International Business News - WBMD 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 Web site operator WebMD Health Corp. on Thursday said it will buy back more than 600,000 shares from the former owners of Subimo LLC, which it acquired in 2006, and also authorized up to $30 million in other share buybacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/webmd-buys-back-shares-plans-more.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:03:26 EST Health site operator WebMD Health Corp. said Wednesday it canceled a planned $50 million buyout of QualityHealth.com and its owner Marketing Technology Solutions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/webmd-cancels-marketing-technology-buyout.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:13:25 EST Shares of health site operator WebMD Health Corp. fell Friday, reversing two weeks of large gains after the company released its third-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/after-3q-report-webmd-drops-following-big-gains.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:36:31 EDT HLTH Corp., the parent of health Web site WebMD.com, said Monday it has stared a tender offer for up to 80 million shares of its own stock. HLTH said it will buy the stock for $8.80 per share, implying a maximum price of $704 million. HLTH said it will repurchase about 43 percent of its available stock if it buys all 80 million shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/hlth-starts-buyback-of-up-to-80-million-shares.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:57:30 EDT HLTH Corp., the parent of health care information company WebMD Health Corp., said Wednesday it will expand its previously planned stock buyback offer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/hlth-expands-stock-buyback-plan-to-704-million.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:26:45 EDT Shares of HLTH Inc. plunged Monday as turmoil in the financial markets and broader economic concerns sunk its $2.31 billion merger with subsidiary WebMD Health Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/hlth-shares-plunge-on-canceled-webmd-merger.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:48:35 EDT HLTH Corp., the parent of health care information company WebMD Health Corp. said Monday it will launch a tender offer next week buy back up to 50 million shares of common stock for about $460 million, or $9.20 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/hlth-announces-plan-to-buy-back-50-million-shares.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:50:12 EDT Continuing turmoil in the financial markets prompted HLTH Corp. and its subsidiary WebMD Health Corp. to cancel a $2.31 billion cash-and-stock merger, the companies said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/hlth-webmd-end-2-31-billion-merger-deal.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:50:19 EDT Waterfront Media, operator of the Everyday Health Network Web sites, said Friday it would buy the Revolution Health Network, founded by America Online founder Steve Case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/waterfront-media-to-buy-cases-revolution-health.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:23:40 EDT WebMD Health Corp., an online health information provider, said Monday it will buy QualityHealth.com and its owner Marketing Technology Solutions Inc. for $50 million in a move to boost marketing programs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/webmd-buying-qualityhealth-com-for-50-million.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:55:55 EDT Web content stocks traded mixed Thursday, though shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp rose in its first day of trading after the former Internet conglomerate completed its split into five publicly traded companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sector-snap-web-content-stocks-mixed-iac-rises.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:42:44 EDT WebMD Health Corp., an online health information provider, said Tuesday it expects to hold shareholder meetings in October to seek approval for a merger with its parent company, a $2.31 billion deal proposed in February. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/webmd-health-expects-october-meeting-on-hlth-deal.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:04:49 EDT WebMD Health Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose nearly 18 percent, beating Wall Street's forecast, on strong demand for the firm's online health information services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/webmd-health-profit-rises-beats-expectations.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:10:56 EDT Standard & Poor's CapitalIQ tracks deal spreads, or the difference between the offer price and the deal's current value. CapitalIQ reports the following five buyouts had the smallest spreads, as of June 4. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/capitaliq-buyouts-with-the-smallest-deal-spreads.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:32:35 EDT HLTH Corp., which operates the WebMD health information Web site, said Thursday it received a letter from a law firm claiming the company has defaulted on its convertible notes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/hlth-corp-says-it-received-default-notice.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:18:12 EDT A Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded shares of WebMD Health Corp. Wednesday, becoming the second analyst this week to voice concerns about competition to the health information Web site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/ahead-of-the-bell-webmd-downgraded.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:43:35 EDT Shares of WebMD Health Corp. slipped Monday after an analyst said the stock is expensive and advertisers may be turning away from WebMD. ThinkPanmure analyst William Morrison lowered his rating to "Sell" from "Source of Funds." He said the number of ad campaigns on the site is down about 6 percent, as growth in health-related Internet ads is slowing and WebMD is facing more competition from ad networks that charge lower rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/webmd-falls-after-analyst-downgrades-stock.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:21:48 EDT Shares of WebMD Health Corp. and HLTH Corp. rose Wednesday after HLTH sold its ViPS business, a condition of HLTH's merger into its subsidiary WebMD. WebMD is a health information Web site operated by HLTH. The companies agreed in February to combine in a deal initially valued at $2.31 billion. One of the conditions of the combination required HLTH to sell either ViPS, which provides health care data management, analysis and information technology services, or its Porex plastics business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/webmd-hlth-rise-on-sale-of-data-management-unit.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:07:29 EDT Shares of Internet stocks mostly rose Wednesday, with Yahoo Inc. climbing after the company announced new deals with partners including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and CBS Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/sector-snap-internet-stocks-rise-yahoo-webmd-up.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:18:06 EDT Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, May 28, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Solar panel maker Evergreen Solar Inc. could triple its production capacity as it installs new silicon production machines, said a Kaufman Brothers analyst as he started coverage of the company with a "Buy" rating. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/premarket-roundup-evergreen-solar-akeena-solar.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 09:42:10 EDT