Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 3, 2010, 4:39 am

FelCor agrees to buy the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Boston

IRVING, Texas-- FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the fee-simple interest in The Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Boston for $98.5 million from an affiliate of ... (Source: Hotel World Network 2010-08-02T14:50:07Z)

Dollar Plummets To New Multi-month Lows Against Most Majors

(RTTNews) - The dollar slumped to new multi-month lows against the currencies of U.K., Europe and Japan in early European deals on Tuesday on speculation the U.S. interest rates will stay low. Federal Reserve Chairman ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-03T10:52:43Z)

Chinese businessman wants to buy Liverpool soccer team

LONDON (AP) — Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has offered to buy Liverpool's $374 million debt from a British bank in an attempt to end Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr.'s control of the English Premier ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-08-03T09:33:58Z)

China to import hit sci-fi thriller 'Inception'

Christopher Nolan's "Inception" will be released in China, the country's film importer said Tuesday, giving a lucrative foreign market to a sci-fi thriller that already has become a global sensation. A-List ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-03T08:58:11Z)

Conn. investigates Apple, Amazon

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said the deal between Amazon (NMS:AMZN) and Apple (NMS:AAPL) to offer low prices on electronic books may block rivals from providing attractive pricing. Earlier this year ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-02T22:28:15Z)

FelCor (FCH) Announces $98.5M Acquisition of Interest in Boston's The Fairmont Copley ...

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH ) today announced it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the fee-simple interest in The Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Boston for $98.5 million from an ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-02T12:05:29Z)

Connecticut AG probing Apple, Amazon over e-book deals

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he's investigating agreements between the largest publishers of electronic books and online retailers Seattle-based Amazon and Apple that may stifle ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-08-03T04:04:42Z)

Bros - Insertion Of Schmucks Doesn't Spoil Inception 'S Dream

In its third weekend, Warner Bros., Inception was dazed temporarily on Friday as Paramount,s Dinner for Schmucks edged it out at the box office, but it came around on Saturday and Sunday to remain the top film for the ... (Source: Contactmusic.com 2010-08-03T10:45:33Z)

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 further ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-08-02T11:15:22Z)

Is Huang The Savior Of Liverpool?

Reports out of the British media indicate that Chinese billionaire Kenny Huang is planning a hostile takeover of Liverpool FC. Current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillette put the club up for sale during the spring but ... (Source: EPL Talk 2010-08-02T22:42:34Z)

China to import Hollywood thriller 'Inception,' offering lucrative market to the ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Christopher Nolan's "Inception" will be released in China , the country's film importer said Tuesday, giving a lucrative foreign market to a sci-fi thriller that already has become a global ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-08-03T07:53:45Z)

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Deals Just GBP 20 a Month at Tesco Phone Shop

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 07/27/10) - Tesco Phone Shop has just announced an incredible deal on the BlackBerry Curve 8520 on Pay Monthly . From just GBP 20 per month, including email and internet, customers ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-27T07:04:48Z)

Brunswick Corp. sells Triton Boats business

Brunswick Corp., which operates Boston Whaler and Sea Ray manufacturing plants in Volusia and Flagler counties, has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Platinum Equity. Terms of the ... (Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal 2010-08-02T06:14:44Z)

Euro Soars To 3-month High Against Dollar

(RTTNews) - In early European deals on Tuesday, the euro recouped its late Asian session's loss against other major currencies. The euro thus jumped to a 3-month high against the dollar. Most European stocks opened lower ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-03T10:24:05Z)

FSA to probe cloned cow milk sales claim

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it will investigate reports that milk from a cow produced from a cloned parent is on sale in Britain. The International Herald Tribune reported that a British dairy farmer - who ... (Source: Daily Mirror 2010-08-02T08:59:22Z)

Tesco Phone Shop Announces Exclusive O2 GBP 15pm SIM Only Contract

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - July 30, 2010) - Tesco Phone Shop has just announced an exclusive SIM-only deal with O2. The 12 month SIM-only contract costs just £15 per month and customers get unlimited texts ... (Source: Market Wire 2010-07-30T06:32:36Z)

Stock futures little changed ahead opening

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures traded in a tight range Tuesday as investors paused following a big start to August. A bevy of economic and earnings reports are due out later in the day, so investors will ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-08-03T10:52:43Z)

Food agency probes cloned cow milk claim

British food safety officials are to investigate a claim that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow was on sale for public consumption. The disclosure has provoked concern among some farming campaigners, and the Food ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-08-03T02:17:19Z)

Texas-based FelCor to buy Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel

B oston's Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel is changing hands. FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. announced it has a purchase and sale agreement to buy the 383-room hotel for $98.5 million from an affiliate of Fairmont ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-03T04:11:51Z)

'Inception' outclasses 'Schmucks' at box office

The mind-bending Warner Bros. thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio remained the No. 1 movie for the third-straight weekend with $27.5 million, bringing its total to $193.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-08-03T08:29:33Z)

Liverpool hoping for swift sale

Chinese businessman Kenny Huang expressed his interest in assuming control of the Reds on Monday, with suggestions he would seek to acquire the club's £237million debt from principal lender the Royal Bank of ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-08-03T07:39:26Z)

Ford Completes Volvo Sale to Geely

STOCKHOLM—Ford Motor Co. said Monday it has completed the sale of its Swedish Volvo Car unit and related assets to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Geely at the same time announced that Volkswagen AG ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-02T19:22:08Z)

Cloned cow row hysteria warning

Welfare campaigners have been accused of hysterical overreaction to claims that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow is on sale in Britain . West Country dairy farmers have said there are bigger problems at hand in ... (Source: Bristol Evening Post 2010-08-03T06:35:01Z)

ASHLAND CITY: Triton Boats sold, 135 workers losing jobs

Brunswick Corporation on Thursday announced that it has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings, an affiliate of Platinum Equity. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This decision was part of our ... (Source: Daily News Journal 2010-07-30T23:43:24Z)

Smuggled IPads Set to Flood China as Sales Start in Hong Kong

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- For Wang Pingdao, each day Apple Inc. waits to introduce its latest gadgets in China means additional profits from selling unauthorized iPhones and iPads. "The iPad is selling pretty ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-07-22T20:39:36Z)

Brunswick Corp (BC) Announces Sale of Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC ) today announced that it has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Platinum Equity. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This decision was part of our ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-07-29T13:57:36Z)

China's Geely closes acquisition of Volvo

BEIJING - Geely Holding Group completed its acquisition of Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit Monday in a $1.5 billion deal that gives the small-but-ambitious Chinese automaker a global brand and huge management ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-08-03T08:00:55Z)

Smuggled IPads Set to Flood Into China as Apple Starts Sales in Hong Kong

July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co., discusses Apple Inc.'s third-quarter profit and the outlook for the company's performance. Apple's net income rose 78 percent to $3.25 ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-07-22T20:39:36Z)

Fixed Mobile Convergence

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Jul 29, 2010 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Tesco Phone Shop has just announced a market-beating deal on the Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy S phones on Pay Monthly. From just GBP 20 per ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-07-29T09:11:16Z)

State AG probes Apple, Amazon over e-Book prices

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday he has launched investigations of Apple and Amazon for e-book pricing deals struck with publishers that appear to block competitors from offering better deals ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-08-03T01:55:51Z)

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