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Deals of the Hour / August 19, 2010, 7:40 pm

Merrill Lynch to Pay More Than $2.5 Million Related to UIT Sales Charge Discount ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 for failing to provide sales charge discounts to customers on eligible purchases of Unit Investment Trusts ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-08-18T15:49:53Z)

Deal reached in case of Internet discount clubs with hidden fees

NEW YORK — A marketing company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that it tricked Internet shoppers into signing up for discount clubs with hidden fees. New York Atty. Gen. Andrew Cuomo ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-17T23:57:50Z)

Dennis Dillon Auto Park in Boise and an Ohio-based marketing company agree to ...

Internet Auto Rent and Sales will change the way it advertises after reaching an agreement with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. Wasden alleged that the company, at 10175 Fairview Ave. in Boise ... (Source: Idaho Statesman 2010-08-19T19:44:56Z)

Venture groups snap up $50M block of Achillion shares

Achillion Pharmaceuticals is raising $50 million through the sale of its common shares to a slate of venture backers in a deal designed to fuel its clinical trial work on new hepatitis C drugs. Domain Associates, Clarus ... (Source: FierceBiotech 2010-08-19T15:20:04Z)

Sears Holdings 2 quarter loss narrows by half

Sears Holdings Corp. cut its second-quarter loss by more than half as profit margins perked up at its Kmart chain, the retailer led by billionaire Edward Lampert said Thursday. Still, the company's results ... (Source: Norwalk Hour 2010-08-20T01:14:12Z)

McDonald's Yuan Bonds Set Standard as China Promotes Debt: Credit Markets

McDonald's Corp. 's yuan bond sale, the first by a foreign company, paves the way for a new global debt market as China seeks to capitalize on its status as the engine of the world's economic recovery ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-20T00:09:47Z)

Rowan Companies, Inc. Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

HOUSTON , Aug. 19 -- Rowan Companies, Inc. ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $350 million of 7-year unsecured senior notes ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-19T13:11:13Z)

Finra fines Merrill Lynch $2.5M in sales charge case

The industry-sponsored group that oversees stock brokers fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 Wednesday for failing to provide sales charge discounts to eligible customers on certain investments. Merrill Lynch , Financial ... (Source: InvestmentNews 2010-08-18T18:34:32Z)

FINRA fines Merrill Lynch in UIT sales charge case

Merrill Lynch fined half a million dollars for failing to provide sales charge discounts Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) of US has fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 for failing to provide sales charge ... (Source: New Statesman 2010-08-19T13:54:10Z)

Dollar Tree fiscal 2nd-quarter net income rose 37 percent; company boosts 2010 profit ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Discount store operator Dollar Tree says strong sales of food, health and beauty products and party supplies helped its net income grow 37 percent in the fiscal second quarter. The ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-08-19T16:17:20Z)

American Tower aims for $700M in notes sale

American Tower Corp. is planning to raise $700 million through a registered public offering of senior unsecured notes which it will use to fund its purchase of India's Essar Telecom Infrastructure Private ... (Source: Mass High Tech 2010-08-10T23:58:59Z)

McDonald's sells $30 mln yuan bonds in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Aug 19 (Reuters) U.S. fast food group McDonald's Corp sold $29.5 million of yuan bonds in Hong Kong on Thursday, becoming the first foreign corporate to raise such debt after China tweaked rules to ... (Source: Deepika Global 2010-08-20T01:57:09Z)

T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant GPS fix on its way in September

Those who have been suffering from the GPS issues that have been plaguing the Samsung Vibrant since it's release on T-Mobile can now breathe a sigh of relief, as T-Mobile has come out and said that they are ... (Source: Intomobile.com 2010-08-19T19:59:15Z)

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)

CT firm settles Web marketing complaints in NY

A marketing company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that it tricked Internet shoppers into signing up for discount clubs with hidden fees. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-19T16:17:20Z)

Sears Loss Widens as It Fails to Lure Bargain-Hunters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss as the discount retailer failed to win new shoppers in a weak U.S. economy, sending its shares down 7 percent. The company ... (Source: ABC News 2010-08-19T17:36:05Z)

McDonald's Yuan Bonds Set Benchmark for China: Credit Markets

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- McDonald's Corp.'s yuan bond sale, the first by a foreign company, paves the way for a new global debt market as China seeks to capitalize on its status as the engine of the world ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-19T23:41:09Z)

JetBlue reprises All You Can Jet sale

JetBlue Airways is bringing back its All You Can Jet Pass, a $699 ticket that allows passengers to fly as much as they want to wherever they want between Sept. 7 and Oct. 6. Last year's unlimited All You Can ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-18T02:13:51Z)

Should You Buy an 'All You Can Jet' Pass?

JetBlue Airways ( JBLU ) has brought back its "All You Can Jet" pass, which allows customers to fly coach on any of the airline's routes as often as they like for a month. Travelers can choose between a $499 pass ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-08-19T22:08:06Z)

Deal of the Day: T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) Sale $99

If you've been looking for a top notch Android smarpthone from T-Mobile and only want to less than a hundred bucks, for one day only, today, you can get the Samsung Galaxy from T-Mobile with a contract for $99 coming in ... (Source: Wireless and Mobile News 2010-08-19T03:24:15Z)

Achillion says it will raise $50M from stock sale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals said it will raise $50 million by selling stock to a group of four venture capital firms and company shares slid more than 5 percent in electronic trading early Thursday ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-19T15:20:04Z)

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)

Food sales help boost Chesapeake-based Dollar Tree 2Q net income

RICHMOND (AP) -- Discount store operator Dollar Tree said Thursday that strong sales of food, health and beauty products and party supplies helped its net income grow 37 percent in the fiscal second quarter. The ... (Source: WVEC 2010-08-19T17:00:17Z)

Achillion Pharma aims for $50M in stock sale

Antiviral drug developer Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today that it plans to raise $50 million by selling stock to four venture capital firms. The proceeds will be used to test the New Haven, Conn ... (Source: Mass High Tech 2010-08-19T17:14:36Z)

Sears narrows its loss by half

Sears Holdings Corp. cut its second-quarter loss by more than half as profit margins perked up at its Kmart chain, the retailer led by billionaire Edward Lampert said Thursday. Still, the company's results fell short of ... (Source: Riverside Press Enterprise 2010-08-20T02:04:19Z)

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)

JetBlue Airways: All You Can Jet Pass

Friday and Sunday exclusions are typical of fare sales, so fliers considering the $499 pass should pay particular attention to ongoing deals, he says. Southwest, for example, has a sale through Aug. 19 for ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-19T10:26:35Z)

Rowan Co.'s (RDC) Announces $350M Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC ) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $350 million of 7-year unsecured senior notes through a registered public offering. The notes will bear ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-19T13:18:23Z)

Food sales help boost Dollar Tree 2Q net income

CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Discount store operator Dollar Tree says strong sales of food, health and beauty products and party supplies helped its net income grow 37 percent in the fiscal second quarter. The Chesapeake company ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-08-19T16:24:30Z)

Video review: Samsung Epic 4G Android QWERTY superphone on Sprint

Sprint's second 4G smartphone, the Samsung Epic 4G will be available on Sprint August 31. Until then, we've got a video review to keep you drooling, and our written review will follow in a few days. The Epic 4G is a ... (Source: MobileTechReview 2010-08-20T01:28:31Z)

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