United Rentals

Bruce Berkowitz is selling United Rentals Inc. (URI)

GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008

United Rentals Appoints William Plummer as Chief Financial Officer

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) today announced that it has appointed William B. Plummer as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 1, 2008.

Technical Trade Alerts on Recent Analyst Upgrade Notables: RL, JEC, URI, GMCR, GLDD, APOL

EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 13, 2008 ) DALLAS, Texas – Beacon Equity Research announces the release of Trade Alerts covering recent analyst upgrades: Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC), United Rentals Inc. (NYSE: URI), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq:...

United Rentals Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008

United Rentals Inc. (URI) Q3 2008 Earnings Call Complete Story »

United Rentals Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results and Revises Full Year Outlook

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced financial results for its third quarter 2008. Rental revenue was $677 million and total revenue was $873

Nightly Investment Links #2

SimoleonSense (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008

(As always click on the titles to access the articles) 1. Jim Rogers Interview - On commodities and Current Crisis 2. Fairholme Becomes 10% owner of United Rentals - Today, Bruce Berkowitz’s Fairholme Fund (FAIRX) filed a Form 3 for its investment in United Rentals Inc (URI), signifying that it is now a 10% owner. 3. [...]

A Rare Reproach From the Bizarro Buffett

Fool.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008

Fund manager Bruce Berkowitz rips United Rentals' poison pill.

United Rentals Amends Shareholder Rights Plan

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that its Board of Directors has amended the company's Shareholder Rights Plan to reduce the triggering

United Rentals Announces Acquisition of Portland U-Rent-It

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that it has acquired Portland U-Rent-It, Inc., a privately held industrial oriented rental company, with

United Rentals Settles Sale-Leaseback Fraud Charges with SEC

CFO (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008

The equipment-rental company allegedly structured the deals to inflate it profits and enable it to immediately recognize revenue.

• United Rentals, Inc. To Pay $14 Million To Settle Financial Fraud Charges - Mondo Visione

United Rentals agrees to settlement in SEC case

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008

United Rentals Inc. , one of the world's largest equipment rental companies, has agreed to pay a $14 million penalty to settle fraud allegations.

United Rentals settles SEC past accounting practice inquiry

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- United Rentals Inc. agreed to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into its historical accounting practices from 2002 and the years preceding it for a fine of $14 million, the company said Monday. The settlement covers the issues identified by an SEC special committee which had already been announced previously. As a part of the agreement, the company...

United Rentals Announces Settlement of SEC Inquiry

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that it had reached a final settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the SEC

Negative Seasonal Pattern Stocks on Monday the 25th of August 2008

DeepMarket Stock Market Blog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

Seasonal Patterns found for the following stocks: Republic Services Inc (RSG) over the next 5 trading days. Look at the seasonal patterns for Republic Services Inc in context. United Rentals Inc (URI) over the next 4 trading days. Look at the seasonal patterns for United Rentals Inc in context. Net Servicos De Comunicado Ads (NETC) over [...]

Michael Kneeland Named President and CEO of United Rentals

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that Michael J. Kneeland has been unanimously elected by the Board of Directors as President and Chief