as the U.S. economy recovers, and he downgraded shares of five health care REITs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/ahead-of-the-bell-health-care-reits.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:51:05 EDT Shares of major real estate investment trusts mostly rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point to 2 percent as expected by Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/sector-glance-big-reits-shares-up-after-fed-rate-cut.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:40:02 EDT