International Business News - ZEUS 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 Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 30, from AP Financial News: HOUSTON (AP)--Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported income Thursday that shattered its own record for the biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation, earning $14.83 billion in the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/earnings-roundup-exxon-mobil-timberland.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:47:08 EDT Steel distributor Olympic Steel Inc. said Thursday third-quarter earnings increased fourfold as sales climbed on higher steel prices. Net income rose to $24.2 million, or $2.21 per share, from $6 million, or 56 cents per share, in the year-ago period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/olympic-steel-3q-profit-jumps-as-steel-prices-rise.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:25:55 EDT Steel producer shares sank Wednesday on fresh evidence of slowing U.S. manufacturing and an analyst's prediction of subdued demand for the rest of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/sector-snap-steel-producers-shares-retreat.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:43:58 EDT Shares of steel producers fell hard Monday after buyers virtually suspended purchases in the expectation that the cost of steel product will fall. "There's actually a buyers' strike at the moment," Soleil analyst Charles Bradford said in a telephone interview. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/sector-snap-steel-shares-down-on-buyers-strike.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:19:08 EDT Shares of steel producers fell Monday after an analyst said declining prices for scrap metal, an important feedstock for many companies, may force producers to cut their prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/sector-wrap-steel-producers-shares-retreat.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:48:21 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Innospec Inc. lost nearly a third of their value Thursday after the specialty chemicals maker said its second-quarter profit plunged on hefty write-downs related to dropped acquisitions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/earnings-roundup-innospec-dominion-resources.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:32:53 EDT Steel distributor and seller Olympic Steel Inc. said Thursday that it will pay a special $1 per share dividend and also raised its quarterly dividend by a penny. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/olympic-steel-to-pay-1-special-dividend.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:43:21 EDT Steel distributor and seller Olympic Steel Inc. reported a big surge in second-quarter earnings Thursday that surpassed Wall Street forecasts, but company shares were down more than 8 percent in morning trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/olympic-steel-2q-profit-up-stock-falls.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:34:13 EDT Shares of steel makers fell Tuesday after AK Steel Holding Corp. said its third-quarter shipments will decline from second-quarter levels and raw material and energy costs are due to increase in the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/sector-snap-steel-makers-slides-on-weak-outlook.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:23:10 EDT Shares of Nucor Corp. fell more than 11 percent Thursday after the big steel maker's third-quarter guidance missed Wall Street expectations. Other U.S. steel makers also declined, though not as much as the Charlotte, N.C.-based company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/nucor-falls-as-market-focuses-on-3q-guidance.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:31:39 EDT Shares of steel producers rose Monday after an analysis of the sector concluded that the price of the commodity has significantly further to climb. Barclays Capital analyst Amrita Sen said demand for the commodity has yet to peak--which means this year's price increases will likely be followed by more such gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sector-snap-analyst-says-steel-prices-yet-to-peak.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:01:14 EDT The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index was nearly unchanged at midday Tuesday as crude prices declined, erasing a jump earlier in the day, and speculation emerged that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates to curb inflation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-ubch-pby.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:59:44 EDT A director of steel processor and distributor Olympic Steel Inc. exercised options for 3,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/olympic-steel-director-meathe-exercises-options.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 17:52:14 EDT