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Deals of the Hour / September 3, 2010, 7:40 pm

Will Teresa Giudice's Sister-in-Law Join 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'?

A source told Radar Online , if Melissa is asked to join the show, Teresa would quit -- a threat that seems highly unlikely. Teresa and Melissa don't get along, which should make for some good drama, now ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-02T20:18:26Z)

GM will offer IPO on Nov. 18, analyst says

Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique, said GM plans to price the shares on Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week a road show to drum up investor ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-03T13:43:32Z)

U.S. payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery

and the unemployment rate edged back up to 9.6 percent ... with the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index enjoying its best week in eight and the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average moved back into positive territory ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-04T01:17:54Z)

WRAPUP 8-U.S. payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery

and the unemployment rate edged back up to 9.6 percent ... with the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index .SPX enjoying its best week in eight and the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI moved back into positive ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-04T01:10:44Z)

RBS agrees $3 billion WorldPay sale to Advent, Bain

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ... outperforming a 45 percent gain in rival part-nationalized UK bank Lloyds ( LLOY.L ). FEWER BAD DEBTS RBS had to be rescued by the British government in October ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-26T11:08:23Z)

EXCLUSIVE: NJ Housewife Teresa Giudice's Lawyer Pushing For Private Sale of ...

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice may be saved the spectacle of her belongings being sold at a public auction. Her lawyer told RadarOnline.com exclusively that they are now hoping to ... (Source: Radar Online.com 2010-09-03T21:28:50Z)

New Rapid TB Test Reduces Time to Diagnosis

... detect tuberculosis (TB ... Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in Geneva, Switzerland, and colleagues, reported the results of their study online September 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine . (Source: eMaxHealth.com 2010-09-03T14:12:10Z)

Computer Model Heals Bone Fractures

they elaborated a mathematical model, that was developed to study the way a normal fracture heals. By using this combination, researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Edinburgh University (United ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-03T14:55:07Z)

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)

HP boosts 3Par offer as Dell bows out

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. offered to buy 3Par Inc. for about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-03T19:34:18Z)

Analyst: GM to sell shares Nov. 18

Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique, said GM plans to price the shares Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week road show to drum up investor interest ... (Source: Montgomery Advertiser 2010-09-03T09:54:28Z)

RBS to axe hundreds of jobs in Enfield and Borehamwood

A MAJOR British bank is shedding 3,500 jobs including more than 400 from its centres in Enfield and Borehamwood. Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the cutbacks to its administration centres, consolidating them ... (Source: Enfield and Haringey Independant 2010-09-03T07:17:00Z)

Stocks extend September rally

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday ... The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 14.41, or 1.3 percent, to 1,104.51, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 33.74, or 1.5 percent, to 2,233.75. (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-09-03T21:28:50Z)

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)

Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate

... TB, researchers said. A report on the researchers' work was published in the Sept. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine . Further ... of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics in Geneva, (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-02T20:11:16Z)

Taleo to acquire Learn.com for $125m

for $125 million in cash, Reuters reported. Under the terms of the deal, Taleo agreed to offer up to $2 million of interim financing in connection with the acquisition, to be drawn down by Learn.com. Any amount ... (Source: MENAFN 2010-09-02T13:08:56Z)

Melissa Gorga And Teresa Giudice In The Real Housewives Of New Jersey

Just when Giudice Teresa thinks she is free of his enemy, Danielle Staub (which has supposedly been fired), sources say she will have a new rival in Season 3 of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey": Melissa Gorga ... (Source: Zimbio 2010-09-03T05:58:15Z)

Taleo to Acquire Learn.com Extends Talent Management Breadth; Powers Social and ...

for approximately $125 million in cash. With the acquisition, Taleo will extend its Talent Management suite, becoming the only public vendor to offer best-in-class solutions across the four critical components of a ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-01T22:49:56Z)

At least two injured in New Zealand's South Island quake

... New Zealand's South Island city of Christchurch and the wider South Island on ... the New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science (GNS Science) reported. (Source: Focus Infomation 2010-09-03T23:37:41Z)

Burger King Agrees to $3.3 Billion 3G Capital Offer

Burger King, which trails only McDonald's Corp. in the U.S., has seen a slower recovery than its larger rival as its clientele suffered more from the recession, said Tom Forte, an analyst at New York-based Telsey ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-02T16:50:50Z)

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

... New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch ... geological agency GNS Science said. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-04T01:32:13Z)

Dell cedes 3Par rival to Hewlett-Packard

SEATTLE (AP) — Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said yesterday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-09-03T20:45:53Z)

New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer ...

... study(1) published in The New England Journal of Medicine ... the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), showed that the Xpert® MTB/RIF test successfully identified 98% of all culture-confirmed TB ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-09-02T17:05:09Z)

Models Suggest Treatments For Fractures That Won't Heal

... animal model mimicking a clinical non-union situation and a mathematical model developed for studying normal fracture healing, researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), University of Liège ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-03T22:54:44Z)

Business briefs: GM will offer shares Nov. 18, IPO expert says

Scott Sweet, the managing partner of IPO Boutique of Tampa, said GM plans to price the shares on Nov. 17 and begin selling them the next day. He said the automaker wants to start a two-week road show to drum up ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-03T13:43:32Z)

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (updated with video)

New Zealand (AP) — A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early ... of the southern city of Christchurch according to the state geological agency GNS Science, shook a wide area, (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-09-03T22:26:06Z)

Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP

SEATTLE (AP) — Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about $ ... (Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle 2010-09-03T11:41:51Z)

New models could offer treatments for fractures that won't heal

... animal model mimicking a clinical non-union situation and a mathematical model developed for studying normal fracture healing, researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), University of Lihge ... (Source: Webindia 123 2010-09-02T18:31:03Z)

Taleo agrees to buy Learn.com for $125 million in cash

for $125 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, Taleo agreed to offer up to $2 million of interim financing in connection with the acquisition, to be drawn down by Learn.com. Any amount outstanding when the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-02T15:39:15Z)

RBS to axe 3,500 jobs in UK

Royal Bank of Scotland announced another wave of job cuts on Thursday as the part-nationalised bank continues with its drive to trim costs and improve its profitability. RBS, which is 83 percent owned by the British ... (Source: Indian Express 2010-09-02T12:18:50Z)

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