International Business News - Week 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 Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): SATURDAY, Dec. 6 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/business-events-scheduled-for-the-coming-week.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:58:57 EST Wall Street will look to build on the strongest weekly performance for stocks since 1932 on Monday, with investors focused on how recession-minded shoppers fared at the malls and a raft of government data that could give a clearer picture of the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081130/wall-st-looks-to-extend-rally-consumers-in-focus.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:42:05 EST Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): MONDAY, Dec. 1 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/business-events-scheduled-for-the-coming-week.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:24:11 EST Wall Street faces another pivotal week, with investors enmeshed in a stock market knocked to 11-year lows amid growing fears about the fate of the nation's ailing automobile industry and banking system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/wall-street-braces-for-another-pivotal-week.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:38:46 EST Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): MONDAY, Nov. 24 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/business-events-scheduled-for-the-coming-week.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:59 EST The stock market is trying to form a bottom, but the economic landscape keeps changing. With the Treasury switching its financial bailout plans and Congress fighting over a potential rescue package for automakers, investors are having a tough time figuring out what the future will bring. And that will likely mean more wild swings in the market this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081116/stocks-likely-to-be-volatile-again-this-week.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:32:38 EST People with young children may want to check the list of recalled items this week, which includes toy trains, walkie talkies and pool swim sticks. The manufacturers reported no incidents or injuries as a result of any of the faulty products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/recalls-this-week-toy-trains-walkie-talkies.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:09 EST Wall Street heads into another turbulent week with investors set to pore over a government report on retail sales and earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to get a better reading on the consumer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171945-aptopix-wall-street-obama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/wall-street-turns-to-consumer-to-gauge-economy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/wall-street-turns-to-consumer-to-gauge-economy.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:51:30 EST Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): SATURDAY, Nov. 8 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/business-events-and-economic-reports-scheduled.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:13:46 EST In addition to two toy products with too much lead, product recalls this week included hypodermic syringes used by diabetics for insulin injections and a spray-on fabric protector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/recalls-this-week-syringes-and-fabric-protector.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:13:04 EST Wall Street's steep gains in the final days of October are leaving some investors optimistic that the market has put its scariest days behind it, but they're still wary about the landmines that could send stocks reeling again. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/165854-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/rush-of-economic-data-likely-to-shape-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/rush-of-economic-data-likely-to-shape-week.htm Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:51:06 EST It could shape up to be a truly frightening Halloween if you don't watch out for the recalled products this week. Among the items manufacturers recalled were chain saws that may not turn off, blenders that unexpectedly turn on and treadmills that speed up without warning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/recalls-this-week-chainsaws-blenders-treadmills.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:05:03 EDT In a typical recession, stocks start recovering about six months before the economy does. The crisis we're in right now, however, is anything but typical: Lending is frozen, hedge-fund selling is happening on a massive scale, and economic troubles have spread all over the globe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/160262-stocks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/more-weak-data-hedge-fund-selling-seen-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/more-weak-data-hedge-fund-selling-seen-week.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:22:15 EDT For the second week in a row, baby cribs were the focus of a product recall. Last week, the recall involved about 2,000 Playkids U.S.A. convertible cribs that could allow an infant to slip through the side. Similar risks led to a much larger recall this week involving a different manufacturer. This week's recall list also includes dangerous bicycle wheels; rechargeable batteries and recharging stations that could overheat; guitars with batteries that could leak; gas grills, gas lighters and lawn mowers posing potential fire hazards; and boxes of candy containing pecans that weren't listed among the ingredients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/recalls-this-week-cribs-bike-wheels-batteries.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:39:20 EDT With little question the U.S. is in the grips of a recession, investors this week will lean on a stream of earnings and economic reports to help determine exactly how prolonged and painful the downturn might be. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/155755-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/wall-street-eyes-earnings-looking-for-bottom.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/wall-street-eyes-earnings-looking-for-bottom.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:20:47 EDT With little question the U.S. is in the grips of a recession, investors this week will lean on a stream of earnings and economic reports to help determine exactly how prolonged and painful the downturn might be. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/155645-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/wall-street-eyes-earnings-looking-for-bottom.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/wall-street-eyes-earnings-looking-for-bottom.htm Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:50:48 EDT The bright, eye-popping colors shown for the spring season at L.A. Fashion Week stood in contrast to a somber question: Will this city have a fashion week again? http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153721-fashion-christian-audigier-spring-2009.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/la-fashion-week-future-remains-unclear.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/la-fashion-week-future-remains-unclear.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:39:09 EDT Investors agonizing over whether the stock market is bottoming out or about to extend its precipitous decline face more uncertainty this week as they await action on the government's rapidly expanding effort to pull the financial system from the brink. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151155-aptopix-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/investors-face-more-uncertainty-bailout-widens.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/investors-face-more-uncertainty-bailout-widens.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:01:42 EDT NEW INCENTIVES: Congress last week passed an eight-year extension of solar energy tax incentives that gives the industry some long-term stability. The package covers 30 percent of the cost of a solar project, lifts a $2,000 reimbursement cap for home solar projects and lets utilities take advantage of it, too. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/summary-solars-wild-week.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:13:42 EDT It was a home run, a grand slam, a dream come true or the biggest birthday present ever for the solar industry, depending on who you spoke with. But these are not normal times and the reality of the global economy collided with what should have been a day in the sun for solar companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/good-week-bad-week-for-solar-industry.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:11:57 EDT