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Deals of the Hour / August 26, 2010, 5:41 pm

Sony working on 3-D TVs that don't require glasses, but no big sales plans yet

TOKYO - Sony Corp. is working on 3-D televisions that don't need special glasses, joining a race with rival Toshiba Corp., but sees cost and technological hurdles to overcome before they can go on sale. A ... (Source: Canada East 2010-08-26T14:07:21Z)

Apparel Retail in South Korea: New research report available at Fast Market Research

The apparel retail industry consists of the sale of all menswear, womenswear and childrenswear. The menswear market includes men's activewear, casual wear, essentials, formalwear, formalwear-occasion and outerwear. The ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-08-27T00:01:29Z)

Price Guidance On Georgia Power $500 Million 30-Year Bonds Treasurys +125-130 ...

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Price talk on Georgia Power Co.'s$500 million, 30-year bonds is 125-130 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasurys, according to a person familiar with the sale. Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-26T16:01:53Z)

Georgia Power $500 Million Bonds Launch At Treasurys +125 BPs Source

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Georgia Power Co.'s$500 million, 30-year bond sale launched at 125 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasurys, according to a person familiar with the sale. Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-26T16:51:59Z)

Dell says 3Par accepts its increased US$1.52 billion buyout offer

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Dell Inc. says data storage maker 3Par has accepted its raised buyout bid of US$1.52 billion, after the computer maker topped an offer from rival Hewlett-Packard. The offer is $24.30 a share ... (Source: 680 News 2010-08-26T13:02:55Z)

BHP Chief on the Road to Defend Bid for Potash

Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of BHP Billiton, has shown his shareholders that the world's largest mining company is in good financial shape. Now he has to prove the same about BHP's hostile offer for the Potash ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-26T05:46:16Z)

NHLPA denies offering ex-MLBPA leader Fehr job

TORONTO | A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-08-26T23:47:10Z)

Sony Working On 3-D TVs Without Glasses

TOKYO (AP) -- Sony Corp. is working on 3-D televisions that don't need special glasses, joining a race with rival Toshiba Corp., but sees cost and technological hurdles to overcome before they can go on sale. Toshiba ... (Source: Industrial Distribution 2010-08-26T14:07:21Z)

Research and Markets: This Essential Aluminum in China Industry Profile is an ...

The Aluminum in China industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Aluminum industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-08-26T18:17:53Z)

Tottenham Hotspur Ready To Challenge Inter Milan For Champions League?

''We'll take on anybody now'', said a convincing Harry Redknapp following Tottenham's destruction of Young Boys Berne yesterday evening in the Champions League qualifying round second leg. Redknapp had every right to ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-08-26T21:16:50Z)

BHP Makes Hostile Bid for Potash Corp.

While Marius Kloppers, BHP's chief executive, described the $130-a-share offer as attractive, particularly given that it was an all-cash bid, Potash investors signaled that they expected more. Potash shares ... (Source: New York Times 2010-08-19T00:39:36Z)

Wall St Gains Ground, Nasdaq Turns Positive

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks cut declines on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq turning positive as healthcare and technology shares gained ground. * The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI> was off 9.00 points, or ... (Source: ABC News 2010-08-25T15:27:16Z)

Buffett's company offers to buy rest of Wesco unit

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's company said Thursday it will offer to buy the roughly 1.4 million shares it doesn't already own of its subsidiary Wesco Financial Corp., and the news sent Wesco's stock soaring 12 ... (Source: WRAL 2010-08-26T21:24:00Z)

Berkshire Hathaway offers to buy 19.9 pct of stock in Wesco Financial it doesn't ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett 's company is offering to buy all the shares it doesn't already own of its subsidiary Wesco Financial. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. says it will offer a combination of cash and ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-26T17:13:28Z)

HP raises offer for 3Par, trumping Dell's

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par to about $1.69 billion. That tops rival Dell Inc.'s offer Thursday morning of $1.52 billion. Dell made its first offer for ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-26T20:26:44Z)

Visteon forms JV with Russian company

Auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. said Thursday that it has formed a joint venture with a Russian company, Avtopribor, to provide vehicle cockpit electronics to the Russian auto market. The venture, called OOO ... (Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune 2010-08-26T21:52:38Z)

HP again outbids Dell for data storage company 3PAR

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Thursday raised its offer to buy 3PAR Inc., trumping an offer made earlier in the day by Dell Inc. and escalating a bidding war between the ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-08-26T21:52:38Z)

Target Boosts Electronics Offerings with Service

Retailer Target is mounting some competition for electronics retailer Best Buy, adding new services for electronics shoppers, including telephone tech support. Target started quietly testing a toll-free number, 877 ... (Source: NewsFactor Network 2010-08-26T17:34:56Z)

Corrected: Fast Money Pours Into Potash but Influence Limited

BHP Chief Executive Officer Marius Kloppers on Wednesday played up the influence of arbs and hedge funds on Potash, saying "quick money makes the decisions at the end of the day." "A huge chunk of this register has ... (Source: ABC News 2010-08-26T15:54:43Z)

NHLPA official says Fehr has not been offered job

TORONTO - A top union official says Donald Fehr has not accepted an offer to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association. Mike Ouellet, the NHLPA's chief of business affairs ... (Source: CNBC 2010-08-26T22:28:25Z)

Buffett's company offers to buy rest of Wesco unit

Warren Buffett's company is offering to buy all the shares it doesn't already own of its subsidiary Wesco Financial. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. says it will offer a combination of cash and Class B Berkshire stock to acquire ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-26T17:06:18Z)

Spurs beats Young Boys to reach Champions League

L ONDON — Peter Crouch scored a hat trick in a 4-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Wednesday to lead Tottenham into the Champions League group stage for the first time. Crouch's first goal — a header from ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-26T15:04:37Z)

Target to offer services for its electronics shoppers

Target said it's adding several services for electronics shoppers, including free telephone technical support for purchases, an electronics recycling program that offers store gift cards and expanded wireless ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-08-26T08:23:45Z)

Recently released market study: Apparel Retail in United Arab Emirates

The apparel retail industry consists of the sale of all menswear, womenswear and childrenswear. The menswear market includes men's activewear, casual wear, essentials, formalwear, formalwear-occasion and outerwear. The ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-08-27T00:01:29Z)

HP makes $1.5B bid for 3Par, topping Dell's offer

Hewlett-Packard Co. is bidding $1.5 billion for data storage provider 3Par Inc., just a week after rival Dell Inc. agreed to acquire the company for $1.13 billion. HP and Dell have been looking to expand ... (Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune 2010-08-23T12:59:19Z)

Tottenham, Zilina, Auxerre, Ajax and FC Copenhagen advance to Champions League group ...

LONDON – Tottenham and Slovakian champion Zilina qualified for the Champions League for the first time Wednesday, and Auxerre, Ajax and FC Copenhagen also reached the group stage of Europe's top club competition. Peter ... (Source: FOX News 2010-08-25T23:48:21Z)

Sony working on 3-D TVs that don't need glasses

Sony Corp. is working on 3-D televisions that don't need special glasses, joining a race with rival Toshiba Corp., but sees cost and technological hurdles to overcome before they can go on sale. Toshiba said earlier this ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-26T13:10:05Z)

Donald Fehr not NHLPA head yet: union rep

TORONTO - Donald Fehr has not accepted any offer to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association, according to one of the union's senior officials. Mike Ouellet, the NHLPA's chief of ... (Source: Metronews.ca 2010-08-26T22:14:06Z)

Dell says 3Par accepts its increased buyout offer, which tops rival HP's bid

SEATTLE - Dell Inc. said Thursday that data storage maker 3Par Inc. has accepted its raised buyout bid of US$1.52 billion, after the computer maker topped an offer from rival Hewlett-Packard Co. HP and Dell, among the ... (Source: Brandon Sun 2010-08-26T13:38:43Z)

Dell says 3Par accepts its increased US$1.52B buyout offer, which tops rival HP's bid

SEATTLE (AP) - Dell Inc. says that data storage maker 3Par Inc. has accepted its raised buyout bid of US$1.52 billion, after the computer maker topped an offer from rival Hewlett-Packard Co. HP and Dell, among the world ... (Source: Today Online 2010-08-26T17:56:25Z)

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