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Deals of the Hour / August 19, 2010, 4:40 am

Marcos Ambrose to drive for RPM in 2011 NASCAR

CONCORD, North Carolina (AP) — Australian NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose will drive the No. 9 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. Ambrose announced a multiyear deal with RPM on Tuesday. He will replace ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-18T02:49:38Z)

Billionaire buys Paul Frank Industries

LOS ANGELES — Billionaire media mogul Haim Saban has bought Paul Frank Industries Inc., the owner of the Julius monkey brand and other characters, for an undisclosed sum. The deal announced Tuesday for the ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-18T06:53:01Z)

Top 10 New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks posting largest volume increases

NEW YORK — A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: Cogdell Spencer Inc. : Approximately 1,888,600 shares changed hands, a 567.1 percent increase over its 65-day ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-18T22:16:26Z)

Julius the Monkey Now Belongs to Haim Saban

Haim Saban has purchased Paul Frank Industries, a Southern California-based design and licensing firm, the company announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is believed that the media billionaire ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-08-18T04:22:42Z)

M&A Deal Activity for Global Chemicals Sector Up 45% in First Half of 2010 Over First Half of 2009 ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Merger and Acquisition ( M&A ) deal volume in the first half of 2010 was up 45 percent for deals with a disclosed value of greater than $50 million, compared with the same ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-08-05T13:20:40Z)

Obama says recession recovery to take few years

SEATTLE (AP) - A campaigning President Barack Obama said Tuesday it will take a few years to dig the nation out of the recession, warning impatient voters that any candidate promising faster results "is just ... (Source: Victoria Advocate 2010-08-18T22:52:14Z)

'Powered By Bing' Shows Up On Yahoo Search Pages—In Size 8 Font

Microsoft isn't getting much branding play on the new "powered by Bing" Yahoo ( NSDQ: YHOO ) search result pages. Make a search on Yahoo, and you'll need a magnifying glass to figure out that the search results ... (Source: paidContent.org 2010-08-18T16:47:09Z)

Teekay Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results

- Second quarter 2010 cash flow from vessel operations of $195.1 million, up 50 percent from the same period of the prior year - Second quarter 2010 adjusted net loss attributable to stockholders of Teekay of $26.1 ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-08-11T20:15:53Z)

Netflix/HBO Deal Unlikely: Report

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- As Netflix ( NFLX ) attempts to broaden its content, it may be unable to strike a deal with HBO. The cable channel said it is unlikely to form a partnership with Netflix, according to ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-08-17T16:55:30Z)

Obama: Recovery to take few years

SEATTLE — A campaigning President Barack Obama said Tuesday it will take a few years to dig the nation out of the recession, warning impatient voters that any candidate promising faster results "is just looking for ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-08-18T11:03:33Z)

'Powered By Bing' Shows Up On Yahoo Search PagesIn Size 8 Font

Microsoft's Bing search engine isn't getting much branding play on the "powered by Bing" Yahoo ( NSDQ: YHOO ) search result pages, which are making their debut this week. Do a search on Yahoo, and you'll need a ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-18T22:52:14Z)

Microsoft dishes some news for Gamescom

Microsoft pumped out some press candy for Gamescom. Kinect will be available on November 4th, and it's going to require new Avatars. Apparently the digital representations of ourselves (or what we wish to be, in some ... (Source: Examiner 2010-08-17T16:55:30Z)

Earnings Preview: Sears Holdings

NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp., the retailer led by billionaire Edward Lampert that owns Sears and Kmart stores, reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens on Thursday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: How ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-08-19T00:03:49Z)

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)

Billionaire Saban buys Julius monkey brand

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Billionaire media mogul Haim Saban has bought Paul Frank Industries, the owner of the Julius monkey brand and other characters, for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks the second purchase for Saban ... (Source: KTVN.com 2010-08-18T22:23:36Z)

Ambrose Announces Deal to Drive for RPM

Marcos Ambrose will drive the No. 9 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. Ambrose announced a multi-year deal with RPM Tuesday. The 33-year-old Australian will replace Kasey Kahne, who is leaving RPM at the end of ... (Source: WHSV 2010-08-17T20:51:43Z)

Microsoft at Gamescom

While they've been keen to stress that they're not actually holding a press conference in the traditional sense, Microsoft have said they will show some cool stuff today. The press releases are starting to come ... (Source: TheSixthAxis 2010-08-17T16:26:52Z)

UPDATE 1-Teekay Offshore Partners offering priced at discount

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. ( TOO.N ) priced its public offering of 5.25 million common units at a 4.5 percent discount to the stock's Monday close, sending its units down as much as 6 percent ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-08-17T15:15:17Z)

Obama: Recovery will take a few years

SEATTLE -- A campaigning President Barack Obama said Tuesday it will take a few years to dig the nation out of the recession, warning impatient voters that any candidate promising faster results "is just ... (Source: News-Democrat 2010-08-18T08:47:33Z)

Pentagon ready to discuss Afghan files, WikiLeaks says

STOCKHOLM — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said yesterday that the Pentagon has expressed willingness to discuss the online whistle-blower's request for help in reviewing classified documents from the ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-08-19T10:05:06Z)

Pentagon denies deal in works with WikiLeaks

STOCKHOLM – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday that the Pentagon has expressed willingness to discuss the online whistleblower's request for help in reviewing classified documents from the Afghan war and ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-08-19T04:57:18Z)

Bartz On Microsoft Deal: 'Boatload Of Cash Is Us Preserving Our Revenue Line'

Opening up a call to discuss the 10-year search partnership her company finally announced with Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) this morning, CEO Carol Bartz described it as a "game changer," saying it would allow the ... (Source: paidContent.org 2010-08-18T16:47:09Z)

Madoff feeder fund firm faces narrowed lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge refused to dismiss an investor lawsuit against Fairfield Greenwich Group, a hedge fund firm accused of funneling money to the now-imprisoned Bernard Madoff for his ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-18T22:37:55Z)

Marcos Ambrose signs multiyear deal to replace Kasey Kahne at Richard Petty ...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Marcos Ambrose will drive the No. 9 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. Ambrose announced a multiyear deal with RPM on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Australian will replace Kasey Kahne, who is ... (Source: WTKR 2010-08-17T18:07:05Z)

Utilities M&A Deal Activity in North America Shows Upward Momentum in Q2 2010 ...

NEW YORK , Aug. 18 -- The merger and acquisition ( M&A ) environment in the United States provides reason for continued optimism in the Utilities and Power Generation sector as deal value increased 14 percent ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-18T10:56:24Z)

HBO not interested in Netflix deal

There is reportedly no interest in a deal with Netflix Inc. from the company that produced the "The Sopranos" and "True Blood." Co-President of HBO Eric Kessler told Bloomberg that the company plans to make ... (Source: San Jose Business Journal 2010-08-17T14:03:42Z)

Sears Holdings narrows 2nd-quarter loss; revenue dips slightly

CHICAGO (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. says it cut its second-quarter loss by more than half as profit margins perked up at its Kmart chain. For the three months that ended in late July, the owner of Sears and ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-19T10:19:25Z)

WikiLeaks head says Pentagon willing to talk

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday the Pentagon has expressed willingness to discuss the online whistle-blower's request for help in reviewing classified documents from the Afghan war and removing ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-08-19T09:57:57Z)

Earnings Preview: Sears expected to report 2Q loss on Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp., the retailer led by billionaire Edward Lampert that owns Sears and Kmart stores, reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens on Thursday. Wall ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-18T22:02:07Z)

Microsoft Details Its Event Format for Gamescom 2010

Microsoft has revealed its plans for this year's Gamescom, taking place between the 18th of August and the 22nd of August in Köln, Germany. Kinect will take the main stage, of course, but Age of Empires Online and a ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-08-17T08:12:57Z)

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