Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 15, 2010, 8:40 pm

Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, left, walks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with Special Middle East Peace Envoy, former Sen. George Mitchell, behind center, at his residence in Jerusalem ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-16T02:22:24Z)

Dickey hurls Mets past Pirates, 9-1

Dodgers 1, Giants 0 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Zito's winless streak reached a career-worst 12 outings and he lost his seventh straight game because of an error by Juan Uribe ... Colorado 7-6 at Coors Field. (Source: Daily Jeffersonian 2010-09-15T18:08:29Z)

United Healthcare, Florida Hospital ink new deal after extending deadline [The ...

... United Healthcare to continue using the hospital and its affiliates at in-network rates without a lapse in coverage. "It was really just a matter of combing through a pretty lengthy document," said Florida ... (Source: Insurance News Net 2010-09-15T13:00:40Z)

HP nearing $1.5 billion deal to buy ArcSight: report

ArcSight was not immediately available for comment. A deal would be HP's second major acquisition since the departure of Mark Hurd as chief executive, showing the technology giant remains aggressive in pursuing ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-12T21:53:57Z)

Chinese firm signs US steel deal despite criticism, AS

... Mississippi steel mill in a deal that has prompted complaints by some U.S. lawmakers that it might jeopardize national security. Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corp.'s investment ... in Amory, Mississippi. (Source: WREG 2010-09-15T11:20:28Z)

Giants allow one hit to Dodgers and lose 1-0

... Juan Uribe, and the Giants fell 1-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night ... San Diego held off Colorado 7-6 at Coors Field. The Rockies are 3 1/2 games behind San Diego and two behind San Francisco in ... (Source: Nevada Appeal 2010-09-15T18:44:16Z)

China's Anshan to sign U.S. investment deal - source

Sept 15 (Reuters) - China's Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corp will sign an investment deal ... a 14 percent stake in a $175 million rebar facility being built in Amory, Mississippi, has also encountered oppostion from U. (Source: The Guardian 2010-09-15T03:06:32Z)

Gulf oil well to be sealed by Sunday

... Gulf of Mexico could be pronounced dead in a matter of days. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man for the oil spill, said today that the relief well BP has ... same day the Obama ... (Source: Pensacola News Journal 2010-09-16T00:20:43Z)

US disappointed by light sentence for Serbian accused in assault of NY student

Crowley said Wednesday the agreement provides too light a sentence for 23-year-old Miladin Kovacevic ... repeatedly kicking 24-year-old Bryan Steinhauer in the chest and head after a barroom brawl in upstate New York. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-15T21:14:36Z)

China's Ansteel inks deal with U.S. steel mill

China's Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corp. (Ansteel) and Mississippi-based Steel Development ... Ansteel will take a 14-percent stake in the venture based in Amory, Mississippi. John Correnti, chairman and chief ... (Source: People's Daily Online 2010-09-15T10:37:31Z)

Drug use rising...Drug enforcement plea...Obama's Hispanic plea

AP) — Just as the Obama administration is announcing the end of one oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, it moving to head off another like the BP disaster. The Interior Department Wednesday ordered oil and gas ... (Source: NECN 2010-09-16T02:58:12Z)

Florida Hospital, United Healthcare reach agreement

Florida Hospital and United Healthcare reach a last-minute deal ... I was so concerned about not having insurance coverage because of them not having an agreement with Florida Hospital, and Florida Hospital is a big ... (Source: WDBO Radio 2010-09-15T09:54:34Z)

HP's Acquisition Binge Continues With ArcSight Deal

Hewlett-Packard's ( HPQ ) Board of Directors has yet to name a permanent CEO to replace Mark Hurd but is set to seal the deal on the company's second major acquisition in less than one month. According ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-09-13T14:21:47Z)

United Healthcare, Florida Hospital ink new deal after extending deadline

... terms of a new plan that would allow patients insured by United Healthcare to continue using the hospital and its affiliates at in-network rates without a lapse in coverage. Florida Hospital spokeswoman Samantha ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-15T10:16:02Z)

Female hiker is released by Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - American hiker Sarah Shourd exchanged a cell in Tehran's Evin Prison for a private jet crossing the Persian Gulf to Oman on Tuesday, after an apparent diplomatic deal covered her $500,000 ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-15T07:02:46Z)

Ilya Kovalchuk is officially a Devil again after NHL approves revised $100M, 15-year deal

The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils ... Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello probably is going to have to clear about $5 million in cap space before ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-04T15:15:25Z)

US unhappy with plea in Serbian assault case

Crowley said Wednesday the agreement provides too light a sentence for 23-year-old Miladin Kovacevic ... repeatedly kicking 24-year-old Bryan Steinhauer in the chest and head after a barroom brawl in upstate New York. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-15T20:53:07Z)

NHL approves Devils' deal with Ilya Kovalchuk

NEWARK (AP) — The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the Devils ... Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello probably is going to have to clear about $5 million in cap space ... (Source: Trentonian 2010-09-04T06:11:23Z)

Kudrin Sees 5-Year, $50Bln Asset Sale

... Alexei Kudrin said Wednesday. "We will have a privatization program for approximately five years ... head of VTB Capital, a state-run investment bank and likely organizer of the deals, said Monday that two ... (Source: Moscow Times 2010-09-15T17:54:10Z)

Russia sales could net $1.5 billion for banks: RenCap

... Russia's privatization plan and are already queuing up for mandates, the head of investment banking at Renaissance Capital said on Wednesday. "It's ... Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin earlier told the summit, (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T14:19:25Z)

Dodgers Deal Blow to Giants

... Giants have to score. Barry Zito 's winless streak reached a career-worst 12 outings and he lost his seventh straight game because of a fielding error by Juan Uribe , and the Giants fell 1-0 to the Dodgers ... (Source: NBC Bay Area 2010-09-15T06:19:49Z)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas agree to outline Mideast peace deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, a modest achievement reached ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-09-02T18:09:35Z)

NHL accepts, registers Ilya Kovalchuk's 15-year, $100M deal with New Jersey Devils early Saturday

The seemingly never-ending saga of Ilya Kovalchuk and his controversial ... That will put the Devils over the cap. With 14 days until training camp opens, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello will have to move players ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-09-04T07:44:26Z)

More Democrats split with Obama...Plug the wells...No Mideast deal

AP) — The Obama administration is hoping to avert another catastrophic leak like the BP disaster. It's ordering oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico to plug or dismantle thousands of wells and platforms that ... (Source: NECN 2010-09-15T21:57:33Z)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mahmoud Abbas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, not seen, at his residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, Sept ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-16T02:22:24Z)

Miladin Kovacevic plea deal expected

... Tuesday in the trial of a former Serb ... Miladin Kovacevic is accused of inflicting severe bodily harm with possible deadly consequences on Bryan Steinhauer of Brooklyn, New York, after a barroom brawl in May ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-14T11:43:07Z)

Out of Iran, Sarah Shourd will try to free fiance, friend

TEHRAN, Iran - In just a few dizzying hours, American Sarah Shourd exchanged a cell in Tehran's Evin Prison for a private jet crossing the Persian Gulf, after an apparent diplomatic deal to cover a $ ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-15T06:55:36Z)

Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Russia eyes $50bn 5yr asset sale-Kudrin

... Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday. "We will have a privatisation programme for approximately five years, worth around $10 billion a year," Kudrin told the Reuters Russia Investment ... the head of VTB Capital, (Source: The Guardian 2010-09-15T10:30:21Z)

HP nearing $1.5 bln deal to buy ArcSight-WSJ

ArcSight was not immediatelyavailable for comment. A deal would be HP's second major acquisition since thedeparture of Mark Hurd as chief executive, showing thetechnology giant remains aggressive in pursuing growth ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-09-12T23:12:41Z)

Iran: American hiker released

TEHRAN, Iran — Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers detained for more than a year in Iran, has been released from prison, state-run Press TV reported today. Attorney Massoud Shafii, who is ... (Source: The Keene Sentinel 2010-09-15T16:42:35Z)

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