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Deals of the Hour / August 19, 2010, 1:40 am

Even Steep Discounts Not Enough to Lure Shoppers

NEW YORK | A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale. In this June 23, 2010 photograph, an Amish buggy drives away from the Walmart store in Middlefield, Ohio. Wal-Mart ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-08-18T08:54:43Z)

CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends sharply higher as Potash soars

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index shot higher Tuesday as Potash Corp soared after rejecting an unsolicited $38.6 billion takeover offer from BHP Billiton, raising the prospect of a higher bid and ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-17T21:48:59Z)

Brazil prosecutor seeks probe of Petrobras offer

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor said he has launched a probe to determine if state oil company Petrobras' oil-for-shares capital plan could harm public coffers, renewing doubts over ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-08-12T15:49:51Z)

2nd UPDATE: Australia PM Says No Greens Horse Trade On Mining Tax

CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday ruled out any "horse trading" with the environmentalist Greens party over a planned mining profits tax if the Greens hold the balance of power ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-19T08:03:25Z)

Despite PSLs, Giants set to make tickets at new stadium available in open sale

The New York Giants will make single-game tickets available for sale without personal seat licenses, the New York Post reported. The Giants have sold pricey PSLs for seats in the new Meadowlands Stadium and ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-18T15:14:06Z)

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 2010-08-19T07:41:56Z)

New York Giants put individual game tickets on sale online, PSL owners get first ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With seats in their new $1.6 billion stadium still available, the New York Giants are selling a limited number of tickets for each of their eight regular-season games. The tickets went on sale ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-19T00:10:58Z)

Werder Bremen reject Real Madrid offer for Oezil

Bremen, Germany - Werder Bremen have turned down an official approach from Real Madrid to sign midfielder Mesut Oezil. Bremen chairman Klaus Allofs said late Friday the offer for the Germany international was ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-14T10:25:21Z)

Australian PM rules out deals on mining tax law

Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday ruled out compromising her mining tax plans in deals with opposition lawmakers if she wins Australia's election, which she described as "a cliffhanger." A re-elected Labor Party ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-19T05:25:56Z)

CANADA STOCKS-TSX rallies after Potash rejects BHP bid

Potash Corp, the world's biggest fertilizer company, said its board rejected BHP Billiton's offer as "grossly inadequate" and its shares shot up 23.5 percent to C$144.74. [ID:nSGE67G0DT]. "Generally speaking, in this ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-17T14:53:49Z)

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)

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)

Lyric Semiconductor Recognized for Most Innovative Flash Memory Technology at the ...

FLASH MEMORY SUMMIT- Lyric Semiconductor, a DARPA and venture-funded MIT spin-out whose cutting-edge "probability processing" technology is poised to deliver a fundamental change in processing performance and power ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-19T01:29:43Z)

UPDATE: MIT Spin-Out Lyric Semiconductor Launches a New Kind of Computing With ...

FLASH MEMORY SUMMIT and THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LOW POWER ELECTRONICS AND DESIGN -- Lyric Semiconductor, Inc. a DARPA- and venture-funded MIT spin-out, today emerged from stealth mode to launch a new technology ... (Source: PR-USA.net 2010-08-19T03:09:56Z)

Yellowstone Club collapse pinned on founder Blixseth

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 2010-08-19T00:10:58Z)

Giants selling individual game tickets online

With seats in their new $1.6 billion stadium still available, the New York Giants are selling roughly 1,400 individual tickets for each of their eight regular-season games.The tickets went on sale Wednesday, with current ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-18T23:13:42Z)

Ozil signs with Madrid Real

MADRID, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Germany's Mesut Ozil, now with Werder Bremen, signed with Real Madrid Tuesday in a nearly $20 million deal for the 21-year-old attacking midfielder. Ozil signed up with Bremen from ... (Source: United Press International 2010-08-17T20:15:56Z)

Australia PM Says No Greens Horse Trade On Mining Tax

CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday ruled out any "horse trading" with the environmentalist Greens party over a planned mining profits tax if the Greens hold the balance ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-19T06:37:31Z)

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)

St. Cloud State may cut football program to save cash

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, cutting football and ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-19T04:28:40Z)

Brazil Petrobras CFO: No Impact On Output From Platform Shutdown

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Oil production at Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, won't be affected by this week's forced shutdown of an offshore platform, CFO ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-14T00:02:35Z)

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)

Retail price cuts failing to perk up consumers

NEW YORK – A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale. Even deep discounts on everyday items don't seem to be enough to get Walmart shoppers to bite these days, and ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-19T06:58:59Z)

Collapse of Yellowstone Club pinned on Tim Blixseth

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 repay ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-08-19T08:17:44Z)

Stores offer deep discounts, but shoppers aren't buying

NEW YORK -- A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale. Even deep discounts on everyday items don't seem to be enough to get Wal-Mart shoppers to bite these days, and other ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-08-19T01:01:05Z)

St. Cloud State considers cutting football program

ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud State University is considering cutting its football program and other sports as it deals with a budget shortfall. ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud State University is considering cutting its football ... (Source: Bemidji Pioneer 2010-08-19T05:54:34Z)

Bremen rejects Real Madrid offer for Oezil

(AP) — BREMEN, Germany - Werder Bremen's manager says his club has rejected an offer from Real Madrid for Germany World Cup star Mesut Oezil. Manager Klaus Allofs said late Friday the Spanish team had made ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-08-14T14:57:22Z)

Brazil Petrobras 2Q Net Seen Higher As Share Offer Looms

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian state-run energy company Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, will likely report slightly higher year-on-year net profits in the second quarter, but investors will be ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-12T14:31:06Z)

MIT spin-out claims probability processing circuits can offer 1000x efficiencies in ...

Lyric Semiconductor Inc , a DARPA- and venture-funded MIT spin-out, has emerged from stealth mode to launch what it is calling probability processing technology, which it believes will in the future offer 1000x ... (Source: EDN.com 2010-08-18T14:59:47Z)

TSX up on attempted potash takeover

The Toronto Stock Exchange saw a fourth straight day of gains on Wednesday as momentum created from the attempted foreign takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Ltd. -- which came to light a day earlier ... (Source: The Vancouver Sun 2010-08-19T08:10:34Z)

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