International Business News - up 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 In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/179219-tobacco-settlement-1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/activists-say-tobacco-settlement-is-being-wasted.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/activists-say-tobacco-settlement-is-being-wasted.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:33 EST While the rest of the country withered under $4 a gallon gas, Houston and its commercial real estate market thrived. Thanks to an economy heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry, the city's office and industrial market posted strong rental and low vacancy figures through the third quarter. But the choke hold on credit markets, a limping economy and falling oil prices could seep into Houston's seemingly resilient market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/real-estate-close-up-houston.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:36:15 EST A human rights watchdog says a Mexican teacher tied up a fifth-grader for hours in what his parents called revenge for their stance against a teacher's strike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/mexican-teacher-ties-boy-11-to-chair-for-hours.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:53:37 EST House Republicans are defending 29 so-called open seats being vacated by incumbents, while Democrats have just six. These up-for-grabs contests alone give Democrats a hefty edge in their push to expand their majority: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/gop-open-seats-fertile-ground-for-house-democrats.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:53:31 EDT A rush of Republican retirements has positioned Democrats to pick up 20 or more seats in the House and transform what might otherwise be a march to modest gains on Election Day into a wave to a lopsided majority. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/158845-florida-election.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/gop-open-seats-boost-democrats-house-chances.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/gop-open-seats-boost-democrats-house-chances.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:48:36 EDT Many people who signed up for their winter's supply of heating oil in June or July are regretting the prices they agreed to now. Big price declines have hit the market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/big-price-drops-hit-heating-oil-market.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:07:31 EDT Burned last year after she failed to lock in a contract for heating oil, Corinne Wilkins, a home health aide, signed a contract this year before winter set in. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/heating-oil-contracts-signed-at-peak-now-haunt.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:06:13 EDT The fate of one of the strongest property markets in the world hangs in the balance as Wall Street stalwarts crumble and job losses loom over the Big Apple. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/real-estate-close-up-new-york.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:46:13 EDT Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and the biggest credit storm since the Great Depression have created a very rocky summer for some of the nation's largest utilities and power generators. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143268-utilities-cleaning-up.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/hurricanes-and-economic-storm-snare-utilities.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/hurricanes-and-economic-storm-snare-utilities.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:52 EDT A homeowner and his friends tied up a suspected burglar Old West-style until Memphis police arrived. Antonio Perez and the others used rope to tie up the man after overpowering him in the driveway at the Perez home early Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/homeowner-friends-tie-suspect-old-west-style.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:15:27 EDT The Air Force and Army have disciplined 17 senior officers, including the three-star general in charge of logistics, for poor oversight in connection with the mistaken shipment of fuses for nuclear warheads to Taiwan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/17-officers-disciplined-in-nuke-mistake.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:23:41 EDT Eight generals, ranging in rank from one to three stars, have been disciplined as a result of the mistaken shipment of fuses for nuclear warheads to Taiwan, The Associated Press has learned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/8-generals-disciplined-in-nuke-mistake.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:08:27 EDT The outlook for Chicago's office and retail markets may get hazy on the horizon, but, so far, the future of the city's newest landmark, the world's largest residential tower, appears crystal clear. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/real-estate-close-up-chicago.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:30:21 EDT Colorado officials are looking for businesses to install road-gripping tire chains on big trucks before they head up treacherous mountain sections of Interstate 70 during winter storms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/colorado-seeking-chain-up-services-for-big-rigs.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:27:59 EDT Four years after Ohio's near meltdown on Election Day, state officials had a novel idea: Put all the political lawyers in one room and ask them to work things out in advance this time. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126389-lawyering-up.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/its-near-the-campaigns-end-send-the-lawyers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/its-near-the-campaigns-end-send-the-lawyers.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:41:44 EDT Spurred by an historic telethon Friday night, viewers stood up to cancer and pushed total donations for research to battle the disease past the $100 million mark. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/125881-stand-up-to-cancer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080907/multi-network-cancer-telethon-donations-top-100m.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080907/multi-network-cancer-telethon-donations-top-100m.htm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:07:57 EDT The House and Senate reconvene Monday after back-to-back political conventions, both parties eager to use the three-week session to show voters why their candidates are the ones to fix the economy and lower energy prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/125227-congress-finishing-up.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080907/returning-lawmakers-make-capitol-a-campaign-stage.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080907/returning-lawmakers-make-capitol-a-campaign-stage.htm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:40:55 EDT Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/124288-stand-up-to-cancer-benefit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/stand-up-to-cancer-telethon-takes-over-network-tv.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/stand-up-to-cancer-telethon-takes-over-network-tv.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:50:32 EDT Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/124146-stand-up-to-cancer-benefit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/stand-cancer-telethon-takes-over-network.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/stand-cancer-telethon-takes-over-network.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:46:37 EDT Union Pacific set another company record last month by hauling 18.7 million tons of coal out of northeast Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The Omaha, Neb., based railroad says it brought 1,190 full coal trains out of Wyoming in August. The railroad's previous best came in July when it moved 1,174 coal trains out of Wyoming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/union-pacific-sets-monthly-coal-shipment-record.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:19:28 EDT