Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 3, 2010, 3:39 am

USA Basketball: USA dominates Tunisia 92 - 57 to remain undefeated at FIBA World ...

but behind a solid second half Team USA convincingly put away Tunisia 92 - 57 ... survive feisty Brazil in nail biter at FIBA World Championships (August 30th, 2010) USA Basketball: Kevin Durant's 22 points powers ... (Source: Examiner 2010-09-02T18:09:35Z)

Tvinci Powers Novebox Pay-Over-The-Top Service for MSN Primetime content to be ...

... subscription/pay-on-demand service for Spanish language MSN portals (e.g. http://latino.msn.novebox.com/). The Novebox service, which will be rolled out progressively across Latin America and the Hispanic market ... (Source: CNBC 2010-09-02T11:57:21Z)

Kinross Completes Sale of Diavik Interest

Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K)(NYSE: KGC) announced today that ... is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and projects in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Russia, employing ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-25T20:27:55Z)

Glass Lewis Recommends Kinross Shareholders Vote "FOR" Red Back Combination

Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K)(NYSE: KGC) today announced that ... is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and projects in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Russia, and employs ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-01T13:02:58Z)

NFL briefs: Cardinals' Dockett signs extension

Cards' Dockett signs four-year extension Darnell Dockett finally has the contract he feels he deserves. The Arizona Cardinals announced on Wednesday that they have signed the two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle to a ... (Source: News-Herald.com 2010-09-03T05:29:37Z)

Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ Bank

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish investment bank Carnegie says it is buying competitor HQ Bank, which had its banking ... The deal has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Carnegie chief executive ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-03T08:21:25Z)

EstrellaTV inks national distribution deal with U-verse

... Hispanic households via its O&O and affiliate stations. The Spanish-language network aims to counter-program the imported ... Mexico and Latin America in shows that range from musical-variety, comedy, (Source: Radio Business Report 2010-09-02T18:59:41Z)

Tvinci Powers Novebox Pay-Over-The-Top Service for MSN

... subscription/pay-on-demand service for Spanish language MSN portals (e.g. latino.msn.novebox.com/ : ). The Novebox service, which will be rolled out progressively across Latin America and the Hispanic market in ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-02T17:12:19Z)

Goldman Sachs Hires Nomura's Koebeli for Swiss Securities Unit

to head its securities business in Switzerland ... structured sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa, the bank said. --Editor: Dylan Griffiths. To contact the reporters on this story: Elena Logutenkova in Zurich at ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-27T11:43:00Z)

Burger King sets sights overseas after $3.26B sale to 3G Capital

Burger King has more than 12,100 locations around the world and perennially lags its far larger competitor McDonald's Corp. It struggled to keep up with its rival during the economy's roller coaster of the past two ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-09-03T01:19:05Z)

Professor Leroux From ETH Receives the Debiopharm Life Sciences Award 2010

LAUSANNE , Switzerland , September 2, 2010 -- Debiopharm ... Professor Leroux is an expert in galenic studies from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich . He and his institute received CHF 100 '000. (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-02T16:07:53Z)

3G Capital Buyout: "Good Thing" for Burger King

analysts seem to think the $4 billion sale is a good deal for Burger King. BK, America's second-biggest burger chain after McDonald's, has been down this road before, having gone public in 2006, which is why some ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-02T16:07:53Z)

Two Maryland Banks Announce Deal to Merge

Old Line Bancshares Inc. has a deal to buy Maryland Bankcorp ... Maryland Bank & Trust, of Lexington Park, would be merged into the buyer's Old Line Bank, the companies said in a press release announcing the deal ... (Source: American Banker Online 2010-09-02T21:37:10Z)

Double Rainbows guy now hawking Windows Live

The YouTube sensation Double Rainbow guy is now hawking Windows Live ... Microsoft recruited Vasquez to do a promo for Windows Live photo editing software, specifically using the photo stitching feature to create a ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-09-02T00:15:50Z)

Roche in drug development deal with US firm

Switzerland says Aileron could also receive up to $1.1 billion ... Roche shares were down 0.4 percent at 146.40 Swiss francs ($140.34) on the Zurich exchange Tuesday afternoon. (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-24T14:09:43Z)

Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ

to the Carnegie group," the company said in a statement. The deal to sell HQ Bank for 268 million kronor (29 million euros, 37 million dollars) had been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI). (Source: France 24 2010-09-03T09:11:31Z)

FIBA World Championships: Stephen Curry helps Team USA topple Tunisia

Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 Thursday in its final ... the No. 4 seed from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 14 points ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-03T02:59:18Z)

'Double Rainbow Guy' Goes Pro With Microsoft Commercial

(Sept. 2) -- Paul "Bear" Vasquez is taking the double rainbow ... all the way ... to Microsoft? (And the bank?) The Mariposa, Calif., resident, who first gained notoriety for his ecstatic reaction to an "intense ... (Source: AOL News 2010-09-02T21:44:20Z)

Maryland Bankcorp to merge with Old Line Bancshares

Old Line Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of chartered commercial bank Old Line Bank, and Maryland Bankcorp, Inc., the parent company of banking services provider Maryland Bank & Trust Company, N.A ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-02T18:45:22Z)

Swedish bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor

Swedish investment bank Carnegie says it is buying competitor HQ Bank, which had its banking license ... The deal has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Carnegie chief executive Frans ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-03T08:07:06Z)

Cardinals sign DT Dockett to four-year extension

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed Pro Bowl defensive tackle Darnell Dockett to a four-year contract extension. The deal keeps Dockett under contract through the 2015 season. A third ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-09-01T23:25:44Z)

Indian Market: Stocks On The Move

Stock prices are taken from the BSE, unless stated otherwise. After a firm start, the benchmark indexes Sensex and the Nifty are now trading flat with a negative bias. Parenteral Drugs India (Rs.278.20, down 1.21% ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-03T06:55:31Z)

United States Beats Tunisia at 2010 FIBA World Championships

... Tunisia on Thursday to end group play at the 2010 FIBA World Championships. To call it an exciting win for Team USA would be a gross overstatement about ... Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook also chipped in 14 ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-02T18:38:13Z)

Burger King agrees to buyout by 3G Capital

Burger King, with its 12,100 locations around the world, lags its far larger competitor McDonald's Corp., and has struggled to keep up with its rival during the economy's rollercoaster of the past two years. (Source: KOKI FOX 23 2010-09-03T07:59:57Z)

Double Rainbow Guy Hooks Up with Microsoft for His Pot of Gold

The Huffington Post is reporting that Microsoft has asked the "Double Rainbow" guy to do an ad for Windows Live, photo software. In case you missed it, in January of 2010, Paul "Hungry Bear" Vasquez earned ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-03T08:21:25Z)

Bulk Deal: Marg touches 52-week high

Reliance Mutual Fund has bought 165,000 shares of Marg at Rs 219.84 on BSE. The share closed up 5.03% or Rs 10.50 at Rs 219.30. (Source: MoneyControl.com 2010-09-03T07:38:28Z)

Banks work to pass regulatory muster

Old Line Bancshares agrees to buy Maryland Bankcorp Old Line Bancshares, the Bowie parent of Old Line Bank, agreed to purchase Maryland Bankcorp, the Lexington Park parent of Maryland Bank and Trust Co., for about $ ... (Source: Maryland Community Newspapers Online 2010-09-03T08:35:44Z)

RockTenn Announces Price Increase on CartonMate® Bleached Paperboard Products

RockTenn (NYSE:RKT) is one of North America's leading manufacturers of ... The Company operates locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Argentina. For more information, visit www.rocktenn. (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-02T18:16:44Z)

Reliance Cap buys 8.68 pc in Trent for Rs 21.2 cr

... Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital has bought 8.68 per cent stake in it for Rs 21.2 crore, marking ADA Group's entry into the retail sector. In a filing to the Bombay stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday, Trent Ltd ... (Source: Economic Times 2010-09-03T07:17:00Z)

Darnell Dockett gets four year extension

Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett is finally going to get paid. After years of pining for a new deal, a league source tells PFT's Mike Florio that the Cardinals and Dockett have agreed to a four ... (Source: NBC Sports 2010-09-01T22:35:37Z)

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