International Business News - Wave 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 Oregon State University researchers say a test of the newest prototype of a wave energy buoy succeeded. The university has been working with Columbia Power Technologies and the Facilities Engineering Command of the U.S. Navy to test 18 "direct drive" wave energy technologies in a $1 million research program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/wave-energy-prototype-test-successful-osu-says.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:18:23 EDT NextWave Wireless Inc., which owns wireless spectrum and makes wireless network equipment, Friday said it had raised $100 million in financing from two financial firms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/ahead-of-the-bell-nextwave-closes-on-financing.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:25:40 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Sept. 29, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Apple Inc. plunged to a 52-week low Monday after analysts downgraded the stock because they believe slowing consumer spending will hit its computer business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/movers-roundup-apple-sovereign-bancorp.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:37:34 EDT Shares of NextWave Wireless Inc., which owns wireless spectrum and makes wireless network equipment, hit an all-time low Monday after it said an Israel-based unit had filed for bankruptcy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/nextwave-down-after-unit-files-for-bankruptcy.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:49:25 EDT Portugal has inaugurated a wave energy farm that the government claims is the world's first to provide power to a national grid. The project uses floating tubes whose bobbing motion pumps hydraulic fluid to drive generators. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/portugal-uses-wave-energy-farm-to-power-houses.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:19:13 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Sept. 18, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP)--Shares of Pier 1 Imports Inc. climbed Thursday even after the home decor chain posted a worse-than-expected second-quarter loss and withdrew its previous guidance for 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/movers-roundup-pier-1-vertex-pharmaceuticals.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:29:03 EDT Shares of NextWave Wireless Inc., which owns wireless spectrum and makes wireless network equipment, jumped Thursday after the company said it had received a commitment to borrow $100 million from two private-equity firms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/nextwave-shares-jump-on-100m-financing-deal.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:27:45 EDT Mexico's plans to move suspected gangsters to high-security prisons and establish a national identification card drew praise Friday, with many saying authorities are finally taking serious steps to stem a wave of crime. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/mexico-outraged-over-corrupt-police-kidnappings.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:31:49 EDT After kidnappers in police uniforms set up a fake checkpoint to snatch 14-year-old Fernando Marti off a Mexico City street, his businessman father paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom, and waited for his son's safe return. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/mexico-outraged-over-corrupt-police-kidnappings.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:24:19 EDT After kidnappers in police uniforms set up a fake checkpoint to snatch 14-year-old Fernando Marti off a Mexico City street, his businessman father paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom, and waited for his son's safe return. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/mexico-outraged-over-corrupt-police-kidnappings.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:59 EDT Shares of NextWave Wireless Inc., which owns wireless spectrum and makes wireless network equipment, dived Friday and hit a 52-week low after it said cash was running out. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/nextwave-stock-dives-on-cash-crunch.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:31:39 EDT NextWave Wireless Inc., which provides multimedia technologies for wireless devices, said Thursday it agreed to sell part of its advanced wireless services (AWS) radio spectrum for $150.1 million to four parties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/nextwave-wireless-to-sell-150-1m-of-aws-spectrum.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:35:50 EDT Authorities are appealing for Greeks to limit their power consumption as this year's first heat wave pushes demand for electricity to near record levels. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/power-cuts-expected-as-heat-wave-hits-greece.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:03:58 EDT After warning of a possible big wave, or seiche (SAYSH), Park District officials say water levels on Lake Michigan appeared to have swelled about a foot before receding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/chicago-beaches-under-swim-ban-for-possible-seiche.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:04:12 EDT Bedford-based Hologic Inc. will pay $580 million to acquire Third Wave Technologies Inc. in a deal pairing two developers of medical diagnostics technology. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/hologic-buys-third-wave-technologies-for-580m.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:21:17 EDT Molecular diagnostics company Third Wave Technologies Inc. said Friday it would acquire intellectual property from Agilent Technologies Inc. related to DNA and RNA analysis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/third-wave-acquires-patents-from-agilent.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 10:45:45 EDT At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured Sunday after being swept away by a sudden large wave that crashed over a breakwater on South Korea's west coast, the Coast Guard said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/large-wave-in-south-korea-kills-9-injures-14.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 23:35:44 EDT At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured Sunday after being swept away by a sudden large wave that crashed over a breakwater on South Korea's west coast, the Coast Guard said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/large-wave-kills-9-south-koreans-injures-14.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 23:33:00 EDT A sudden high wave crashed into a bulwark near a western coastal beach, leaving at least seven people dead and 12 others injured Sunday, the South Korean Coast Guard said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/7-south-koreans-killed-by-large-wave.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 05:11:29 EDT A sudden high wave crashed into a bulwark near a western coastal beach, leaving at least eight people dead and 12 others injured Sunday, the South Korean Coast Guard said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/8-south-koreans-killed-by-large-wave.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 04:10:05 EDT