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Deals of the Hour / August 24, 2010, 11:40 am

Western Alliance Bancorporation Announces $75 Million Senior Notes Offering

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) announced today that it expects to offer and sell approximately $75 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2015 in an underwritten public offering ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-08-20T10:39:43Z)

KNOC bids $2.9 billion for Dana Petroleum

HOUSTON, Aug. 23 -- Korea National Oil Corp. launched a hostile takeover bid Aug. 20 for Dana Petroleum PLC, Aberdeen. Dana Petroleum, which operates mainly in the North Sea and Egypt, has declined to recommend the offer ... (Source: PennEnergy 2010-08-24T14:31:11Z)

HP offers $1.5b for 3Par, topping Dell's offer

SAN FRANCISCO — The world's two biggest personal computer makers are locked in a pricey struggle over which can move away from the PC business the fastest. Hewlett-Packard Co. offered $1.5 billion ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-24T07:21:42Z)

AWB board favors $1.1B bid from Agrium

NEW YORK (AP) - Australian grain producer AWB Ltd. has recommended that its shareholders take a buyout offer from Agrium worth nearly $1.1 billion cash, Agrium said Tuesday. Agrium, one of the largest fertilizer makers ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-08-24T12:29:30Z)

KNOC says no plan to raise $2.6 billion Dana offer

SEOUL (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corp, on the verge of a hostile $2.6 billion takeover of U.K. oil explorer Dana Petroleum (LSE: DNX.L - News ), could be looking for buys double the Dana size once that deal ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-24T10:06:20Z)

AP: Mexico ousts Puerto Rico from LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- The Valentin family has accomplished a rare baseball double play. One month, two world series. Less than two weeks after former major leaguer Jose Valentin, Jr., helped coach a ... (Source: Garden City Telegram 2010-08-24T18:05:56Z)

AIG reduces debt with sale

The insurer's aircraft leasing company, International Lease Finance Corp., completed the sale of $4.4 billion in debt. AIG will use more than $3.9 billion of the proceeds to repay the Federal Reserve Bank of ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-08-24T07:57:29Z)

Suit Filed To Stop Sale Of Disputed Ansel Adams Photographs

OAKLAND, Calif. -- There was a new twist Monday in the battle to determine whether some glass negatives are really of photos taken by famed nature photographer Ansel Adams. A group representing the late ... (Source: FOX Reno 2010-08-24T06:53:04Z)

A Look At Israel - Greek Rapprochement From Ankara

TODAY'S ZAMAN- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent official visit to Greece was not an ordinary visit in terms of the geopolitics of the eastern Mediterranean. The problems Israel has faced in its ... (Source: Turkishpress.com 2010-08-24T14:16:52Z)

David Cameron 'thrilled' at birth of baby girl

The Prime Minister's wife Samantha went into labour this morning and gave birth at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro at about midday. The baby, weighing 6lb 1oz, had been due next month but took the Camerons by ... (Source: Daily Telegraph 2010-08-24T14:59:49Z)

Summary Box: AWB board favors $1.1B Agrium bid

THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Australian grain producer AWB Ltd. has recommended that its shareholders take a buyout offer from Agrium worth nearly $1.1 billion cash, Agrium said Tuesday. THE MOVE: Agrium, one of the largest ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T13:19:36Z)

World markets sink amid global recovery fears

A shock drop in U.S. housing figures drove stock markets lower Tuesday as they reinforced fears that the world's largest economy may be heading back to recession, barely a year after emerging from its deepest downturn ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T16:04:15Z)

Western Alliance Bancorporation Announces Common Stock Offering

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) announced today that it expects to offer and sell 7,000,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering through Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. The shares will be ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-08-18T20:21:54Z)

Four Reasons Why Americans Should Oppose Zionism

Posted by mebosa.ritchie on 08/24/2010 at 10:04am I meant egalitarian relative to the recent past, but I didn't make that explicit (had... Posted by Sean_F on 08/24/2010 at 9:36am The blair in blackface ... (Source: Dissident Voice 2010-08-24T17:01:31Z)

Dell Said to Plan Sweetened 3Par Offer After HP Bid

(Updates with today's trading in sixth paragraph.) Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. is readying a sweetened offer for data-storage provider 3Par Inc. after its earlier bid was bested by a $1.6 billion ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-24T13:41:05Z)

Western Alliance Bancorporation announces stock offering of 7M shares

LAS VEGAS — Western Alliance Bancorporation said Thursday it plans to sell 7 million shares of its common stock at $6.25 per share. The company expects to close the sale on Aug. 24, bringing in $43.8 million. The net ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-19T14:37:07Z)

Israel PM Addresses Muslims Amid Ramadan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Muslims around the world an "easy" month of Ramadan, as he continues efforts for peace talks with the Palestinians. Islam's holiest month of Ramadan began Aug. 11 and will ... (Source: Christian Broadcasting Network 2010-08-12T20:07:33Z)

HP's $1.5B bid for 3Par tops Dell offer

NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co. is bidding $1.5 billion for data storage provider 3Par Inc., offering 33 percent more than what rival Dell Inc. agreed to pay for the company just a week earlier. The tussle for ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-24T07:00:13Z)

Fertilizer producer Agrium offers to buy Australian grain producer AWB for $1.09 billion

NEW YORK (AP) — The fertilizer company Agrium says it will pay more than $1 billion, for Australian grain producer AWB, it's second recent attempt at a major buyout. The offer, for $1.34 per share, is an ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-16T12:10:21Z)

AIG uses proceeds from debt sale to repay $4 billion in federal loans

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-08-24T11:32:14Z)

Ansel Adams Trust Sues to Stop Sale of Garage Sale Images

The Ansel Adams Publishing Trust, which owns the copyright to Ansel Adams' work and his trademark, has filed suit to stop Rick Norsigian and his lawyer from selling prints made from negatives that Norsigian ... (Source: Photo District News 2010-08-24T15:14:08Z)

Valentin family is staying busy on big stages

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Valentin family has accomplished a rare baseball double play. One month, two world series. Less than two weeks after former major-leaguer Jose Valentin Jr. helped coach a team ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-24T06:53:04Z)

UK prime minister announces birth of baby girl

British Prime Minister David Cameron's wife gave birth to a baby girl Tuesday, while the couple were away from London on their summer vacation. Cameron's office said the baby was born at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T14:52:40Z)

KNOC CEO says no plan to raise $2.6 bln Dana offer

SEOUL (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corp will not consider raising its $2.6 billion hostile takeover offer for British oil explorer Dana Petroleum ( DNX.L ) in return for management backing, KNOC's ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-24T09:16:14Z)

British prime minister, wife announce birth of baby girl

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron's office says the leader's wife has given birth to a baby girl while the couple was on their summer vacation. In a statement, Cameron's office said Tuesday ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-08-24T13:19:36Z)

A look at economic developments around the globe

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: ___ TOKYO — The U.S. dollar dropped to a fresh 15-year low against the yen, adding further pain to Japan's vital exporters ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T16:47:12Z)

Townhall News A look at economic developments around the globe

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: TOKYO _ The U.S. dollar dropped to a fresh 15-year low against the yen, adding further pain to Japan's vital ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-24T16:54:21Z)

Little League World Series: Mexico boots Puerto Rico from LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Valentin family has accomplished a rare baseball double play. One month, two world series. Less than two weeks after former major leaguer Jose Valentin, Jr., helped coach a team ... (Source: Ledger-Enquirer 2010-08-24T07:00:13Z)

AIG to repay $4 billion in federal bailout funds

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-24T16:47:12Z)

Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives

A group representing Ansel Adams sued a Fresno man Monday for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives bought at a garage sale and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T16:40:02Z)

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