Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / October 14, 2010, 7:39 am

UPDATE 3-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Oct 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/]) ** Germany's RTL Group and U.S.-based Time ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-13T19:58:26Z)

Chilean miners' rescue captivates world

San Jose Mine, Chile — The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night — a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-14T13:23:33Z)

Japanese company DeNA buys iPhone game developer Ngmoco for $400 million

Japanese mobile Internet company DeNA Co., intent on establishing a broad mobile games business in the U.S., has bought iPhone game developer Ngmoco Inc. for $300 million in cash, plus an additional $100 million if the company meets undisclosed financial ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-10-13T09:07:02Z)

Night Watch: Campaign Craziness and Foreign Funds

Three weeks before the midterm elections, there are so many strange-but-true story-lines that Jon Stewart had to compile them all into a single "Indecision 2010" segment Monday night. He called it the "unforced errors" edition, a reference to ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-12T13:47:24Z)

Mariner tells his tale of sea saga

Lower Southampton resident Ed Silcox was rescued from a disabled boat along with five others in the Atlantic Ocean after a fishing trip went horribly wrong. They rode 8-foot swells on a near-powerless boat. Water started coming on board, and the only thing ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T16:16:32Z)

Japanese Game Maker on a Buying Spree

TOKYO -- DeNA, a Japanese social game company, said on Tuesday that it would acquire Ngmoco, a Silicon Valley iPhone game developer, for $400 million -- one of the largest deals involving an iPhone software company and another sign that Apple's products ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-10-14T04:55:19Z)

Acorda Therapeutics, St. Joe, Walgreen: U.S. Equity Movers

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 1:45 p.m. Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (ACOR US) declined 6.7 percent to $28.13 after slipping as much as ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-13T18:25:23Z)

Health care, NASA at issue in Fla.'s 24th District

OVIEDO, Fla. — There are three simple words Republican congressional candidate Sandy Adams delivers at almost every public appearance: refund, repeal and replace. She's referring to the health care bill, of course. But the same vocabulary could describe ... (Source: Palm Beach Interactive 2010-10-14T08:58:42Z)

Todd Collins Starts For Bears As Cutler Deals With Concussion

Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) - The Chicago Bears have ruled out quarterback Jay Cutler for Sunday's clash at Carolina, turning to veteran Todd Collins to start in his place. Cutler was diagnosed with a concussion at halftime after receiving an NFL ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-08T01:42:00Z)

Survey: GOP Attacks Gaining Traction With Voters

WASHINGTON | Republican attacks on President Barack Obama's policies are resonating with voters, even as many Americans give a thumbs-down to the party and some of its specific ideas, a Bloomberg National Poll shows. Three weeks before the midterm ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-10-13T01:07:26Z)

Congress Wraps Up Session Early as Midterm Races Loom

"We may not agree on much, but I think with rare exception all 100 senators want to get out of here and back to their states," the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said Wednesday afternoon. And by 8:30 p.m., most of them were on their way ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-30T14:30:16Z)

Next for Chile: Miners' recovery, cause of mine collapse

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — Chileans reveled Thursday in the stunning glory and jubilation of a record-setting mine rescue. As the celebration fades, however, several key questions await resolution. Officials at the copper and gold mine whose collapse trapped ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-10-14T11:29:01Z)

Joblessness Hurts Obama in Poll

[Bloomberg] -- Hope has turned to doubt and disenchantment for almost half of President Barack Obama's supporters. More than 4 of 10 likely voters who say they once considered themselves Obama backers now are either less supportive or say they no longer ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T15:55:03Z)

Obama signs NASA budget into law

President Barack Obama on Monday signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 into law. Congress approved the space agency's budget last week. The act allows NASA to move ahead with one more shuttle flight before ... (Source: Houston Business Journal 2010-10-11T20:58:05Z)

Miners emerge; rescuers fade

People around the globe seem captivated by the progressing rescue of the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped nearly half a mile underground since Aug. 5. Those ranging from the pope to celebrities to NASA have been sharing their reactions; "Chilean ... (Source: Kansas City Business Journal 2010-10-13T19:58:26Z)

Rescued Chile Miners Recover, Face Celebrity Status

COPIAPO, Chile - Chile's 33 newly rescued miners recovered from their ordeal Thursday while also pondering the celebrity status they have gained following a more than two-month entrapment deep under a remote desert. Most of the miners were found to be in ... (Source: NewsMax.com 2010-10-14T12:04:48Z)

Bears report: Inside slant

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler didn't mind sitting out one game just to be on the safe side after suffering a concussion Oct. 3, but he's anxious to be back in the starting lineup Sunday against the Seahawks at Soldier Field. The Bears used defense and ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-14T06:28:22Z)

First of 33 trapped Chilean miners is rescued

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - The first trapped miner emerged from a capsule just after 11 p.m. ET Tuesday from a gold and copper mine that he and 33 miners have been trapped in for more than two months - the longest anyone has survived underground. Florencio ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-13T11:08:44Z)

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Oct 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0600 GMT on Wednesday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/]) ** Lions Gate Entertainment Corp ( LGF.N ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-13T06:15:14Z)

Republicans counter Democratic accusations on fundraising

Top Republican operatives on Sunday accused Democrats , including President Obama , of leveling "baseless charges" for contending that the GOP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were using secret foreign contributions to influence the upcoming midterm ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-11T05:06:02Z)

Mistress greets 2-timer as he and 32 other Chilean miners rescued

Two-timing miner Yonni Barrios surfaced yesterday as the world watched breathlessly to see if his wife or his girlfriend was waiting to fall into his arms. It was the mistress. Barrios, one of 33 trapped Chilean miners, brazenly had invited both women, but ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-14T14:13:39Z)

6 NJ fishermen adrift in Atlantic for 3 days on disabled boat say they feared they would die

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Six fishermen rescued by the Coast Guard after three days at sea said Tuesday they feared they would die as their disabled boat drifted farther into the Atlantic with a storm approaching. The men's reunions with their families ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-10-12T23:41:32Z)

Former Oregon defensive lineman Matt Toeaina's determination leads to starting role with the Chicago Bears

When Chicago defensive tackle Matt Toeaina discovered he would make his first NFL start Sept. 27 against Green Bay on Monday Night football, he outwardly pretend it wasn't a big deal. "I tried to act like I had been there before," he said by phone after ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-10-07T01:28:52Z)

Republicans Are Unpopular Even With Voters Opposing Obama

(Bloomberg) — Republican attacks on President Barack Obama's policies are resonating with voters, even as many Americans give a thumbs-down to the party and some of its specific ideas, a Bloomberg National Poll shows. Three weeks before the midterm ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-12T13:54:33Z)

Japanese Firm to Buy iPhone Game Company Ngmoco

TOKYO — DeNA, the Japanese social game giant, said Tuesday that it would acquire Ngmoco, a Silicon Valley iPhone game developer, for $400 million — one of the largest deals ever involving an iPhone application developer and another sign that the iPhone ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-12T16:46:21Z)

Dems swoop in to help Reid as ad spending spikes

Eager to protect their politically vulnerable Senate leader, Democrats plan to sink more than $2 million into Harry Reid's home state of Nevada in the final weeks of the campaign, but have begun scaling back in Missouri where polls show their candidate ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T00:16:08Z)

The Chilean-Houston connection key to miner rescue success

HOUSTON -- From psychologists at NASA, to a drilling contractor in Cypress and a maker of precision gyro measurement devices near the West Beltway, the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners owes a great deal to the high-tech expertise that can be found in ... (Source: KHOU 2010-10-14T02:46:28Z)

Miners rescued from 2,000ft raise the spirits of the world

CHILE'S AUTHORITIES were hopeful that the rescue of the 33 miners trapped underground for a record 10 weeks could be concluded by early today Irish time after a euphoric day which saw rescuers bring men up to the surface at regular intervals. As of 9pm ... (Source: Irish Times 2010-10-14T09:05:51Z)

6 NJ boaters adrift in ocean feared they'd die

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Six fishermen rescued by the Coast Guard after three days at sea said Tuesday they feared they would die as their disabled boat drifted farther into the Atlantic with a storm approaching. The men's reunions with their families were full ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2010-10-13T11:51:41Z)

Chile rejoices as all 33 miners are rescued

COPIAPO, Chile — Chile freed the last of 33 miners from imprisonment nearly half a mile underground late Wednesday, the miracle of a second chance at life made real by the methodical shuttle of a battered red, white and blue rescue capsule willed on by a ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-14T07:25:38Z)

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