Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 11, 2010, 9:43 am

Glenn Guilbeau: Saints offer what few expect in opener

There was nothing Taylor Swift about the New Orleans Saints' season-opening, victory over Minnesota at the Louisiana Superdome on Thursday night. It was more like John Prine — simple, basic country/folk ... (Source: Shreveport Times 2010-09-11T07:21:49Z)

Stocks climb again as rally holds

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that German banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: Durango Herald 2010-09-11T10:20:47Z)

Saints put clamps on Favre, Vikings in opener

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints took a page from the Minnesota Vikings' playbook and used it to outslug the Vikings on the NFL's opening night Thursday at the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints ... (Source: The Keene Sentinel 2010-09-11T12:29:38Z)

Capitol Bancorp Extends Deadline for Acceptance of its Exchange Offer

Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE ... identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation (Source: Forbes 2010-09-01T13:10:07Z)

Airgas board rejects Air Products' revised offer

Airgas Inc. 's board has rejected Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 's acquisition offer ... announced its offer," said Airgas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter McCausland. Below is a letter McCausland ... (Source: Philadelphia Business Journal 2010-09-08T17:33:50Z)

Bristol-Myers Squibb starts tender offer for $885 million buyout of ZymoGenetics

NEW YORK — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday it started a tender offer as part of its agreement to buy biotechnology company ZymoGenetics Inc. for $885 million. The New York drugmaker's $9.75-per-share bid ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-10T13:06:36Z)

Dungey taking motocross victory lap at San Diego

Dungey heads into this weekend's AMA Motocross finale in Southern California with the ... around dirt bikes and left home when he was 16 to live and train in Northern California. He was a good rider, but not a sign ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-10T17:38:37Z)

Northwest forests offer carbon dilemma

WASHINGTON – A new study using laser pulses shot from satellites has ... redwood and sequoia that stretch from Northern California into British Columbia easily reach an average height of more than 131 feet. (Source: Bellingham Herald 2010-08-30T15:35:39Z)

Movie review: "Animal Kingdom"

Headed by unctuous mom Janine (Jacki Weaver), who goes by the nickname Smurf ... Into their world steps laconic and inscrutable J (James Frecheville), a teenage nephew who is forced to live with them after his mom ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-09-11T04:01:23Z)

Bristol-Myers starts tender offer for ZymoGenetics

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday it started a tender offer as part of its agreement to buy biotechnology company ZymoGenetics Inc. for $885 million. The New York drugmaker's $9.75-per-share bid represents a 77 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-10T13:06:36Z)

Cato Reports August Same-Store Sales Up 2%

Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO - News ... looking" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are based on ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-02T10:02:49Z)

Deutsche Bank mulls $11.4bn increase in capital

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank is set to lead rivals raising ... Germany's top lender is considering a capital increase of up to 9bn euros ($11.4bn) to bolster its balance sheet as Basel III capital requirements are ... (Source: Gulf Daily News 2010-09-10T23:50:51Z)

Taiwan Market May Halt Losing Streak

Stocks came off their highs in mid-afternoon trading following reports that Deutsche Bank (DB), Germany's largest bank, is mulling a share offering in order to raise roughly $11 billion in additional capital. (Source: RTT News 2010-09-09T23:23:24Z)

Airgas Board of Directors to Review Revised Unsolicited Tender Offer From Air Products

Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airgas, Inc. (NYSE ... notes that forward-looking statements made in connection with a tender offer are not subject to the safe harbors created by the Private Securities Litigation ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-06T22:44:01Z)

Saints Take Down Vikings 14-9

WDSU .com Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome. Brees completed 27 of 36 passes ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-11T15:50:04Z)

Deutsche Bank to raise $11.4 billion to bolster finances

Germany's top lender is considering the capital increase to bolster its balance sheet as Basel III capital requirements are finalised. Deutsche Bank has the option to increase its almost 30% stake in Bonn-based ... (Source: Financial Express 2010-09-10T19:54:38Z)

Airgas rejects latest offer from Air Products

Airgas Inc., of Radnor, today said it rejected the latest $5.5 billion buyout offer from rival Air Products & Chemicals Inc. The Airgas board ... including Airgas chairman and CEO Peter McCausland, with Air Products ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-08T16:07:56Z)

Preparing For Regulatory Reform? Deutsche Bank Shares Fall On Rumors Of Capital ...

... banks, including Deutsche Bank, might be looking for fresh capital. The German bank's share price fell on Friday ... Bank of England Governor Mervyn King and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet ... (Source: Free Internet Press 2010-09-11T07:57:37Z)

Analyst View: Deutsche Bank's share sale plans

... Deutsche Bank, Germany's top lender, is mulling a share issue of ... FRANKFURT: "Albeit we would welcome an early re-capitalization of Deutsche Bank ahead of Basel III, we believe taking over Postbank soon not ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-10T08:27:26Z)

Grandma's treats are chilling in 'Animal Kingdom' (video)

... Kingdom," from a sweet-voiced grandmother (Jacki Weaver). It's just a shrug ... Joshua (James Frecheville), not knowing what to do next, falls in with his grandmother and uncles in their Melbourne home ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-09-11T04:58:39Z)

Ground Zero mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

N EW YORK — Donald Trump's offer to buy an investor's stake where a mosque is planned near ground ... Trump told Hisham Elzanaty he would buy his stake in the lower Manhattan building for 25 percent more than ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-09T22:04:40Z)

Airgas board rejects offer from Air Products

Airgas Inc. said Wednesday its board of directors has unanimously rejected a sweetened $5.5 billion buyout offer from rival Air Products & Chemicals Inc. The ... including Chairman and CEO Peter McCausland, (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-09T12:53:28Z)

The nation's weather

providing a gradual warming trend across the Pacific Northwest and northern California. To the south, low pressure would keep southern California under cool temperatures. Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Wednesday ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-09T09:40:12Z)

Winter's Bone' and Animal Kingdom' offer a new spin on crime families

the 17-year-old protagonist of "Animal Kingdom," played by James Frecheville. Suddenly orphaned when his mother overdoses, he is sent to live with his grandmother, Smurf (Jacki Weaver), a ruthless matriarch who ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-09-09T18:15:36Z)

DEUTSCHE BANK PLEDGES NZ$100,000 TO EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN NEW ZEALAND

herring@db.com About Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-10T06:47:13Z)

Positive glimmers keep stocks rising

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that the German banking giant Deutsche Bank was considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-11T12:58:16Z)

Donald Trump's offer to buy mosque property is rejected

Donald Trump had a solution to the New York mosque situation. He figured he'd just buy the land. In a letter released late Thursday, Trump offered to buy out Hisham Elzanaty ... would "end a very serious, (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-10T14:39:40Z)

ZymoGenetics tender offer begins

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said it's beginning its cash tender offer to buy all the outstanding shares of ZymoGenetics at $9.75 each. The New York company (NYSE: BMY) said its subsidiary, Zeus Acquisition ... (Source: Seattle Business Journal 2010-09-10T13:06:36Z)

Deutsche Bank Plans $11.5 Billion Share Sale

Deutsche Bank ( DB ), Germany's largest lender, is to announce a share sale worth as much as 9 billion euros ($11.5 billion) as it prepares for tighter regulations and aims to purchase a larger stake in Postbank. The ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-09-10T12:23:39Z)

NY mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

NEW YORK — Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership ... lawyer for Hisham Elzanaty. In a letter released Thursday by Trump's publicist, the real estate investor ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-10T12:16:30Z)

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