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Deals of the Hour / October 15, 2010, 7:40 am

EA: 'Medal Of Honor Exceeds US Day 1 Sales Forecasts'

Electronic Arts has said that Medal of Honor is 'off to a great start' in the US, adding that 'major retail chains (are) already exceeding their day 1 forecasts.' The Call of Duty rival was launched in the US Tuesday October 12, with EA stating ... (Source: IncGamers.com 2010-10-15T01:26:32Z)

Medal of Honor to break records

EA says pre-orders for new shooter are already ahead of week one sales for any previous MOH title Ahead of its release in Europe tomorrow, EA has told MCV that Medal of Honor is on track to shatter all previous sales records for the cult FPS war series ... (Source: MCV 2010-10-14T10:53:13Z)

Last of trapped Chilean miners is freed

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their countrymen erupted in cheers and the world watched ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T21:16:00Z)

UPDATE 2-GM on track for mid-November IPO-sources

The GM IPO is expected to price on Nov. 17 with the debut on Nov. 18, three of the sources said. People involved in the deal have said shares would likely price between $20 and $25 after a stock split by the automaker. On Wednesday, GM Chairman Ed Whitacre ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T00:43:35Z)

Special report: Globally, the flash crash is no flash in the pan

PARIS (Reuters) - The 20-minute "flash crash" will reverberate for quite some time to come. For years, America's stock markets were the envy of the world, the model for modern trading -- fast, stable, efficient and for the most part transparent. But after ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-10-15T11:42:09Z)

US hikes ethanol blend in gasoline amid outcry

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday raised the allowable limit on ethanol content in gasoline for newer vehicles amid an outcry from critics over pollution and federal subsidies for corn ethanol. In response to a request from the ethanol ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-13T21:17:11Z)

BART selects contractor to begin eBART line from Bay Point to Antioch

The first contract to begin work on the 10-mile-long eBART rail extension from Bay Point to Antioch was awarded Thursday by the BART Board. West Bay Builders Inc. of Novato was picked with a bid of $26.1 million bid to do some initial track work and build ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-14T21:58:57Z)

'Medal of Honor' is pretty good, no more, no less

Midpoint in the Afghanistan war game Medal of Honor, you use a sniper rifle to shoot an Al-Qaeda guy in the head as he stands 911 meters away. Did you catch that reference? Nine-eleven? That Al-Qaeda guy's head explodes like the Death Star. Tell me this ... (Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier 2010-10-15T06:05:42Z)

Liverpool owners to drop court order blocking sale of club, but fight may not be over

LONDON - Liverpool's owners are withdrawing their Texas court order blocking the sale of the Premier League club but could still find a way to stop the proposed 300 million pound ($476 million) takeover by the owners of the Boston Red Sox. Co-owners Tom ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-15T12:17:56Z)

Feds say E-15 is safe for new cars

The U.S. government decided newer cars can safely use a 15 percent ethanol blend without hurting the engine or harming the air, a verdict that gave corn and ethanol producers a historic victory Wednesday. But if corn growers were cheering, others were ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-10-14T03:15:06Z)

Freed Chilean miners receive invitations from top European, Latin American soccer clubs

MADRID - The freed Chilean miners are being flooded with invitations to visit leading European and Latin American soccer teams. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez invited the 33 to visit Santiago Bernabeu stadium "to celebrate their lesson of life ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-14T18:09:53Z)

Medal of Honor Scores at Retails

Electronic Arts today announced great Medal of Honor day one sales and that the game is well in position for an outstanding holiday. Co-developed by EA's Danger Close Studio in Los Angeles and DICE in Stockholm, Medal of Honor launched yesterday with ... (Source: TeamXbox 2010-10-14T16:22:30Z)

AU Shippin' Out October 11-15: Medal of Honor

EA revives two old franchises this week. This week sees EA join the hunt for the world's most wanted man in the reboot of its popular military franchise--Medal of Honor. Set in Afghanistan, the game takes place from the soldiers' perspectives on the ... (Source: Gamespot News 2010-10-11T08:33:37Z)

MDU Resources Subsidiary Announces Sale of Working Interest in Niobrara Leasehold

Fidelity Exploration & Production Company, the wholly owned oil and natural gas exploration and production subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU), has signed an agreement with JD Rockies Resources Limited, a 100 percent-owned U.S. subsidiary ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-14T20:25:53Z)

In Chile, 30 miners rescued and counting

As night fell Wednesday, Chilean rescuers moving at a rapid pace pressed ahead with the operation to free 33 men trapped half a mile below the earth's surface for more than two months. Rescuers freed the 30th miner as family members and hundreds of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T23:47:30Z)

5 percent of GM's common stock set aside for employees, retirees and dealers to buy in IPO

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. wants to set aside five percent of the company's common shares for its employees, car dealers and retirees to buy in an initial public stock sale expected next month. The IPO will allow GM's shareholders, including the U ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-14T22:34:44Z)

COD Black Ops or Medal of Honor: PS3 and Xbox 360 This Holiday Season

Each Call of Duty release has only increased the amount of people following the franchise, and World At War resulted in something special that was found in "zombies". The mode pulled the players together just to stay alive, and it's this desperation ... (Source: Product Reviews 2010-10-03T12:17:51Z)

Miners find a sunny life of celebrity on surface

Copiapo, Chile — The Chilean miners began their unfamiliar new lives as national heroes Thursday and got a taste of what awaits them outside the hospital doors — a deluge of TV producers, writers and even soccer teams all desperate for a piece of their ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-15T14:05:19Z)

GM stock set aside for workers, car dealers in IPO

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. and its Wall Street bankers are setting aside 5 percent of the shares to be sold in next month's initial sale of stock for GM's employees, car dealers and retirees. That detail was included in a regulatory filing on Thursday ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-14T22:56:13Z)

Chilean miners getting invites

MADRID -- The freed Chilean miners are being flooded with invitations to visit leading European and Latin American soccer teams. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez invited the 33 miners to visit Santiago Bernabeu stadium, while Manchester United is ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-14T20:11:34Z)

Unbridled cheers greet Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile — The first of 33 gold and copper miners entombed half a mile below ground for more than two months were hauled into the frigid Chilean desert air early Wednesday morning, emerging from a cramped, life-saving haven and into the embrace of ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-13T19:22:39Z)

EPA approves E15 ethanol sale

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of farm and food industry trade associations representing every step of the food chain from meat and poultry producers, restaurants, bakers to other food manufacturers today issued the following statement in response to the ... (Source: Jamestown Sun 2010-10-14T13:02:04Z)

TPG Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Seagate With KKR

(Adds investor's comment in fourth paragraph.) Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- TPG Capital and KKR & Co. are in talks to acquire Seagate Technology Plc, a deal that would mark the disk-drive maker's second leveraged buyout in a decade, according to people with ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-15T05:29:55Z)

All 33 Miners Saved in Chile

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 been ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-15T07:53:05Z)

In Chile, all 33 miners rescued

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 on Wednesday night -- a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-15T01:48:01Z)

Trapped Chilean miners continue to emerge after 69 days buried

COPIAPO, Chile — The first of 33 gold and copper miners entombed half a mile below ground for more than two months were hauled into the frigid Chilean desert air early Wednesday morning, emerging from a cramped, life-saving haven and into the embrace of ... (Source: News-Democrat 2010-10-11T23:57:02Z)

Retraining Police ... BART Extension ... Auctioned Gold Medal

This morning, BART's board of directors approved the first construction contract for a ten-mile extension into Contra Costa County. E-BART will travel the median of Highway 4, from the Pittsburg/Bay Point terminus to Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch. Famous ... (Source: KQED 2010-10-14T19:21:28Z)

Lawyers for Tom Hicks will drop restraining order blocking sale of Liverpool soccer club 7:15 AM CT

Lawyers for Dallas businessman Tom Hicks are expected to drop a temporary restraining order blocking the sale of Liverpool Football Club to the owner of the Boston Red Sox. A hearing before state district judge Jim Jordan is expected at 7 a.m. today in a ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-15T12:10:47Z)

BART selects contractor to begin line from Bay Point to Antioch

The first contract to begin work on the 10-mile-long eBART rail extension from Bay Point to Antioch was awarded Thursday by the BART Board. West Bay Builders Inc. of Novato was picked with a bid of $26.1 million bid to do some initial track work and build ... (Source: Marin Independent Journal 2010-10-15T00:57:54Z)

Liverpool Owners To Drop Court Case Against Sale

(AP) LONDON (AP) - Liverpool's owners are withdrawing their Texas court order blocking the sale of the Premier League club but could still find a way to stop the proposed 300 million pound ($476 million) takeover by the owners of the Boston Red Sox. Co ... (Source: CBS News 2010-10-15T13:08:03Z)

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