Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 4, 2010, 10:41 am

Meet the company both Dell, HP seek

Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc are both trying to buy data-storage provider 3 Par Inc -- whose board has determined that HP's $2 billion, $30-per-share takeover bid is superior to Dell's offer. 3Par also ... (Source: Times of India 2010-08-30T11:03:39Z)

Goldcorp Buys Andean In $3.4 Billion Gold Deal

Goldcorp's interest in Andean stems from the company's wholly owned Cerro Negro gold project, which is an advanced stage project in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. The project has reported indicated resources ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-03T12:10:29Z)

HP counters Dell's offer for 3par Inc.

SEATTLE (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to about $1.69 billion, topping a revised bid that rival Dell Inc. made public earlier in the day ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-08-27T05:09:17Z)

Wildcard in peace effort: Hamas

the Israeli and Palestinian ... There can be no peace without Hamas, but there is no solution so far for bringing the Iranian-backed group into the process. "The attacks were meant to tell (Palestinian President ... (Source: Durango Herald 2010-09-03T05:58:15Z)

Jamie McCourt takes stand in divorce trial

Jamie McCourt has begun testifying in a divorce trial that could determine ... She testified that she favored buying the Dodgers and didn't feel the transaction was risky. Frank McCourt contends that a postnuptial ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-03T23:30:31Z)

Brazil oil firm Petrobras plans $65 billion stock sale

... RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will sell up to $64.5 billion in new stock -- one of the largest in capital markets history -- to raise funds for the world's biggest oil ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-03T15:16:36Z)

BTG Said to Be in Talks for Singapore Group State Sale

Adds BTG private-equity deals in seventh paragraph.) Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian billionaire Andre Esteves is ... with the group led by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd. in about a month, (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-03T17:39:46Z)

Gold production rivals dig deep for Utah company

The acquisition would give Goldcorp, the world's second-largest gold producer by market capitalization, access to Andean's Cerro Negro gold project in Argentina, which is said to have a significant amount of gold ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-04T11:19:11Z)

Reuters: Google targeting Apple iTunes with new music service

Reuters is quoting sources that tell it Google's Andy Rubin, the father of the Android smartphone OS, has been making the rounds to the major music publishers talking about what a Google music service would look like ... (Source: MobileBurn 2010-09-04T15:01:06Z)

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough ... WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday of better ... Standing with his economic team in the Rose Garden, Obama said the ... (Source: South Coast Today 2010-09-04T15:58:22Z)

Google Music has yet to sign any labels for deals

... Google Music is on track for the end of the year but is also facing difficulty. The search engine's Android head Andy Rubin has been talking ... as they saw Google possibly upsetting Apple's hegemony over ... (Source: Electronista 2010-09-02T20:18:26Z)

Frank McCourt delves into marriage at divorce trial

Frank McCourt delves into marriage at divorce trial ... nearly 30-year marriage between McCourt and his estranged wife, former Dodgers CEO Jamie McCourt. (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-04T10:36:14Z)

THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple's Ping Pissing Off Facebook, Friend Finding Feature Blocked

... music download store and "digital song locker" that would challenge Apple's digital music reign and 70% market share. Google Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin, the wizard behind Android, has been meeting ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-09-03T15:52:23Z)

Obama under fire as jobless rate ticks higher

WASHINGTON -- Pressure on President Barack Obama to do something about the weakening economy intensified Friday ... Obama appeared in the Rose Garden to announce that he will soon unveil a new package of tax cuts and ... (Source: Arizona Daily Sun 2010-09-04T15:15:25Z)

Sports digest: NHL approves Ilya Kovalchuk's new deal with New Jersey Devils

The NHL has signed off on left wing Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-04T04:45:29Z)

Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks

the Israeli and Palestinian ... There can be no peace without Hamas, but there is no solution so far for bringing the Iranian-backed group into the process. "The attacks were meant to tell (Palestinian President ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-03T07:24:09Z)

Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator

A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski was in a corn field on a recent evening when two women ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-03T15:59:33Z)

Michigan man encounters alligator in corn field

BURR OAK, Mich. (AP) — A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski was in a corn field ... (Source: Macomb Daily 2010-09-04T10:14:46Z)

UPDATE 1-Billionaire Esteves in talks to sell BTG stake - report

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian billionaire Andre Esteves ... BTG, Brazil's biggest equity underwriter, may conclude talks with the group led by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd [GIC. (Source: Reuters 2010-09-04T02:22:19Z)

Goldcorp to buy Andean Resources for US$3.42B

The acquisition would give Goldcorp, the world's second-largest gold producer by market capitalization, access to Andean's Cerro Negro gold project in Argentina, which is said to have a significant amount of gold and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-04T07:01:29Z)

NHL News: New Jersey Devils And Ilya Kovalchuk Deal Ok'd By League

Second time's a charm. Kovalchuk, the Devils, and the League have agreed upon a 15-year $100 million contract that comes in just below the 17-year, $102 million contract that was voided by the league ... (Source: Inside Pulse 2010-09-04T17:24:16Z)

Dodgers Owner's Wife Didn't Think Team Deal Was Risky

(Updates with McCourt's testimony in third paragraph.) Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Jamie McCourt, the estranged wife of Los Angeles Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt, testified in her divorce trial that she didn't ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-04T07:01:29Z)

HP, Dell in bidding war over 3Par Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. by 11 percent to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company. The ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-08-27T14:27:38Z)

Digest: NHL signs off on Ilya Kovalchuk's 15-year, $100 million contract with New ...

The NHL signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils on Friday. Five weeks after rejecting the free agent's 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-09-04T03:19:35Z)

UPDATE 6-Petrobras to sell $65 bln stock in record offer

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian state oil company Petrobras on Friday filed ... extraordinary demand as the company raises funds for the world's biggest oil exploration program. That would easily top the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-03T18:15:33Z)

Burr Oak man kills 34-inch gator while picking corn

Burr Oak -- A man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with a 34-inch alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski of St. Joseph County was in a corn ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-04T05:14:07Z)

Petrobras to sell $65 billion stock in record offer

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian state ... company raises funds for the world's biggest oil exploration program. Despite lingering investor concerns about growing government sway over Petrobras (NYSE: PBR - News ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-03T18:22:43Z)

Obama to offer job-growth ideas

President Barack Obama said Friday he intends ... Obama spoke in the Rose Garden after the August jobs report came out better than expected, showing the private sector adding 67,000 new jobs last month and revising ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-04T09:17:30Z)

Billionaire Esteves in talks to sell BTG stake - report

... Sept 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian billionaire Andre Esteves ... BTG, Brazil's biggest equity underwriter, may conclude talks with the group led by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd in about a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-04T00:56:25Z)

Hamas off peace talk table

the Israeli and Palestinian ... There can be no peace without Hamas, but there is no solution so far for bringing the Iranian-backed group into the process. "The attacks were meant to tell (Palestinian President ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-09-03T10:58:54Z)

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