Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 4, 2010, 6:40 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)

BlackBerry Torch could sink or swim on OS 6

(08-03) 12:39 PDT -- From a tech specs perspective, Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Torch smartphone isn't groundbreaking. Rather, its success or failure will hinge upon the strength of its revamped ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-08-04T00:14:26Z)

VC cleantech investment jumps to $1.5B in Q2

Venture capital investment in cleantech companies in the U.S. hit $1.5 billion in 68 financing rounds during the second quarter, a 4.6 percent bump up from deals compared to the same period last year ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-08-03T12:54:24Z)

US VC Investment in Cleantech Continues Upward Trajectory With $1.5 Billion ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies in Q2 2010 hit $1.5 billion in 68 financing rounds, a 63.8% increase in capital and an 4.6% increase in deals ... (Source: Forbes 2010-08-03T11:21:21Z)

Venture capital investing in clean tech jumps to $1.5B

Venture capital investment in U.S. clean-tech companies hit $1.5 billion in 68 financing rounds during the second quarter, a 4.6 percent bump up from deals compared with the same period last year, according to an Ernst ... (Source: Kansas City Business Journal 2010-08-03T19:56:45Z)

Townhall News Barnes & Noble may put itself up for sale

Book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc., facing a potential proxy fight with shareholder activists unhappy about the company's stock price and strategy, said Tuesday it may put itself on the block _ possibly selling ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-04T11:05:51Z)

RIM, AT&T Introduce BlackBerry Torch 9800

RIM and AT&T today announced the BlackBerry Torch 9800, the first BlackBerry to combine a physical keyboard and touch screen, and the first smartphone running the new BlackBerry 6 OS . "Today AT&T and RIM are introducing ... (Source: PC Magazine 2010-08-03T15:53:22Z)

BlackBerry Torch, RIM's iPhone 4 killer, arriving to AT&T on August 12 for $199

Research in Motion on Tuesday took the wraps off its long-awaited BlackBerry 9800 smartphone at a media event in New York City. The handset is marketed under the BlackBerry Torch moniker, a name borrowed from Torch ... (Source: Geek.Com 2010-08-03T21:01:10Z)

US Stock Futures Rise On ADP Jobs Data; DJIA Up 29

NEW YORK--U.S. stock futures made modest gains Wednesday after private-sector hiring came in slightly better than expected, as investors search for signals about whether the struggling U.S. economy is ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-04T12:38:54Z)

Lindsay Lohan rleased from jail, goes to rehab

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail, but she's not exactly a free woman. The actress was discharged at 1:35 a.m. Monday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her probation in a ... (Source: Times-Argus 2010-08-03T11:57:08Z)

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 2010-08-02T15:25:55Z)

Lindsay Lohan released from jail, goes to rehab

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail, but she's not exactly a free woman. The actress was discharged at 1:35 a.m. Monday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her ... (Source: Register Citizen 2010-08-04T04:24:59Z)

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

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)

Australia's Liberty Financial To Offer A$200 Million In RMBS - S P

SYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Australian lender Liberty Financial is planning an offer of roughly A$200 million in residential mortgage-backed securities, according to Standard & Poor's. A potential offering of RMBS from Liberty ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-08-04T05:22:15Z)

Lance Armstrong lawyers say USADA offering riders deals

A USTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong's attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a "sweetheart deal" if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-04T04:03:30Z)

NBA: Celtics, Shaquille O'Neal negotiating deal

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are making progress on a deal that would bring Shaquille O'Neal to the defending Eastern Conference champions, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The ... (Source: Seacoast Online 2010-08-04T06:05:12Z)

One of nation's oldest farms up for sale

DOVER, N.H. — In 1632, John Tuttle arrived from England to a settlement near the Maine-New Hampshire border, using a small land grant from King Charles I to start a farm. Eleven generations and 378 years ... (Source: Pueblo Chieftain 2010-08-03T06:06:23Z)

AP source: Shaquille O'Neal, Celtics negotiating deal

The Boston Celtics are making progress on a deal that would bring Shaquille O'Neal to the defending Eastern Conference champions, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke ... (Source: South Coast Today 2010-08-04T04:03:30Z)

FSU, NCAA to cover legal fees for news media groups

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State University and the National Collegiate Athletic Association will pay $325,000 to reimburse the legal fees of media groups that sued them in an open-records case and won. The ... (Source: Florida Today 2010-07-30T14:10:44Z)

Lance Armstrong's lawyers: USADA offering deals to riders who testify

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong 's attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a "sweetheart deal" if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-03T08:29:33Z)

Heat visit Celtics in NBA opener, LA on Christmas

N EW YORK — The NBA will open its season with a battle of Big Threes, then offer up the new-look Miami Heat against Kobe Bryant and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day. The Lakers will host ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-04T08:14:03Z)

Tickets On Sale For 59th Annual Kickoff Luncheon

Seminole fans eager to show their support can meet and greet the FSU football team and new coaching staff at the 2010 Seminole Football Kickoff Luncheon on Friday, Aug. 20, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center ... (Source: Tomahawk Nation 2010-08-04T07:31:06Z)

Barnes & Noble eyes sale as stock plunges

NEW YORK – Book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc., facing a potential proxy fight with shareholder activists unhappy about the company's stock price and strategy, said Tuesday it may offer itself for sale, possible to an ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-04T07:02:28Z)

Armstrong lawyers say USADA offering riders deals

This July 6, 2010, file photo shows Lance Armstrong grimacing prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Wanze, Belgium. Armstrong's attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-08-04T09:32:47Z)

Lindsay Lohan sale de la cárcel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan fue puesta en libertad el lunes, luego de haber pasado 14 días en prisión, pero su siguiente destino es un centro de rehabilitación. Steve Whitmore, vocero del comisario ... (Source: Naples Daily News 2010-08-02T16:58:58Z)

Oldest American Family Farm Goes Up for Sale

Though there is a slight dispute about the "oldest" family farm title going to the Shirley Plantation in Charles City, Virginia (founded in 1613 — up and running by 1638) or the Tuttle Farm in Dover, New Hampshire ... (Source: New American 2010-08-03T13:37:21Z)

FSU study shows Port St. Lucie is second-most vulnerable city to hurricane winds

TALLAHASSEE -- A new study shows Port St. Lucie only follows Miami as the most vulnerable city to hurricane winds of Florida's 12 major population centers. Tallahassee comes in as the least. Florida State ... (Source: Jupiter Courier 2010-08-04T11:20:10Z)

Barnes & Noble considering sale of company; possible buyers include founder Leonard ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc. , facing a potential proxy fight with shareholder activists unhappy about the company's stock price and strategy, said Tuesday it may put itself on the block ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-08-04T11:05:51Z)

Farm up for sale after 378 years in family

or condominiums. "The farm is operating until we find a buyer who loves this land almost as much as we do," said Will Tuttle, 63. According to eyewitness accounts, John Tuttle was shipwrecked off the Maine ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-08-02T07:26:19Z)

After a Big Rally, Wall Street Slips a Little

Stocks fell on Tuesday, pulling the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index down from a 10-week high, as weaker-than-estimated data on home sales, factory orders and consumer spending cast doubt on the economic recovery ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-08-04T06:05:12Z)

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