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Deals of the Hour / August 21, 2010, 3:40 am

BHP Billiton (BHP) Commences $130/Share Tender Offer for Potash (POT)

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP ) today announced that an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Plc, BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Limited, has commenced the previously announced offer to acquire all of the ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-20T12:41:24Z)

Duluth nurses and managers to return to bargaining table

Federal mediators have called for Duluth nurses and managers for SMDC Health System and St. Luke's hospital to return to the bargaining table next week. Federal mediators have called for Duluth nurses and managers for ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-08-21T05:37:53Z)

Connecticut Attorney General Investigating Rite Aid Prescription Price Increases

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Friday he is investigating whether Rite Aid illegally attributed a recent increase in prescription drug prices to a new state law that offers Medicaid the same discounts as other ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-08-20T23:54:17Z)

Symantec stock leaps on sale of rival

Symantec stock jumped as much as 9 percent after Intel bought security software rival McAfee. Symantec Corp. stock shot up as much as 9 percent on Thursday after Intel Corp. said it had agreed to py more than ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-08-19T17:50:24Z)

DJ BHP Billiton Begins All Cash-Offer To Buy PotashCorp

LONDON, Aug 20, 2010 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- BHP Billiton PLC (BLT.LN), said Friday that BHP Billiton Development 2 Canada Ltd, has commenced the previously announced offer to acquire all of the issued ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-08-20T12:48:34Z)

Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks this week

NEW YORK — Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading: : Cisco Systems Inc. was unchanged at $21.36 with 362,776,000 shares traded. Corinthian Colleges Inc. fell 32.6 percent to $6.66 ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-20T22:14:04Z)

Salinger toilet on sale for $1 million

A North Carolina collectibles dealer is hawking a toilet ripped from reclusive author J.D. Salinger's former home. Rick Kohl of The Vault said Friday he bought the standard white porcelain fixture from a New ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-08-21T08:01:03Z)

BHP Billiton Group Announces Commencement of All Cash-Offer to Acquire PotashCorp

Vancouver, Canada, and New York, US, and London, UK, and Melbourne, Australia -- BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP/LSE:BLT/NYSE:BBL/JSE:BIL) today announced that an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Plc, BHP Billiton ... (Source: WebWire 2010-08-20T15:18:53Z)

BHP bets on crop boom with hostile Potash bid

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 ore miner involved with yet ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-18T10:42:05Z)

Canadian Stocks Advance After Potash Corp. Rejects BHP Takeover Offer

Canadian stocks rose for a third day after Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. rejected an unsolicited $39 billion takeover offer from BHP Billiton Ltd. and the U.S. reported increases in industrial production ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-17T17:02:39Z)

Memorabilia dealer selling J.D. Salinger's toilet

A North Carolina collectibles dealer is hawking a toilet ripped from reclusive author J.D. Salinger's former home. Rick Kohl of The Vault said Friday he bought the standard white porcelain fixture from a New ... (Source: Corpus Christi Caller 2010-08-21T10:09:54Z)

Spencer Pratt Plans to Sell Sex Tape

Spencer Pratt, 27, is trying to sell a sex tape of himself and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Heidi Montag, 23, according to ABC News . TMZ.com said Pratt spoke with porn film company Vivid Entertainment about ... (Source: The Celebrity Cafe.com 2010-08-21T07:39:34Z)

Nurses at 2 Duluth, Minn., hospitals reject contract offer, authorize 1-day strike

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Nurses at two hospital systems in the northeast Minnesota city of Duluth have rejected new contracts and voted to authorize a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association said 90 ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-19T02:41:18Z)

Mediators call Duluth nurses back to the table

DULUTH, Minn. - Federal mediators have called Duluth nurses and negotiators for two area hospital systems back to the bargaining table. The Minnesota Nurses Association said in a news release Friday that talks between ... (Source: La Crosse Tribune 2010-08-21T06:42:18Z)

Conn., CVS in dispute over discount program

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal say CVS Caremark will not end a consumer discount drug program more than a month after it said it considered such a move ... (Source: CNBC 2010-08-09T20:03:57Z)

Intel-McAfee Deal Underscores Importance of Mobile Security

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Intel Corp. (INTC)'s $7.7 billion bid for McAfee Inc. (MFE) highlights the growing importance of mobile security, a field that is expanding rapidly as handheld devices become more important to ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-19T20:13:34Z)

Cablevision to fight ISP shutdown

BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's biggest cabler Cablevision on Friday said it will take legal action against a government order to shut down its Fibertel unit, which provides broadband Internet services to about 1 ... (Source: Variety 2010-08-21T05:37:53Z)

Unilever receives EU objections over Sara Lee deal

AMSTERDAM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever said on Thursday it had been sent a statement of objections from the European Commission over its bid for Sara Lee Corp's body care ... (Source: CNBC 2010-08-19T21:03:40Z)

Facing hostile bid, BHP bets on boom

SYDNEY -- 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 ore ... (Source: Lowell Sun 2010-08-19T13:04:04Z)

Heidi Montag Sex Tape for Sale, Spencer Pratt the Seller

A Heidi Montag sex tape is on the market, and the seller is Spencer Pratt. Spencer Pratt is trying to sell the Heidi Montag sex tape, which apparently features both of them while together as a couple. TMZ is ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-21T00:15:45Z)

Mining company seeks to buy Potash Corp.

Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp. said Friday that its board of directors will review the $38.5 billion hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton Ltd., shortly after BHP formally launched its offer ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-21T07:32:25Z)

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Sex Tape to Be Released?

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Break Up News has leaked through TMZ that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have separated. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Go Christmas Tree Shopping This holiday season is an ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-20T21:38:16Z)

CVS won't end CT drug discounts

CVS Caremark told state officials Monday that it will continue its discount drug program in Connecticut, after threatening to end the program two months earlier. Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Monday that CVS Caremark -- which ... (Source: Hartford Business 2010-08-08T23:54:12Z)

PotashCorp to review BHP hostile takeover bid

Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp. said Friday its board of directors will review the $38.5 billion hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton Ltd., shortly after BHP formally launched its offer. Mining ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-21T07:32:25Z)

J.D. Salinger's toilet up for sale at $1 million on eBay

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. - A North Carolina collectibles dealer is hawking a toilet ripped from reclusive author J.D. Salinger's former home. Rick Kohl of The Vault said Friday he bought the standard white porcelain ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-08-21T07:25:15Z)

Panasonic is set to boost plasma screen production in China: report

TOKYO -- Panasonic Corp is to increase its production capacity for plasma television panels in China fivefold to counteract the yen's rise and meet surging demand in China, a news report said Friday. Panasonic is to ... (Source: China Post 2010-08-20T22:35:32Z)

DirecTV To Invest $46 Million In Argentina; Will Offer Internet Service

BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV) late Thursday said it plans to invest $46 million in Argentina to improve its satellite TV services and start offering Internet access. News of DirecTV's plans came ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-20T13:10:02Z)

EU Hits Unilever With Objections Over Sara Lee Deal

Law360, New York (August 19, 2010) -- The European Union's antitrust regulator has hit Unilever PLC with a formal statement of objections over its proposed €1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) acquisition of Sara Lee Corp.'s ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-08-19T17:43:14Z)

Argentina orders Internet provider shut down

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's government on Friday ordered the closure one of the nation's three leading Internet providers, demanding that Grupo Clarin immediately inform "each and every one" of its ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-08-21T02:31:46Z)

Sara Lee unit sale to Unilever draws EU objections

(Reuters) — Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever said on Thursday it had been sent a statement of objections from the European Commission over its bid for Sara Lee Corp. 's body care business. European Union ... (Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2010-08-20T19:15:06Z)

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