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Deals of the Hour / August 2, 2010, 6:39 am

Arch Coal To Offer $500 Mln Of Senior Notes Due 2020 - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI: News ) said it plans to offer $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2020. The company noted that the interest rate and other financial terms of the senior notes ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-02T12:12:38Z)

Townhall News Shops grapple with fallout from group coupons

Local shops nationwide are pulling in thousands of new customers with group coupons online. But the deals can sometimes work too well. Some of the nail salons, restaurants and other shops that have sold the ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-02T09:28:00Z)

Sweet dreams: New films can't top 'Inception'

"Inception" has become just the third film of the year to take the top spot at the box office three straight weeks, holding off a healthy debut by the comedy "Dinner for Schmucks." The other two films were ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-08-02T08:59:22Z)

Ford, Zhejiang Geely confirm Volvo Cars deal finalised

2 August 2010 - US car major Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F | PowerRating ) has today finalised the sale of Swedish unit Volvo Cars to Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding, the companies said, confirming earlier media ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-08-02T13:02:45Z)

Ford and Geely Close Volvo Deal

Ford Motor said Monday that it had completed the sale of its Swedish unit Volvo to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group . Geely paid $1.3 billion cash for the carmaker, issued a $200 million note payable to Ford, and ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-08-02T11:15:22Z)

Shops grapple with success of group coupons

CHICAGO - Local shops nationwide are pulling in thousands of new customers with group coupons online. But the deals can sometimes work too well. Some of the nail salons, restaurants and other shops that have ... (Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier 2010-08-02T11:36:51Z)

Shops grapple with group coupon fallout

CHICAGO (AP) - Local shops nationwide are pulling in thousands of new customers with group coupons online, but the deals can sometimes work too well, turning marketing into a game of retail roulette. Some of the nail ... (Source: WOOD 2010-08-02T10:46:45Z)

BP eyes sale of German retail unit: report

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- U.K. oil-major BP Plc (NYSE:BP) is looking to sell its German petrol station business Aral as part of its divestment program to raise money to cover the cost of the Gulf of Mexico ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-08-01T14:08:22Z)

New York Giants sign top two draft picks

The Giants announced late Saturday night that first-round choice Jason Pierre-Paul signed a multi-year contract just hours after second-round choice Linval Joseph signed his contract. The deals came less than ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-08-02T09:20:51Z)

Replacing Peppers no easy assignment

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- When the remaining individual game tickets for the Carolina Panthers went on sale Saturday, the return of Julius Peppers with the Chicago Bears was the only one to immediately sell out ... (Source: Greensboro News & Record 2010-08-02T06:57:41Z)

Tottenham Considers Selling Peter Crouch, Mirror Reports: Soccer Roundup

The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web. Redknapp would consider offers of about 7 million pounds ($11.1 million) for Crouch if he can find a ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-02T10:32:26Z)

Schmucks Can't Catch DiCaprio's Inception

Inception rules box office for third weekend (Reuters) - movies.yahoo.com - Yahoo! Buzz : "Leonardo DiCaprio 's dreams thriller 'Inception' ruled the North American box office for a third weekend on Sunday ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-02T12:26:57Z)

Carolina in search to find Peppers' replacement

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — When the remaining individual game tickets for the Carolina Panthers went on sale Saturday, the return of Julius Peppers with the Chicago Bears was the only one to immediately sell ... (Source: Macomb Daily 2010-08-02T10:10:57Z)

Rare copy of 70-yr-old Batman comic selling online

Fairbanks, Alaska: A longtime Alaska comic book buff is selling one of the gems in his vast collection, a rare copy of Batman No. 1 published 70 years ago. Mike Wheat of Fairbanks has put the 1940 comic book ... (Source: NDTV 2010-08-02T10:10:57Z)

Arch Coal to offer $500 million in senior notes due 2020

ST. LOUIS — Arch Coal Inc. said Monday it plans to offer $500 million in senior notes, due 2020. The company said in a news release the interest rate and other financial terms will be determined upon pricing. Arch ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-02T12:55:35Z)

Latest South Carolina Sports:,

Search on in Carolina to find Peppers' replacement SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) When the remaining individual game tickets for the Carolina Panthers went on sale Saturday, the return of Julius Peppers with the ... (Source: WCBD 2010-08-02T08:30:44Z)

Giants sign top two picks

Albany, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Giants have signed defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, their first round draft choice, and defensive tackle Linval Joseph, their second round choice. No terms of the deals were ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-08-01T01:08:06Z)

India's Crompton in $400 million bid for Emerson unit: report

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian power equipment maker Crompton Greaves <CROM.BO> has offered $400 million for the transformer division of U.S.-based Emerson Electric Company <EMR.N>, India's Business Standard reported ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-02T02:47:08Z)

Rare copy of Batman No 1 on sale

A longtime Alaska comic book buff is selling one of the gems in his vast collection, a rare copy of Batman No 1 published 70 years ago. Mike Wheat of Fairbanks has put the 1940 comic book on the auction block ... (Source: Hindustan Times 2010-08-02T03:15:46Z)

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Aug. 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Monday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/] ** BP Plc ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-08-02T09:13:41Z)

Rosneft says has no plans to buy BP's German assets

MOSCOW, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Monday it has no plans to acquire downstream assets of BP in Germany. On Saturday, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche said that BP Plc is seeking to ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-08-02T12:48:26Z)

Arch Coal to offer $500M in senior notes due 2020

ST. LOUIS - Arch Coal Inc. said Monday it plans to offer $500 million in senior notes, due 2020. The company said in a news release the interest rate and other financial terms will be determined upon pricing ... (Source: CNBC 2010-08-02T12:41:16Z)

BP May Sell Its German Gas Stations for $2.6 Billion, Wirtschaftwoche Says

BP Plc wants to sell its German gas station unit Aral to finance expenses related to the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Wirtschaftswoche reported, citing unidentified bankers involved in the sale. Aral, Germany's ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-07-31T17:44:18Z)

Liverpool offer Joe Cole £90,000 a week

Free agent Joe Cole has reportedly been offered £90,000 a week to become Roy Hodgson 's first signing at Liverpool but three other Premier League clubs are still in the hunt for the midfielder. Cole is ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-07-19T07:14:17Z)

Ford finishes off sale of Volvo to Chinese company Geely

New York - Ford Motor Co. announced Monday that it has completed the sale of its Swedish unit Volvo to the Chinese automotive group Zheijang Geely Holding. The sale was completed when Geely transferred the ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-02T10:18:07Z)

Crompton in $400 mln bid for Emerson unit - paper

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian power equipment maker Crompton Greaves( CROM.BO ) has offered $400 million for the transformer division of U.S.-based Emerson Electric Company( EMR.N ), the Business Standard reported, citing ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-08-02T03:30:05Z)

Box Office: Steve Carell's 'Dinner for Schmucks' sneaks by 'Inception' for No. 1

Hollywood is in a cycle once again where it's buzzing about the lack of true starpower at the movies. It's a cyclical debate about whether there really any true stars who can open movies anymore. Well, if July ... (Source: KYTV 2010-08-02T12:55:35Z)

Report: Chinese businessman wants Liverpool

Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has reportedly offered to buy Liverpool's 237 million-pound debt ($374 million) from a British bank in an attempt to end Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr.'s control of the English Premier ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-02T09:28:00Z)

New York Giants begin training camp at the University of Albany

Gartrell Johnson takes a hand off from Eli Manning at NY GIANTS Training Camp at UAlbany. (Mike McMahon / The Record) 08/01/10 NY GIANTS Training Camp at UAlbany. (Mike McMahon / The Record) 08/01/10 Gartrell ... (Source: Saratogian 2010-08-02T09:13:41Z)

Rare copy of Batman No. 1 for sale

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - A longtime Alaska comic book buff is selling one of the gems in his vast collection, a rare copy of Batman No. 1 published 70 years ago. Mike Wheat of Fairbanks has put the 1940 comic ... (Source: WOOD 2010-08-02T11:36:51Z)

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