International Business News - Wolf 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 These are not the typical wolves of political ads--not the menaces depicted by George W. Bush in 2004 or John McCain just a couple of weeks ago. These animals are bloodied, gruesome victims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/wildlife-group-expands-reach-of-anti-palin-wolf-ad.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:18:01 EDT U.S. federal regulators have approved of Precision Drilling Trust's plan to buy Houston-based gas driller Grey Wolf Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth nearly $2 billion, the companies said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/precision-drillings-deal-for-grey-wolf-approved.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:15:03 EDT Great Wolf Resorts Inc., a family resort and indoor water park operator, on Tuesday named Chief Operating Officer Kimberly Schaefer to the additional title of president. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/great-wolf-names-coo-schaefer-as-president.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:57:53 EDT Federal wildlife officials have asked a judge to put gray wolves in the Northern Rockies back on the endangered species list--a sharp reversal from the government's prior contention that the animals were thriving. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/feds-ask-to-put-wolves-back-on-endangered-list.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:39:14 EDT Shares of hotel owners and operators fell sharply on Wednesday as the turmoil in the financial sector stoked concerns about the status of development projects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/sector-snap-hotel-operators-fall.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:25:10 EDT Hotel sector stocks dropped with the broader market on Thursday as disappointing back-to-school retail sales and a spike in workers applying for unemployment benefits stoked investors' fears about the outlook for consumer spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/sector-glance-hotel-stocks-down-on-gloomy-data.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:45:08 EDT Moody's Investors Service has placed Houston gas driller Grey Wolf Inc. under review for a possible upgrade after Monday's announcement that it is being bought by Canada's Precision Drilling Trust. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/moodys-places-grey-wolf-under-review-for-upgrade.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:43:07 EDT Canada's Precision Drilling will buy Grey Wolf in a cash and stock deal worth more than $2 billion, the companies said Monday, apparently ending an extended fight for control of the Houston gas driller. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/precision-drilling-trust-to-buy-grey-wolf.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:59:45 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, Aug. 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Great Wolf Resorts Inc., which operates indoor waterpark resorts in North America, boosted its full-year earnings guidance on Tuesday after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/outlook-roundup-great-wolf-resorts-interline.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:12:45 EDT Great Wolf Resorts Inc., which operates indoor waterpark resorts in North America, boosted its full-year earnings guidance on Tuesday after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/great-wolf-resorts-boosts-2008-outlook.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:09:34 EDT Shares of Great Wolf Resorts Inc., which operates indoor waterpark resorts in North America, surged on Tuesday after the company reported that its loss widened in the second-quarter, but beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/great-wolf-2q-loss-widens-but-beats-expectations.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:07:28 EDT A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/judge-restores-protection-for-rockies-wolves.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:36:54 EDT A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/judge-restores-protection-for-n-rockies-wolves.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:29:38 EDT Basic Energy Services Inc. and onshore oil and gas driller Grey Wolf Inc. on Tuesday terminated an effort by Basic Energy to buy Grey Wolf after the driller's stockholders voted against the deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/basic-energy-terminates-takeover-of-grey-wolf.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:55:29 EDT She suckled Rome's legendary twin founders and fed Benito Mussolini's ambitious dreams of renewed imperial glories. For centuries, the she-wolf has been one of Rome's most powerful symbols. But now some experts are contending that the bronze statue in a city museum atop Capitoline Hill might not be so old after all. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/ancient-romes-she-wolf-statue-not-so-ancient.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:58:07 EDT Grey Wolf Inc., which drills land-based oil and gas wells, said Wednesday that the proxy adviser Proxy Governance Inc. recommended that Grey Wolf shareholders vote in favor of the company's acquisition by Basic Energy Services Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/proxy-firm-in-favor-of-grey-wolf-acquisition.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:05:45 EDT Grey Wolf Inc., which drills land-based oil and gas wells, on Friday rejected the third unsolicited takeover bid from Precision Drilling Trust, reaffirming its commitment to a previous agreement with Basic Energy Services Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/grey-wolf-rejects-precision-drillings-3rd-offer.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:46:28 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, June 25, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Ashland Inc. jumped Wednesday after an analyst upgraded the chemical company, saying the stock is reasonably valued at its current price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/movers-roundup-ashland-nelnet.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:53:08 EDT Shares of Great Wolf Resorts Inc. rebounded from a multiyear low Wednesday morning, one day after an analyst said the resort operator's second-quarter guidance is conservative. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/great-wolf-resorts-shares-rebound-from-low.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:55:51 EDT Grey Wolf Inc. said Wednesday its board will review a third and final unsolicited takeover bid from Precision Drilling Trust, but reiterated that a previous deal with Basic Energy Services Inc. remains in effect. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/precision-drilling-makes-3rd-bid-for-grey-wolf.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:25:03 EDT