The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to halt trading of Billabong’s stock until Monday, March 25 or until the company releases an announcement. Billabong said the halt was necessary to investigate trading levels of its shares yesterday.
Shares of Billabong (BBG:AX) plunged over 14% yesterday on heavy trading, with more than 9.2 million shares changing hands compared to the three-month daily average of 2.7 million  … More
The owners of established surf brand Rip Curl have walked away from plans to sell the company for $400 million, citing the volatile state of the investment and board-sports markets, according to The Australian.
While predicting that he and fellow Rip Curl founder Doug Warbrick would exit the company “at some point in the next few years  … More
Professional surfer Alana Blanchard finds out that she’s been chosen to model in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue—a lifelong dream! Go behind-the-scenes during Alana’s Las Vegas bikini photo shoot. Then it’s back to Oahu, Hawaii’s North Shore where Alana, her friends Leila Hurst and Camille Brady, and the whole surf industry have converged to surf the big winter waves.
The proud owner of everyone’s favorite bottom turn, Kauai’s Alana Blanchard, has just joined some elite and beautiful company as one of this year’s models featured in the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Alana, along with … More