Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / September 22, 2010, 4:40 am

UPDATE 1-UK's Edwards confirms mulling sale or IPO

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Edwards, the private-equity backed British firm whose vacuum technology is used by the world's biggest chipmakers, confirmed it had hired a trio of investment banks to explore a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T14:38:31Z)

Netanyahu wants Israeli troops, not international force, on border of future Palestinian state

... Netanyahu says Israel ... future Palestinian state. Palestinians reject the idea and have proposed an international force along the West Bank's border with Jordan as part of a peace deal. Netanyahu told U.S. Jewish (Source: FOX News 2010-09-21T08:07:14Z)

Stoneridge Commences Tender Offer For Its 11-1/2% Senior Notes Due 2012 And ...

WARREN, Ohio , Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its 11-1/2% Senior ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-09-20T11:36:00Z)

330k UK Halo Reach sales on day one

Microsoft adds that worldwide the game made $200m in its first day of release; Falls short of Modern Warfare 2's record MCV can reveal that 330,000 copies of Microsoft's Halo Reach were sold in the game's first ... (Source: MCV 2010-09-16T07:30:12Z)

Lyon president calls for fans to back Puel

Lyon, expected to be one of the Ligue 1 title contenders, currently lie just above the relegation zone after winning only one of their opening six games. Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Bordeaux was the final straw for some ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-09-22T08:41:50Z)

Watching the Camel's Back

Anglo Irish ... drove up Greece's cost to borrow. In Ireland, the tipping point came with the global financial crisis. Credit tightening and the collapse of a housing bubble erased the gains of the Celtic Tiger ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-09-08T07:32:32Z)

Bears' Jay Cutler carves up Cowboys

The Cowboys forced the Bears (2-0) into a third ... Our) receivers played well," Chicago coach Lovie Smith said. "Hester, Knox catching the ball, Greg Olsen, but it all starts with Jay Cutler. Jay really stayed in ... (Source: Shreveport Times 2010-09-20T15:25:04Z)

BradyGames' Halo Reach Signature Series Guide Now On Sale

[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress .] 14th September 2010 – London, UK/… The official BradyGames guide to ... (Source: Gamasutra 2010-09-14T11:57:26Z)

Redknee Wins APAC Billing Transformation Deal / Redknee Grows Regional Footprint ...

Leveraging Redknee's market-leading Turnkey Converged Billing (TCB) will enable the service provider to enhance its subscriber offering and end-user experience by offering real-time promotions, enhanced customer care ... (Source: Finanz Nachrichten 2010-09-21T11:06:11Z)

Cowen Still Faces Anglo Irish Shadow After Bond Sale

... exposure," Willem Buiter ... bonds over German counterparts today widened 7 basis points to 390 basis points, or 3.9 percentage points. That's close to the record 404 basis points touched Sept. 20. Ireland ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-22T08:06:03Z)

Whiting Plans Debt as Sales Endanger Spreads: New Issue Alert

STONERIDGE INC. plans to sell $175 million of seven-year notes, according to a statement distributed by PR Newswire. Proceeds will be used to buy back the Warren, Ohio-based company's 11.5 percent notes due 2012, (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-22T09:46:15Z)

UK Charts: Halo: Reach edges out Sports Champions

Unsurprisingly, Halo: Reach has ascended to the top of the charts, followed closely by PlayStation Move "launch" title Sports Champions . Mafia II has been knocked down to third place after enjoying quite a nice ... (Source: DESTRUCTOID 2010-09-20T21:08:40Z)

Ireland sells €1.5bn of bonds

... levels amid dire warnings about the former Celtic Tiger ... 10m of Irish debt trades at $428,000, substantially above Britain's $67,000, Spain's $233,000 – but still below the $817,000 paid for Greece, (Source: Utv 2010-09-21T23:02:01Z)

PRN: Redknee Wins APAC Billing Transformation Deal

Leveraging Redknee's market-leading Turnkey Converged Billing (TCB) will enable the service provider to enhance its subscriber offering and end-user experience by offering real-time promotions, enhanced customer care ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-09-21T22:54:51Z)

No second-guessing with Bears' Lovie Smith

... Bears coach Lovie Smith? Well, you got a little taste at his Monday news conference while he was discussing ... Jay Cutler threw incomplete, and Forte was stuffed twice more as Detroit held. Smith was asked why ... (Source: NWI.com 2010-09-14T03:22:02Z)

Ireland's Banking Crisis: Ode On A Grecian Turn

... Greece and Spain) were sent off to the market to get slaughtered. But the "Celtic Tiger" of Ireland bared its razor-sharp teeth ... This has been reflected in the Irish spreads which have remained relatively ... (Source: elliottwave 2010-09-09T14:55:10Z)

SmarTrend Watching for Pullback in Shares of Discover Financial Services After 0.58% Gain (DFS)

Discover Financial Services ( NYSE:DFS ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $15.59 to a high of $15.97. Yesterday, the shares gained 0.58%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $15 ... (Source: Comtex Smartrend 2010-09-10T05:35:38Z)

PM wants Israeli troops at Palestinian border

... Netanyahu says Israel ... future Palestinian state. Palestinians reject the idea and have proposed an international force along the West Bank's border with Jordan as part of a peace deal. Netanyahu told U.S. Jewish (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-22T07:30:15Z)

Ireland sells $2B in bonds as debt fears ease

... Ireland. Yields on existing Irish 10-year bonds had reached record highs Monday of 6.56 percent and more than 4 points above the yields of benchmark German bonds, signs ... Willem Buiter, said the premium being ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-09-22T05:28:34Z)

Aulas: Lyon coach Puel's job under threat

Lyon, champions seven years in a row from 2002, suffered a 2-0 defeat at Girondins de Bordeaux -- the club that ended their Ligue 1 reign -- last weekend. On Saturday they face a tricky game against St Etienne, (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-09-21T14:55:15Z)

Ireland Sells Bonds, Calms Concern That Bailout Needed

... Willem Buiter comments in fourth paragraph.) Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland sold 1.5 billion ... extra yield investors demand to hold 10-year Irish bonds over similar maturity German narrowed on the sale after ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-21T10:16:05Z)

BofA, Capital One credit card charge-offs rise in August

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Credit card delinquencies at Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News ), Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF - News ) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS - News ) fell in August, but charge-offs ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-15T16:21:06Z)

Tony Romo might offer Bears QB Jay Cutler gossip pages advice

so if anyone can offer Jay Cutler advice about handling the headlines ... not to mention one head-scratching decision by coach Lovie Smith on a failed fourth down at the goal line. There was also a failure by Detroit ... (Source: WOAI 2010-09-16T11:19:16Z)

UPDATE 2-UK retail sales fall for first time since Jan

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - British retail sales fell unexpectedly in August for the first time in seven months, in a sign the recovery may be stalling even as some of the country's biggest stores ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-16T13:06:39Z)

Israeli PM: Palestinian recognition of Israel's Jewish character crucial for peace deal

is the Palestinian negotiating team's demand that Israel extend a curb on new construction in Jewish West Bank settlements, due to expire on Sept. 26. Netanyahu has not tipped his hand, but he faces conflicting ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-12T14:58:46Z)

Redknee Wins APAC Billing Transformation Deal

Leveraging Redknee's market-leading Turnkey Converged Billing (TCB) will enable the service provider to enhance its subscriber offering and end-user experience by offering real-time promotions, enhanced customer care ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-21T10:59:02Z)

Fox Soccer Scores Deal For French Soccer Rights

premium service Fox Soccer Plus will air one Ligue 1 match per round in high-definition, kicking off with Bordeaux and Lyon on Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. (ET). For its part, Fox Soccer will televise five Ligue 1 matches per ... (Source: Multichannel Online 2010-09-17T22:16:39Z)

Stoneridge starts tender offer to buy 11.5 percent senior notes due 2012

WARREN, OHIO — Auto parts maker Stoneridge Inc. has started a tender offer to buy 11.5 percent senior notes due 2012. The company also said Monday that it is seeking approval from noteholders to get rid of some of ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-20T17:12:27Z)

Discover Financial Services Acquires Student Loan From Citigroup For $600 Mln (DFS,STU,SLM)

9/17/2010-Discover Financial Services ( NYSE:DFS ) announced Friday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Student Loan Corp. ( NYSE:STU ) in a deal valued at $600 million, or $30 per share ... (Source: Comtex Smartrend 2010-09-17T15:00:00Z)

UK retail sales fall for first time since Jan

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - British retail sales fell unexpectedly in August for the first time in seven months, in a sign the recovery may be stalling even as some of the country's biggest stores announced jumps in ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-16T13:35:17Z)

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