Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 18, 2010, 5:42 pm

Japan's Nidec inks deal to acquire motors and control business from Emerson Electric

Nidec Corp., which makes small precision motors, said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to buy the motors and controls business of Emerson Electric Co. Financial details of the asset and stock-purchase agreement were ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-18T00:19:19Z)

Human Rights Campaign: Target won't offer olive branch

MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. has decided against giving money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage, a ... (Source: Columbia Missourian 2010-08-16T22:33:07Z)

HBO's studios cool to Netflix on movies online

Netflix Inc.'s drive to offer its subscribers online movies from all the biggest Hollywood studios may hit a wall with HBO. Time Warner Inc.'s pay-television channel, home to shows including the "The Sopranos ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-08-18T15:28:25Z)

20 Afghan Taliban Fighters Killed In NATO Joint Operation

(RTTNews) - At least 20 Taliban fighters have been killed in a joint operation carried out by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan troops in eastern Afghanistan, the security alliance ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-12T13:05:12Z)

Club collapse pinned on Blixseth

BILLINGS - A federal judge has pinned the financial collapse of Montana's ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club on a series of fraudulent deals by founder Tim Blixseth, but says he doesn't have to repay all the resort's debts ... (Source: Montana Standard 2010-08-18T15:42:44Z)

Nirvana catalog lawsuit settled

Court records show a management firm and Courtney Love have settled a $1 million lawsuit over the profits of the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog. Courtney Love outraged by Kurt Cobain's role in Guitar ... (Source: The Christian Science Monitor 2010-08-18T22:02:07Z)

Verizon Plans to Bring Live TV Streaming to the iPad

Verizon Communications has announced its plans to bring its FiOS TV service to tablet devices like Apple's iPad. The company says it expects to launch the app next year, allowing FiOS TV subscribers to tune ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-18T20:50:32Z)

Netflix lust for 'True Blood' unrequited by HBO plans

Netflix Inc.'s drive to offer its subscribers online movies from all the biggest Hollywood studios may hit a wall with HBO. Time Warner Inc.'s pay-television channel, home to shows including the "The Sopranos ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-08-18T14:09:40Z)

St. Cloud State University considers eliminating football program

ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- St. Cloud State University is considering eliminating or cutting its football program and other sports as it deals with a budget shortfall. SCSU's athletics department has a $500,000 ... (Source: KARE 2010-08-18T23:20:52Z)

Nidec to Buy Emerson's Motor Operations

Japan's Nidec, the world's largest disk-drive motor maker, said on August 18 that it will buy the motor and appliance-controls business of U.S. technology giant Emerson. The companies did not disclose financial details ... (Source: Industry Week 2010-08-18T14:31:09Z)

St. Cloud State considering cutting football, other sports

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State University is considering cutting its football program and other sports as it deals with a budget shortfall. ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State University is considering cutting its ... (Source: Dickinson Press & Advertiser 2010-08-18T20:00:26Z)

Makeshift Taliban prison found

Security forces in southern Afghanistan found 27 shackled Afghan men in a makeshift Taliban prison compound, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said on Wednesday. The force said the men appeared to ... (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-08-18T21:19:10Z)

UN, NATO Considering Taliban's Offer To Study Afghan Casualties

Kabul, Afghanistan (AHN) - Just hours after Taliban offered to study Afghan civilian casualties with the United Nations and the NATO, the two bodies are carefully considering the proposal to establish a joint committee ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-08-18T00:33:38Z)

Dispute Over Courtney Love's Sale of Nirvana Catalog Resolved

A $1 million lawsuit over Kurt Cobain widow Courtney Love's earnings from her sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog, filed by a firm called London & Co. two years ago, has been settled out of court ... (Source: The Celebrity Cafe.com 2010-08-18T05:12:48Z)

Courtney Love Settles Suit Over Nirvana Publishing Sale

Courtney Love has settled a $1 million (£666,600) lawsuit over profits from her late husband Kurt Cobain's Nirvana catalogue. Bosses at management firm London & Co. sued Love in 2008, claiming she had failed ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-08-18T12:36:37Z)

Yellowstone Club Blixseth collapse pinned on founder

BILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge has pinned the financial collapse of Montana's ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club on a series of fraudulent deals by founder Tim Blixseth, but says he doesn't have to ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-08-18T18:41:41Z)

Yellowstone Club collapse pinned on founder

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A federal judge has pinned the financial collapse of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club on its founder, Tim Blixseth, but says he doesn't have to repay all its debts. U.S. Bankruptcy ... (Source: Victoria Advocate 2010-08-18T20:43:23Z)

Emerson (EMR) Announces Sale of Motors and Appliance Controls Business to Nidec Corp.

Emerson (NYSE: EMR ) today announced that it has agreed to sell its Motors and Appliance Controls businesses to Nidec Corporation (Nidec). Over the past six months the company had undergone an evaluation of the potential ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-18T11:03:33Z)

Verizon FiOS TV App coming to Apple iPad

Verizon operates the FiOS network. FiOS customers also get TV programming via the FiOS network. Bloomberg reports that Verizon announced plans to let FiOS TV customers also watch TV on devices including the Apple iPad ... (Source: I4U 2010-08-18T19:03:10Z)

Verizon FiOS TV for iPad fuels talk of Apple deals

Verizon provided a surprise to subscribers by previewing an iPad app for FiOS TV . The initial app will provide live, streaming TV to existing FiOS TV subscribers using the same technology that underpins the fiber optic ... (Source: Electronista 2010-08-18T17:44:25Z)

Bryce Harper, Nationals agree to $9.9M deal

NEW YORK (AP) - Top draft pick Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $9.9 million, five-year contract just before Monday's midnight deadline. Harper was among 14 first-round selections who ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-08-17T06:47:03Z)

Mining giant BHP Billiton to take bid to Potash shareholders

Mining giant BHP Billiton went on the attack Wednesday, saying it would take its nearly $39-billion takeover bid for Potash Corp. straight to shareholders after the fertilizer firm's board spurned the offer as ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-18T20:07:35Z)

Bros - Hbo Throws Monkey Wrench Into Netflix's Online Strategy

Netflix's hope of being able to offer relatively recent movies to its subscribers via online streaming rather than the U.S. Mail, has hit a snag, and its name is HBO. Last week Netflix completed a $900-million deal with ... (Source: Contactmusic.com 2010-08-18T17:37:16Z)

BHP betting on crop production boom with hostile $38.5B bid for fertilizer maker ...

SYDNEY (AP) — BHP Billiton 's hostile $38.5 billion takeover offer for one of the world's biggest fertilizer producers, a bet that developing nations will drive a farming boom, could get the Australian iron ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-08-18T12:36:37Z)

Target refuses HRC plea for corrective action

WASHINGTON - After two weeks of good-faith discussions, and two tentative agreements, with Target Corporation, the company has informed the Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) , the nation's largest lesbian, gay ... (Source: Windy City Times 2010-08-18T18:41:41Z)

Nationals encounter risks, rewards of dealing with Scott Boras while working to sign Bryce Harper

And does his wide-ranging direct influence which extends from the top of the organization to the bottom - from owner Ted Lerner through General Manager Mike Rizzo to Manager Jim Riggleman to key Nats like ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-08-16T03:56:26Z)

Target Ends Talks With Gay-Rights Group Over Donation

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) says talks with Target have ended. The gay-rights group was working with the retailer on solutions to the backlash over Target's recent $150,000 donation to a political action committee ... (Source: Diversity Inc 2010-08-18T20:43:23Z)

Analysts Rush To Hike Potash Estimates After BHP Bid

The fertilizer segment took off on Tuesday after Australian minerals giant BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News ) made a $38.6 billion bid for Potash Corp (NYSE: POT - News ). The offer broke down to $130 per share, which ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-18T19:03:10Z)

St. Cloud State, part of Northern Sun, weighing athletic cuts

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — St. Cloud State University is considering cutting its football program and other sports as it deals with a budget shortfall. The university is weighing three options: eliminating football ... (Source: Aberdeen News 2010-08-18T15:57:03Z)

Bryce Harper, Nationals agree to $9.9 million deal

NEW YORK -- Just like last year, the Washington Nationals and agent Scott Boras agreed to a contract for baseball's top draft pick with just a few seconds to spare. Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-08-17T10:14:38Z)

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