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Deals of the Hour / September 10, 2010, 3:42 am

Euro down slightly at $1.2684 after better US data, European bank jitters

... 2700 in New York late Thursday. The pound slipped to $1.5390 from $1.5430. This week has seen new jitters about the health of European banks. The euro slid Thursday following reports that Germany's Deutsche Bank ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-10T07:30:10Z)

Japan's 7-Eleven Is In Talks to Buy Casey's General Stores for $2 Billion

7-Eleven Inc., the biggest U.S. convenience-store chain, is in talks to acquire rival Casey's General Stores Inc. for $40 a share. Casey's yesterday confirmed the offer by 7-Eleven, a unit of Tokyo ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-10T05:21:19Z)

Julio Jones is tough to tackle

Meet Julio Jones, a 6-foot-4 ... with running back Trent Richardson a more than capable replacement for the injured Mark Ingram, with quarterback Greg McElroy scrambling and passing with equally cool aplomb, (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-10T01:03:37Z)

Casey's General Store confirms it received buyout offer from 7-Eleven

LOS ANGELES — Casey's General Stores says it is in talks with 7-Eleven after receiving an unsolicited buyout offer from the convenience store operator. Casey's said Thursday that 7-Eleven made the offer last week ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-09T23:23:24Z)

Air Products Ups Airgas Offer Again

and has a leading position in the gases business. Airgas, of Radnor, PA, sells industrial and medical gases and provides gas equipment, welding products, tools, and safety gear. The Air Products and Airgas ... (Source: Zacks.com 2010-09-07T20:41:08Z)

Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones, Oprah Winfrey and More Are 2010 Kennedy Center Honorees

... songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and musician Paul McCartney; and producer, television host and actress Oprah Winfrey. (Source: Playbill 2010-09-07T16:16:17Z)

Valley Muslim Community Reacts to 'Suspended' Koran Burning

... Muslim families living in the Valley gain religious strength and wisdom through the Koran. Dr. Rana said it's the word of God. Former plans by a Florida ... President Barack Obama called the planned event a ... (Source: KGBT-TV Presents VALLEYCENTRAL.COM 2010-09-10T08:05:57Z)

Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning

President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and ... Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview this morning that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-09T23:37:43Z)

Oil prices settle lower after posting gains

Benchmark oil for October delivery lost 42 cents to settle at $74.25 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gas pump prices were virtually unchanged at a national average of $2.68 for a gallon of unleaded ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-09-10T09:17:32Z)

Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Merle Haggard to Receive Kennedy ...

Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, and Merle Haggard have been named the recipients of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, and will be celebrated at a gala on Sunday, December 5. The gala will ... (Source: TheaterMania.com 2010-09-07T16:59:14Z)

Ex-Michigan star Rumeal Robinson convicted for financial shenanigans

Rumeal Robinson ... seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Nets, Hornets, Trail Blazers, Suns and Lakers. Federal prosecutors say Robinson schemed between 2004 and 2005 to borrow the money from Community State Bank in ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-09T07:02:43Z)

Former NBA player guilty of fraud at Ankeny bank

... NBA basketball player Rumeal Robinson was found guilty in federal court Wednesday of bank bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and making a false statement ... loan from Community State Bank in ... (Source: Newton Daily News 2010-09-09T16:42:32Z)

Alabama's Jones will give Penn State matchup problems at receiver

... seen Julio Jones ... Greg McElroy, whose understudy A.J. McCarron threw the pass. "It almost was a feeling of disbelief. … It was one of the more spectacular plays I've seen in college." On Saturday night, Penn (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-09-09T20:38:46Z)

Air Products adds to its Airgas offer

sells gases for industrial, medical and other uses. Airgas, of Radnor, Pa., sells industrial and medical gases and provides gas equipment, welding products, tools, and safety gear. Last month, Last Airgas said 80 ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-07T07:12:15Z)

Rumeal Robinson found guilty

Iowa - Rumeal Robinson ... in the NBA with the Hawks, Nets, Hornets, Trail Blazers, Suns and Lakers. Federal prosecutors say Robinson schemed between 2004 and 2005 to borrow the money from Community State Bank in the ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-09T21:00:14Z)

Savvy senior McElroy and true freshman Bolden face off at QB in Penn St-Alabama ...

AP) — It's a tale of two quarterbacks when No. 18 Penn ... quarterback in Greg McElroy, who is 15-0 as a starter. He'll have plenty of options, including running back Trent Richardson and wideout Julio Jones even ... (Source: WHNT-TV 2010-09-09T20:17:17Z)

German shares weighed down by bank refunding talk

Benchmark crude for October delivery was up $1.44 at $75.69 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost 42 cents to settle at $74.25 a barrel on Thursday. AP Business Writer ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-09-10T10:00:29Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Koran Burning, Calls 'Ground Zero Mosque' Denial 'Very Disturbing'

... his bonfire of Korans after claiming he had a deal that would move a controversial mosque away from the site of the 9/11 terror attacks -- but the Muslim cleric ... supposed deal as "a sign from God." (Source: ABC News 2010-09-10T02:58:09Z)

Deutsche Bank considers share sale: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG ( Symbol : DB ) is considering a stock sale to raise up to 9 billion euros ($11.4 billion), Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing three sources. The German bank has reportedly ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-09T20:45:55Z)

Casey's Says in Buyout Talks with 7-Eleven

The $2.03 billion offer topped a $38.50-a-share offered by Canada's largest convenience store chain, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey's had previously said there was a rival bidder to Couche ... (Source: FLEXNEWS 2010-09-10T03:19:38Z)

Airgas board unanimously rejects latest purchase offer from Air Products

RADNOR, Pa. (AP) — Airgas says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a sweetened $5.5 billion buyout offer from rival Air Products. Airgas Inc. says the offer of $65.50 per share still grossly undervalues ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-09-08T18:02:28Z)

Oil climbs to near $76 a barrel in Asia on improvement in economic indicators

Benchmark crude for October delivery was up $1.57 to $75.82 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 42 cents on Thursday to settle at $74 ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-10T08:27:26Z)

Deutsche Bank Said to Weigh EU9 Billion Share Sale

... European Union stress tests conducted in July, compared with the 6 percent minimum required to pass. Deutsche Bank's ratio, by contrast ... With assistance from Christine Harper in New York, Elisa Martinuzzi ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-10T07:23:00Z)

Deutsche Bank considers share sale -Bloomberg

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG ( Symbol : DB ) is considering a stock sale to raise up to 9 billion euros ($11.4 billion), Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing three sources. The German bank has ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-09T19:27:11Z)

OBAMA: Call off Florida Quran burning

... Barack Obama ... Morning America" broadcast Thursday, Obama said what Jones proposes "is completely contrary to our values as Americans. This country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-09-10T06:04:16Z)

Obama to Koran-burning minister: 'Call off your stunt'

Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview ... "That this country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious tolerance." ... Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Islam ... (Source: Capitol Hill Blue 2010-09-10T10:14:48Z)

Pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal

... Muslims. Obama urged Jones to listen to "those better angels," saying that besides endangering ... it would be a sign from God to call off the Quran burning. "We are, of course, now against any other group ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-10T09:17:32Z)

Glance-Europe Factors-Shares set to halt rally on bank worries

... European ... Deutsche Bank is considering a capital increase of up to 9 billion euros ($11.43 billion) to bolster its balance sheet as Basel capital requirements are finalised, sending the bank's stock traded in ... (Source: CNBC 2010-09-10T06:40:03Z)

A Snapback Year For Semis - Bob Gujavarty - Deutsche Bank AG

New York - September 9, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published ... Bob Gujavarty joined Deutsche Bank AG in July 2005. Prior to joining DB, he spent six years working at Intel Corp., where he held a ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-09T19:05:42Z)

Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones and Oprah Among Kennedy Center Honorees

Tony winners Jerry Herman and Bill T. Jones will receive Kennedy Center Honors in December alongside The Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey and musicians Paul McCartney and Merle Haggard, according to The Washington ... (Source: Broadway.com 2010-09-07T16:30:36Z)

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