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Deals of the Hour / August 9, 2010, 1:39 pm

McDonald's July sales figure rises 7 percent as smoothies, coffee give big jolt

CHICAGO — McDonald's Corp. posted its biggest monthly increase of a key U.S. sales figure in more than a year on Monday, saying its new fruit smoothies and frappes were a hit with customers during a hot and steamy July ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-08-09T16:00:34Z)

Skype Registers for Initial Public Offering, Looking to Raise $100 Million

Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated will be the joint global coordinators as well as joint book-running managers for the offering. BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital ... (Source: Black Web 2.0 2010-08-09T18:23:44Z)

SunPower (SPWRA) Announces €48M Sale of Montalto di Castro PV Assets

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA )(Nasdaq: SPWRB ) today announced that Etrion Corporation has signed a €48 million definitive sale and purchase agreement to acquire the equity in the first two phases of the Montalto di ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-09T11:42:52Z)

Lawyer: Finance Firms' Suit Against Website Is not Free-Speech Attack

A ruling forcing a website to delay releasing the research findings of financial firms is not an attack on free speech and would not lead to widespread attacks on the media, a lawyer for financial companies that sued the ... (Source: Law.com 2010-08-09T20:18:16Z)

Palestinians cool to expected Israeli offer

Palestinian officials are rejecting an expected offer from Israel's prime minister to partially freeze West Bank settlement construction, even before it is made public. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ... (Source: Burlington County Times 2010-08-09T15:46:15Z)

Beckham Boys Have Bieber Fever

The latest celebrities to catch Bieber Fever — the Beckham Brood! That's right, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham 's children love Justin Bieber . The pro soccer dad shares that sons Brooklyn , 11, Romeo , 7, and ... (Source: Ok Magazine 2010-08-09T19:56:47Z)

A One-State Solution?

Opponents of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have failed to offer any alternative proposals. An alternative proposal would consist of a viable plan that would allow Israel to maintain its Jewish ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-27T20:55:09Z)

Tech bytes: Sharpie pencil, Droid 2 spotted, 12-Core Mac Pro orders

Tech news for the day: 12-Core Mac Pro available to order - The Apple Store is now accepting orders for the latest addition to the Mac Pro lineup. Prices start at $4,999 for two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon ... (Source: Victoria Advocate 2010-08-09T18:02:15Z)

NBA Rumors: Tracy McGrady Could Sign With the Detroit Pistons

The wait may be over for Tracy McGrady. After weeks of speculation linking McGrady to the Chicago Bulls, it is being reported the Detroit Pistons have extended a contract offer to the veteran swingman. DraftExpress ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-08-08T22:21:08Z)

Mexico Ex-President Fox Calls for Drug Legalization as Way to End Violence

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said his country should legalize the production and sale of drugs in order to curb rising cartel-related violence. Legalizing narcotics would curb financing to organized ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-09T17:47:56Z)

Skype Files For IPO Worth Up To $100 Million

Skype on Monday filed a form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the usual first step for a company readying an initial public offering. Skype said it plans to offer $100 million in shares, and expects ... (Source: CRN 2010-08-09T18:38:03Z)

David Beckham: Teen Choice Awards with Sons!

David Beckham holds up JustJared.com 's special coaster backstage at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday (August 8) in Universal City, Calif. The 35-year-old British soccer star, who ... (Source: Just Jared 2010-08-09T15:17:37Z)

Mexico Ex-President Fox Calls for Drug Legalization

(Adds comments from Fox interview in fifth paragraph.) Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said his country should legalize the production and sale of drugs in order to curb rising ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-09T17:47:56Z)

Skype Files to offer IPO

[Skype announces that it has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a proposed IPO. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined ... (Source: MobileTechNews 2010-08-09T15:10:27Z)

U.N.'s Ban: No Secret Deal On Gaza Flotilla Probe

The U.N. chief on Monday dismissed rumors that the world body has struck a secret deal making the Israeli military off-limits for a U.N. probe of Israel's deadly May 31 commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-08-09T18:09:25Z)

12-core Mac Pro configuration now on sale

Those customers waiting to order one of Apple's recently revamped Mac Pros now have the full range of options at their disposal. On Monday, Apple added the 12-core model of the pro desktop to its online ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-09T14:13:11Z)

Mexico's Two Biggest Parties Favor Expanding Sales Tax to Bolster Revenue

Mexican lawmakers from the largest two parties in the lower house of congress said they favor broadening the tax base this year by putting sales levies on products that are currently exempt, such as food and ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-07-29T18:43:56Z)

SunPower, Etrion sign purchase agreement for Italian solar power plants

Source: SunPower Corp. SunPower Corp. ( NASDAQ:SPWRA ) ( NASDAQ: SPWRB ) announced that Etrion Corporation (TSX: ETX), an independent solar power producer, has signed a euro 48 million ( US $63.5 million)definitive sale ... (Source: PennEnergy 2010-08-09T14:34:40Z)

Tetra Tech to buy Canada-based EBA Engineering

The first day on the job for employees at the Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters of Facebook Inc. unfolds as it does at many other companies. New engineers get a welcome e-mail, a desk and their first of many ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-08-09T18:09:25Z)

NBA Rumors 2010: Can Tracy McGrady Help the Detroit Pistons?

Tracy McGrady is perhaps the biggest name left on the free agent market. There have been many possible destinations for the 31 year old swingman to land, from Miami to Chicago to Los Angeles. With Miami never sharing ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-08-09T17:33:37Z)

Internet calling service Skype files for US IPO, to offer shares to customers

NEW YORK - Skype SA, the Internet calling service that was controlled until last year by eBay Inc., filed Monday for a U.S. initial public offering. Luxembourg-based Skype tentatively put the value of the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-09T18:23:44Z)

Pros and Cons of Skype IPO

PC World — Skype is planning a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) less than a year after spinning off from eBay and being acquired by private investors. The prospectus for the planned IPO illustrates ... (Source: CIO 2010-08-09T20:11:06Z)

Gates Corp. reassured about sale

The proposed $4.5 billion takeover of Gates Corp.'s parent company is not expected to have an impact on its Denver operations. Onex Corp., a Toronto-based private-equity firm, and the Canada Pension Plan ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-02T07:04:50Z)

Cold smoothies, hot July spike McDonald's sales

CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald's lesson from July: If you want to start selling cold, fruity drinks, pick one of the hottest months in U.S. history. The fast-food giant posted its biggest monthly increase in more ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-08-09T18:23:44Z)

Pistons still interested in Tracy McGrady, but no offer yet

The Pistons' interest in free-agent swingman Tracy McGrady is real, but he hasn't been offered a contract. If the Pistons are to offer McGrady a deal, it would be the veterans' minimum ($1.2 million ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-08-09T18:59:31Z)

New Apple Mac Pro family enhanced with up to 12 processing cores

Apple may have been hitting the headlines over the past few weeks for some nice or not-so-nice reasons. Apart from the 27-inch LED Cinema Display we reported earlier in the day, Apple has also unveiled their new Mac Pro ... (Source: TechShout! 2010-07-28T11:28:28Z)

David Beckham on Victoria: "She Is an Amazing Mother"

David Beckham may have taken sons Romeo and Cruz as his dates to the Teen Choice Awards last night, but the pro soccer hunk had one thing on his mind — beautiful wife and doting mother Victoria Beckham ... (Source: Ok Magazine 2010-08-09T19:56:47Z)

SunPower Signs Definitive Sale Agreement for Italian Power Plants

Etrion Acquires 28-Megawatt Montalto di Castro Solar Park ROME, Aug 09, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced that Etrion Corporation (TSX: ETX), an independent ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-08-09T07:10:51Z)

National Investment Corp Real Estate Holdings Receives Offer for Purchase of All ...

National Investment Corp Real Estate Holdings (PINKSHEETS: NLIR) announced today that the company has received an offer to purchase all of its outstanding shares from a major Canadian real estate developer. AlphaVita of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-09T14:34:40Z)

McCafe Smoothie Sales Spike McDonald's Profits

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) -- McDonald's says sales of its new beverages like McCafe Real Fruit Smoothies and Frappes in the U.S. and strong international revenue helped a key sales figure rise 7 percent during a hot July. The ... (Source: WIFR 2010-08-09T17:47:56Z)

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