International Business News - options 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 A look at some options for gas rewards credit cards Cards that offer 5 percent cash back rewards on gas with no cap on savings: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/some-options-for-gas-rewards-credit-cards.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:43:48 EDT Kwame Kilpatrick has been a master salesman, bargaining to bring improvements to Detroit and to prove to skeptics that the struggling city is worth the investment. But now the two-term mayor could be forced to negotiate a more personal deal, one that exchanges a dimming political future for his freedom. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117525-correction-detroit-mayor-governor.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/plea-deal-may-be-detroit-mayors-best-option.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/plea-deal-may-be-detroit-mayors-best-option.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:21:43 EDT "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities," Dumbledore says in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." If that's true, then Americans today have more ways to show who they truly are than any other people at any other time in the history of humanity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/choices-variety-like-never-before.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:55:24 EDT Credit and debit card payment processor Heartland Payment Systems said Friday its board approved new stock option grants that are tied to significant growth in the company's revenue and earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/heartland-payment-adopts-new-stock-option-plan.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:54:35 EDT Federal prosecutors have narrowed their stock-option tampering case against McAfee Inc.'s former top lawyer and dropped four of the original seven felony charges against him, according to a new indictment unsealed Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/feds-narrow-case-against-ex-mcafee-lawyer.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:13:21 EDT A former owner of the St. Louis Blues hockey team faces sentencing later this year after pleading guilty to a federal charge for backdating stock options. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/former-hockey-team-owner-pleads-guilty-on-options.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:03:57 EDT A criminal probe of Apple Inc.'s co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs over stock options tampering is now over, but the potential legal shadow over him and the company isn't going away just yet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/criminal-probe-ended-apple-ceo-still-has-hurdles.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:00:58 EDT Coherent Inc. said Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its investigation into the company's past stock option granting practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/coherent-says-sec-has-ended-stock-option-review.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:18:17 EDT Options for lawn mowing: PUSH REEL: Invented in England in the 1800s. It features cutting blades shaped into a cylinder that spins as the mower is pushed. Usually relies on muscle power, but some electric models are available. Best for smaller lawns. Can be more difficult to use, especially when grass is tall or overgrown. Costs usually range from nearly $100 to $250. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/push-reel-electric-or-gasoline.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:53:28 EDT Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is back home from brain cancer surgery with something he didn't have before: lots of treatment options. Because his tumor was operable, the 76-year-old senator is a candidate for the most promising treatments--traditional and experimental--being used against his dire disease. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/67244-kennedy-options.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/experts-experimental-meds-an-option-for-kennedy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/experts-experimental-meds-an-option-for-kennedy.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:49:16 EDT Attorneys for former UnitedHealth chairman and CEO Bill McGuire are arguing that he is doctor and not an accountant, so he could not have tried to defraud investors by backdating stock options. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/ex-ceos-lawyers-hes-a-doctor-not-an-accountant.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:25:40 EDT Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has agreed to pay the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit $160 million to settle allegations the networking equipment maker hurt investors by tampering with stock options, the company said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/brocade-to-pay-160m-to-settle-options-lawsuit.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:06:39 EDT Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has agreed to pay the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit $160 million to settle allegations the networking equipment maker hurt investors by tampering with stock options, the company said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/brocade-to-pay-160m-to-settle-options-lawsuit.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:38:22 EDT The underwriters of a sale of 6 million shares of Hersha Hospitality Trust's stock exercised an option to buy 600,000 more at the same price, the hotel operator said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/hersha-underwriters-exercise-overallotment-options.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 16:19:17 EDT Del Monte Foods Co., which produces and distributes food and pet products, said Friday it is exploring strategic options, including a possible sale, of its StarKist seafood business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/del-monte-foods-could-sell-starkist-brand.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:26:50 EDT The former chief financial officer of hit movie maker Pixar Animation Studios is facing a possible legal battle with securities regulators for alleged mishandling of stock options, according to documents filed Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/sec-charges-of-stock-option-abuse-loom-for-former-pixar-cfo.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:39:11 EDT Charles Schwab Corp. said Friday its Chairman and Chief Executive netted $48 million from 10-year-old stock options that were about to expire. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/charles-schwab-options-stock.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:03:20 EDT Government investigators have filed a criminal complaint against the former chief financial officer of software maker Mercury Interactive accusing her of tax evasion in connection with a stock options backdating scheme. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/irs-asks-for-charges-against-former-mercury-interactive-cfo.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:13:55 EDT IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Chief Executive Michael W. Perry has canceled his option to buy 1 million shares of the mortgage lender's stock, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. Perry initiated the c... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/indymac-ceo-forgoes-stock-option-award.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:02:12 EDT Drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. on Friday said it will now require its executives to hold shares acquired from the exercise of stock options for at least two years. The company said the move is desi... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/schering-plough-oks-stock-option-rules.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:33:51 EDT