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Deals of the Hour / September 23, 2010, 12:40 pm

Wall Street set for lower open after Fed statement

... Treasury-note yield fell to a record low as Treasury prices extended gains on hopes the Fed could greatly enlarge its buying of Treasuries ... Potentially unsettling Wall Street, White House economic adviser ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-22T13:21:00Z)

3 Hearty Dividends From Solid Stocks

as The Wall Street Journal so delicately put it ... their dividends at more than 5% per year over the past half-decade: Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's. Sustainable dividend growth assumes ... (Source: The Money Times 2010-09-23T06:38:57Z)

Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening, US

... figure out how to lower tau levels, it might slow dementia, says senior researcher Alison Goate of Washington University in St. Louis. More than 5 million Americans are estimated to be living with Alzheimer's, (Source: Sioux City Journal 2010-09-23T07:07:35Z)

Times Square shuttle will show MLB playoff clips

Riding New York City's Times Square Shuttle subway cars will be a lot more interesting next month. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ... by the MTA to raise its advertising revenue. The cable network TBS is ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-22T16:05:39Z)

US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open after Fed statement

... Treasury-note yield fell to a record low as Treasury prices extended gains on hopes the Fed could greatly enlarge its buying ... ID:nN21181826] Potentially unsettling Wall Street, White House economic adviser ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-22T13:21:00Z)

41 arraigned on drug and corruption charges

... corruption and drug dealing charges after a seven-month investigation by the state attorney general's Organized Crime Task Force. The ... an Albany court are members or affiliates of the "Bloods" street gang ... (Source: WCAX 2010-09-22T16:34:17Z)

Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clues

... figure out how to lower tau levels, it might slow dementia, says senior researcher Alison Goate of Washington University in St. Louis. More than 5 million Americans are estimated to be living with Alzheimer's, (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-23T04:58:44Z)

Law and Order

died of multiple of gunshot wounds Tuesday night in the 4700 block of McMillan Avenue, police said. Thompson was shot in the neck and back about 9:50 p.m. and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Witnesses said they ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-09-23T04:58:44Z)

Two men killed in separate north St Louis shootings

... McMillan after receiving a call from neighbors who heard shots being fired and seeing a man lying in the street just before 10pm. Police arrived and located the victim who had been shot once in the neck ... St ... (Source: KSDK 2010-09-22T09:53:25Z)

41 charged with drug and corruption charges in Albany

... people face corruption and drug-dealing charges after a seven-month investigation by New York's Organized Crime Task Force. Those charged in indictments unsealed Wednesday are members or affiliates of the ... (Source: Times Herald-Record 2010-09-23T12:36:52Z)

Wall St set for lower open after Fed statement

... Treasury-note yield fell to a record low as Treasury prices extended gains on hopes the Fed could greatly enlarge its buying of Treasuries ... Potentially unsettling Wall Street, White House economic adviser ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-09-22T13:21:00Z)

Bond denied for Wrigley Field bomb suspect

CHICAGO — A federal judge Wednesday denied bond for a Chicago man accused of plotting to explode a bomb last weekend on a crowded street near Wrigley Field. Sami Samir Hassoun, a Lebanese citizen who ... (Source: The Wenatchee World Online 2010-09-23T16:47:25Z)

NY senator says nearly half of nation's schools don't offer moneysaving textbook ...

A survey released by his office Wednesday shows that 16 of 38 schools in New York City and Long Island fail to offer ... Democrat is calling on the Ohio-based National Association of College Stores to urge its ... (Source: Cleveland News - Fox 8 2010-09-22T07:01:37Z)

Courts, Mattapan church team up to offer fugitives 'safe surrender'

... Mattapan church-turned-makeshift-courthouse, looking for sanctuary and hoping to clear outstanding arrest warrants in New England's first-ever "safe surrender ... outlaws at Jubilee Christian Church on Blue ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-23T02:14:06Z)

NY senator calls for expansion of textbook rentals

... National Association of College Stores, a major backer of the textbook ... by Schumer's office showed that 16 of 38 schools surveyed in New York City and Long Island failed to offer any textbook rentals. (Source: Post-Journal 2010-09-23T17:08:53Z)

TheMarkets.com Goes to Capital IQ

Capital IQ is a unit of Standard & Poor's, which is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. ( MHP - Analyst Report ). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but according to The Wall Street Journal, (Source: Zacks.com 2010-09-22T13:28:10Z)

Chuck Battles for College Book Bucks

In New York City and Long Island, 16 out of 38 schools surveyed by Schumer's office ... so he's written to the National Association of College Stores, asking them to step it up, and he's looking at expanding ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-09-22T15:37:01Z)

Treasurys Up After Data; Waiting For Auction Announcement

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Treasury ... heightened expectations the Federal Reserve will launch another large-scale bond buying program this year to help the U.S. economy heal. Helping to boost Treasurys were some weaker ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-23T14:31:24Z)

41 from Capital Region arraigned on drug and corruption charges

... corruption and drug dealing charges after a seven-month investigation by the state attorney general's Organized Crime Task Force. The ... an Albany court are members or affiliates of the "Bloods" street gang ... (Source: WRGB 2010-09-22T16:34:17Z)

Two St. Louis men killed in outdoor shootings

died of multiple of gunshot wounds in the 4700 block of McMillan Avenue, police said. Thompson was shot in the neck and back in the street about 9:50 p.m. and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Witnesses said they ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-09-21T23:59:17Z)

Boston Church Offering 'Safe Surrender' Program for New England Fugitives

... Mattapan church-turned-makeshift-courthouse, looking for sanctuary and hoping to clear outstanding arrest warrants in New England's first-ever "safe surrender ... outlaws at Jubilee Christian Church on Blue ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-22T15:58:29Z)

Man arrested in Chicago bomb plot

CHICAGO — Sami Samir Hassoun ... on a street near Wrigley Field more crowded than usual Saturday night after a festive concert by the Dave Matthews Band, authorities say. Moments before, the Lebanese immigrant had ... (Source: The Keene Sentinel 2010-09-23T16:18:47Z)

Brain Tangles Offer Alzheimer's Clues

... figure out how to lower tau levels, it might slow dementia, says senior researcher Alison Goate of Washington University in St. Louis. More than 5 million Americans are estimated to be living with Alzheimer's, (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-21T04:32:29Z)

Jump on the NYC subway shuttle to catch highlights of MLB playoff games

Riding New York City's Times Square Shuttle subway cars will be a lot more interesting next month. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ... by the MTA to raise its advertising revenue. The cable network TBS is ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-09-22T15:08:23Z)

Capital IQ Pays $300M For TheMarkets.com

Capital IQ , a unit of Standard & Poor's , is planning to buy TheMarkets.com for $300 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. TheMarkets.com is a joint venture of Thomson Reuters and eight other Wall Street banks ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-09-21T20:38:51Z)

Subway to Offer MLB Playoffs Video Clips

Riding the city's Times Square Shuttle subway cars will be a lot more interesting next month. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ... effort by the MTA to raise its advertising revenue. The cable network TBS is ... (Source: NBC New York 2010-09-22T11:19:19Z)

Traders move into Treasurys, gold

... their September stock rally on hold and moved into Treasurys and gold yesterday, a day after the Federal Reserve Board said it was ready to take more action to boost the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-09-23T19:17:44Z)

Church To Offer 'Safe Surrender' To Criminals

people wanted on warrants can turn themselves in at Jubilee Christian Church in the city's Mattapan section for a quick resolution of their cases. Prosecutors, defense lawyers and judges will handle cases ranging ... (Source: Boston Channel 2010-09-22T10:22:03Z)

Judge denies bond for suspect in alleged bomb plot near Wrigley Field

CHICAGO -- A federal judge Wednesday denied bond for a Chicago man accused of plotting to explode a bomb last weekend on a crowded street near Wrigley Field. Sami Samir Hassoun, a Lebanese citizen who ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-09-23T07:50:32Z)

Unemployment claims and worries about Europe's economy keep US stock prices in check

The Dow Jones industrial average fell ... Bond prices rose for a third day on expectations that the Federal Reserve will restart a bond-buying program as a way to stimulate the economy by keeping interest rates low ... (Source: Republic 2010-09-23T15:28:40Z)

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