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Deals of the Hour / July 31, 2010, 5:40 am

Tebow passes tests, takes field for Broncos

All three Broncos quarterbacks took part in Friday's practice. Because the workouts included a limited number of players, the team had only six snaps worth of full-team drills. NFL reporter Jeff Legwold offers his ... (Source: Grand Junction Free Press 2010-07-31T07:21:31Z)

Jefferies analyst raises price target for Genzyme on reports of Sanofi acquisition ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Jefferies & Co. analyst raised her price target Thursday for shares of Genzyme Corp., citing media reports that French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA will make an offer to buy the biotechnology drugmaker ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-07-29T12:38:52Z)

American Eagle To Begin Nonstop Flights Between NYC, CVG

WLWT.com Local travelers looking to fly to New York City will get another option in November. American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, announced Friday that it would begin daily nonstop ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-30T16:41:03Z)

Empower Technologies Announces Debt Financing

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 30, 2010 – – Richmond, British Columbia, Canada - Empower Technologies Corporation (TSX.V: EPT) ("Empower") announces that it has obtained debt financing of $925,000, effective today ... (Source: PRLog (free press release) 2010-07-30T23:14:46Z)

Media Advisory: Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines to Announce 2nd Quarter Financial ...

Attention: Business / Financial Editors Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. (TSX: CLM) will release its second quarter financial results for Fiscal 2010 on Friday, August 6, 2010 prior to 7:30 a.m. The publication of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-30T22:24:39Z)

Bills agree to deal with 2nd-round pick DT Troup

The Buffalo Bills have agreed to a contract with rookie second-round draft pick, defensive tackle Torell Troup, a day before the team opens training camp. General manager Buddy Nix announced the deal Wednesday ... (Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune 2010-07-28T21:58:23Z)

Seahawks sign free-agent G Chester Pitts

RENTON, Wash. -- Free-agent guard Chester Pitts has agreed to a contract with the Seattle Seahawks on the eve of training camp. The team announced the deal on Thursday for the starter with the Houston Texans ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-07-29T19:12:34Z)

American Eagle Boosts Service from New York to South, Midwest

American Eagle Airlines , will launch daily nonstop service, beginning November 18, between New York 's JFK airport and three new destinations: Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky ... (Source: Travel Agent 2010-07-30T16:33:54Z)

UPDATE: McDonald's Launches $750 Million Bond Deal

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- McDonald's Corp. (MCD) was selling a $750 million bond in two parts Wednesday, its first debt sale in more than a year and a half. The fast-food giant priced $450 million in 10-year notes at 55 ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-07-28T20:53:58Z)

CORRECTION: Tesco offers BlackBerry Curve deal in the UK

(Telecomworldwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) [This story was originally issued through M2 Telecomworldwire on 27 July as originating from Tesco Mobile, rather than Tesco Phone Shop.] Tesco Phone Shop, the ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-07-30T17:45:29Z)

Oil purchases continue

Major acquisitions of oil and gas properties are continuing across the Permian Basin. This week, two billion-dollar deals were announced, the latest in a series of acquisitions in the region's high-stakes drilling game ... (Source: Odessa American Online 2010-07-26T13:18:13Z)

Canacol Energy Ltd. Announces Closing of a $41.5 Million Bought Deal Convertible Debenture Offering

Canacol Energy Ltd. ("Canacol" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:CNE) announced today that is has closed its previously announced bought deal short form prospectus offering with a syndicate of underwriters (the ... (Source: PR-USA.net 2010-07-18T10:57:22Z)

Saturday National Sports Page

UNDATED (AP) - Roy Oswalt and J.A. Happ took the mound with their new teams last night, one day after they were part of a four-player swap between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. Happ was exceptional in his ... (Source: WJBD Online 2010-07-31T11:39:13Z)

Chester Pitts update with contract specifics

Chester Pitts agreed to a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks. He could earn up to as much as $2 million under that contract. The deal gives Seattle some depth along the offensive, and depending upon ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-07-29T22:11:31Z)

New York City Risk Premium Falls a Third in Year's Biggest Tax-Exempt Sale

New York City began an $800 million bond sale, its biggest tax-exempt offer of the year, as individual investors received a risk premium one-third lower than they demanded a month ago. The 10-year general ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-07-27T06:07:32Z)

Sanofi CEO targeting everything but blockbusters

After 20 months running drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA, Chris Viehbacher wants to end the roller coaster of revenue peaks and valleys as blockbuster drugs climb to billions in sales and suddenly plummet when generic ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-30T15:50:57Z)

Apache weighs in on Concho-Marbob deal

Preferential purchase rights generally give a company the opportunity to match a value paid for an asset. Concho said it believed that BP was exercising its right for $400 million of Marbob properties in the Permian ... (Source: Upstream Online 2010-07-30T22:10:20Z)

Blackberry Bold 9700 Deals - Most Selling Smartphones

The very stylish and fully featured BlackBerry Bold 9700 comes with very economical Blackberry Bold 9700 deals. These make your rivals envy you. BlackBerry phones have been the first choice of every customer ... (Source: Buzzle 2010-07-29T12:38:52Z)

Investors Return to Chinese Markets

BEIJING—China's stock market, one of the world's worst performers in the first half of the year, appears to have turned a corner, with investors betting that the government's aggressive efforts to tighten ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-07-28T14:48:54Z)

Tesco Mobile offers BlackBerry Curve deal in the UK

Jul 27, 2010 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Tesco Mobile, an MVNO operating in the UK as a joint venture with O2, today announced that it is offering the BlackBerry Curve 8520 on a pay monthly deal for GBP20 ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-07-27T18:31:59Z)

China shares rise for 4th day on bargain-hunting

SHANGHAI - Chinese shares rose for a fourth day Thursday on bargain-hunting, led by real estate and banks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 27.01 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 2,562.41. The ... (Source: CNBC 2010-07-22T08:43:47Z)

Sanofi readies deal for Genzyme

The biotech reportedly rejected an informal takeover offer from Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), prompting expectations of a higher bid from the French drugmaker or from rivals GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-07-29T22:33:00Z)

McDonald's Launches $750 Million Bond Deal

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- McDonald's Corp. (MCD) was selling a $750 million bond in two parts Wednesday, its first debt sale in more than a year and a half. The fast-food giant launched $450 million in 10-year notes at 55 ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-07-28T18:37:58Z)

Concho: BP looking to exercise rights on NM assets

NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Oil and gas company Concho Resources Inc ( Symbol : CXO ) said on Friday that BP Plc ( Symbol : BP ) has exercised preferential purchase rights for some of Concho's recent $1.66 billion deal ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-07-30T22:38:58Z)

China shares retreat on profit-taking

Chinese shares fell Friday on profit-taking but the market benchmark ended July up 10 percent for the best month so far this year. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 10.61 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 2,637.5. The ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-30T08:55:46Z)

Speculation swirls over Sanofi offer for Genzyme

N ervous Genzyme Corp. shareholders could know within a few days exactly how much Sanofi-Aventis will offer to buy the Cambridge firm, perhaps even sweetening the bid by an extra billion dollars or so to get a deal done ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-30T04:02:17Z)

Welcome to the Seattle Seahawks' Camp Carroll

After a coaching change, a ton of talk, dozens of transactions, and even a book tour, Camp Carroll begins. The Seahawks kick off training camp with two practices today and begin the process of trying to turn things ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-07-31T07:14:22Z)

Sanofi Aventis Board Votes To Make a Formal Offer to Genzyme

French drug maker Sanofi Aventis intends to continue its project on Genzyme after the failure of its informal approach to U.S. biotech company Genzyme (NASDAQ stock symbol:GENZ), Reuters learned Wednesday from a source ... (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-07-29T03:13:21Z)

Genzyme offer may hit $18B

Sanofi-Aventis SA Chief Executive Officer Chris Viehbacher has support from his board of directors to offer as much as $70 a share for Genzyme Corp., or about $18.7 billion, said three people with knowledge of the ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-07-30T08:27:08Z)

American Eagle to offer Indy-to-N.Y. flights

Air travelers will have a new option for direct flights between Indianapolis and New York. On Nov 18, American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of Texas-based American Airlines, will begin offering daily ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-07-30T15:29:28Z)

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