Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 8, 2010, 6:40 am

UPDATE 1-Swisscom to get rest of Fastweb for 256 mln eur

FRANKFURT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Swiss phone company Swisscom AG ( SCMN.VX ) said on Wednesday it had launched a takeover offer for the shares of its Italian Fastweb ( FWB.MI ) unit it does not already own and aims to ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-08T05:59:29Z)

Swisscom to buy rest of Fastweb for 256 mln euros

ROME/FRANKFURT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Swiss phone company Swisscom AG plans an offer to buy the remaining Fastweb shares it does not own for 256 million euros, taking advantage of the Italian unit's battered share price ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-09-08T10:52:58Z)

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation On Behalf of Unitholders ...

... claims against the board of directors of Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. ("Enterprise GP" or the "Company") (NYSE:EPE ... Enterprise GP unitholders would receive 1.5 EPD ... held Enterprise Products Company ("EPCO ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-08T00:30:12Z)

Oracle plans to give Hurd $950,0000 annual salary

is eligible for a fiscal 2011 bonus of $5 million. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Oracle Corp. added that Hurd's bonus will not exceed $10 million. Hurd's offer letter also ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-08T12:18:52Z)

Swisscom wants full control of troubled Fastweb

Swisscom plans to take complete ownership of Italian subsidiary Fastweb, which is caught up in a tax fraud and money laundering investigation. Wednesday's announcement by the Swiss telecommunications firm said it ... (Source: swissinfo 2010-09-08T11:43:05Z)

Quran burning planned for Sept. 11

The Florida pastor's plans to burn the Qurans might offend and infuriate people across the world, but legal experts say it's likely protected speech under the First Amendment unless it is used to directly intimidate ... (Source: My Fox Boston 2010-09-08T12:18:52Z)

Harley-Davidson, Union Reach Deal to Keep Jobs in Wisconsin

Harley-Davidson Inc. and ... previously said its labor costs in Milwaukee and Tomahawk were too high. The company threatened to move production to Kansas City or another U.S. city if Wisconsin workers wouldn't agree ... (Source: WBAY Green Bay 2010-09-03T21:00:12Z)

Citing FDR, Putin Hints of Return to Russian Presidency

He also weighed in on the ongoing debate over whether Vladimir Lenin should be removed from his mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square. Two-thirds of Russians want the former Soviet leader -- responsible for millions of ... (Source: AOL News 2010-09-07T15:33:20Z)

No deal for Napoli

... from the outset because the Angels figured to pull Napoli back. The Red Sox also may have put in the claim to block another team from acquiring Napoli. Napoli, 28, is batting .249 with 21 homers and 60 RBIs in ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-30T23:49:35Z)

Los Angeles vs. Cleveland

snapped the Angels' 30-inning home scoreless streak Monday with a fifth-inning RBI single. Callaspo is hitting .409 with two homers and seven RBIs in six games against Cleveland this season. (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-07T14:57:32Z)

EU finance ministries urge resumption of talks between Hungary and EU-IMF

The EU finance ministers as well as European Commission representatives stressed the importance of renewing suspended talks between Hungary and the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at informal ... (Source: Budapest Business Journal 2010-09-08T04:47:54Z)

De Press: EU to discuss new bank levy

Brussels. European Union finance ministers are set to discuss the possibility of introducing a levy on banks and whether a tax on financial transactions can deal with another banking crisis, as they gather Tuesday in ... (Source: Focus Infomation 2010-09-07T06:50:46Z)

Oracle plans to give former Hurd, former HP CEO, an annual salary of $950,000

is eligible for a fiscal 2011 bonus of $5 million. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Oracle Corp. added that Hurd's bonus will not exceed $10 million. Hurd's offer letter also ... (Source: Republic 2010-09-08T12:26:02Z)

Burning Quran will only add fuel to fires

Terry Jones, a preacher in Gainesville, Fla., plans to do that on Saturday — the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks — with copies of the Quran, the Islamic holy book. Jones' church, Dove World Outreach ... (Source: Herald-Gazette 2010-09-08T13:01:49Z)

Rev. Terry Jones: Sept. 11 Quran burn still planned

... Quran on Sept. 11, which the White House, religious leaders and others are pressuring him to call off. The Rev. Terry Jones said he ... to cancel the protest at his Dove World Outreach Center but said he was ... (Source: KSDK 2010-09-08T11:57:24Z)

US plan for IMF may cut European seats

EUROPEAN finance ministers will try to protect their clout at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week after the US unexpectedly forced a debate on which countries sit on the IMF board of directors. Meeting ... (Source: Business Day South Africa 2010-09-07T05:24:52Z)

Trains offer your trip a truly Russian shopping experience

... Soviet times. They are crowded, stuffy and dirty, with no amenities, just rows of bare benches, sometimes still made of wood. But they have a life all their own. As soon as a train pulls out of Moscow ... Russian (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-05T05:27:15Z)

EU OKs new financial supervision deal

... European banking system to its knees. The union's 27 finance ministers failed to find common ground ... bailout of the country by its 15 partners in the eurozone and the IMF and a near $1 trillion rescue package ... (Source: KHOU 2010-09-08T12:26:02Z)

EU weighing bank levy

BRUSSELS – European Union finance ministers are set to discuss the possibility of introducing a levy on banks and whether a tax on financial transactions can deal with another banking crisis, as they ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-07T06:57:56Z)

Fla. minister: Sept. 11 Quran burn still planned

... Qurans MIAMI — A Florida pastor's plans to burn Qurans at his church on the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11 might offend and infuriate people across the world. But legal experts say it's likely protected speech ... (Source: Savannah Morning News 2010-09-08T11:35:55Z)

Hurd could get $10M bonus from Oracle

an annual salary of $950,000 and that he could receive a bonus of up to $10 million. The offer letter, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, comes after software developer Oracle announced late Monday it ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-09-08T13:08:59Z)

Florida minister Terry Jones says he's received more than 100 death threats over ...

... Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off. "We are still determined to it, yes," the Rev. Terry Jones ... protest at his Dove World Outreach Center but ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-08T12:54:40Z)

EPD: Inorganic Growth Continues

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPD - News), a leading master limited partnership (MLP), and Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE: EPE - News) have joined ... of privately-held Enterprise Products Company ("EPCO ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T12:54:40Z)

Enterprise GP Holdings jumps on merger deal

... EPE ... EPD's general partner. "Just like the landmark action taken in 2002 to eliminate our general partner's 50% incentive distribution rights, this transaction would not be possible without the continued ... (Source: MENAFN 2010-09-07T14:50:23Z)

Florida pastor plans to burn Quran

Florida pastor plans to burn Quran Comments 0 ... But legal experts say it's likely protected speech under the First Amendment ... laws in Texas and 47 other states that prohibited desecration of the U.S. flag. (Source: WWMT 2010-09-08T11:57:24Z)

Harley-Davidson, unions forge deal to keep manufacturing in Wisconsin

Harley-Davidson Motor Co. said Friday that it has struck a deal with unions that should keep the company's present manufacturing operations in Wisconsin ... Lodge 78 in Milwaukee, and USW Local 460 in Tomahawk have ... (Source: Kansas City Business Journal 2010-09-03T20:24:24Z)

Trains offer a truly Russian shopping experience

... Soviet times. They are crowded, stuffy and dirty, with no amenities, just rows of bare benches, sometimes still made of wood. But they have a life all their own. As soon as a train pulls out of Moscow ... Russian (Source: USA Today 2010-08-30T20:57:47Z)

EU finance ministers to consider assessment on banks

BRUSSELS — European Union finance ministers are set to discuss the possibility of introducing a levy on banks and whether a tax on financial transactions can deal with another banking crisis, as they ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-09-07T03:37:30Z)

Harley-Davidson, union agree to deal to save Wisconsin jobs

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson and its ... its labor costs in Milwaukee and Tomahawk were too high. The company threatened to move production to Kansas City or another U.S. city if Wisconsin workers wouldn't agree ... (Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette 2010-09-03T20:53:02Z)

ANGELS NOTEBOOK: Morales getting past his injury

the Angels have used 10 players at first base this season, one short of the club record (11 in 1969). Morales hit .290 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs in 51 games, while the other nine have combined to hit .244 with 12 ... (Source: Los Angeles Daily News 2010-09-07T05:46:21Z)

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