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Deals of the Hour / October 19, 2010, 5:40 pm

The Incredible Shrinking Women

If you happen to mention the name Hillary Clinton to my grandmother, she'll pause, lock her jaw and declare, "That woman...ambitious." That's all she has to say about Clinton because, after all, Granny's polite. Also, the first female Speaker of the House ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-10-19T20:48:35Z)

Apple Falls on Forecast Miss; Jobs to Use Cash for Future Deals

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, joining an earnings conference call for the first time in two years, said the company will use cash for deals as it repels threats from Google Inc. and Research ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-19T13:46:15Z)

Apple expected to blow away year-ago results with strong iPhone, iPad sales in 4th quarter

SEATTLE (AP) — Apple Inc. , maker of the iPad , iPhone and other gadgets, is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter results Monday after the closing bell. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Shipments of Apple's profitable iPhone and iPad devices. Apple started selling the ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-10-15T21:29:08Z)

'Chinese firms helping Iran develop nuclear weapons'

US gives Beijing list of companies violating UN sanctions; asks China to crack down on transferring restricted technology to Iran. WASHINGTON — The United States has asked Beijing to do more to stop Chinese companies from providing assistance and ... (Source: Jerusalem Post 2010-10-18T07:42:22Z)

Yahoo profit surges, even as sales flat

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday reported a flat net sales figure for the third quarter, even as profit surged thanks in part to the sale of HotJobs, amid mounting questions about the company's progress under Chief Executive Carol ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-10-19T23:26:04Z)

Wind Power: Resource Is Free, but Transmission Lines Are Expensive, an Industrial Info News Alert

Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- It would cost about $25 billion over the next 20 years to build enough high-voltage transmission lines to bring wind from the Upper Midwest to load centers in the Eastern U.S ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-10-19T11:08:46Z)

Australia to struggle to hit stride in uranium

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is well positioned to dominate the world's uranium industry, with half of all known deposits, but it could take a decade or more to hit its stride because of domestic political hurdles. The ruling national and state Labor ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-19T09:14:14Z)

KKR Returns to Australia Market With Perpetual Offer

(Updates with KKR spokesman's comment in 16th paragraph.) Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. offered to buy Australian asset manager Perpetual Ltd. for as much as A$1.75 billion ($1.73 billion) to tap expanding wealth in the world's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-18T05:54:59Z)

Machinists reject Hawker contract offer

Machinists count ballots after Saturday's vote on the Hawker Beechcraft contract proposal. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Saturday voted by 55 percent to reject a seven-year work contract from Hawker ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-17T17:59:10Z)

WRAPUP 4-Investors, White House press banks over mortgages

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Investors threatened to seek redress over questionable mortgage bonds and the White House warned it would hold lenders accountable for any illegal foreclosure practices, sending the shares of major banks lower on ... (Source: Finanz Nachrichten 2010-10-19T22:57:26Z)

O2 Vindkompaniet to Build 17 Windfarms in Sweden in 2011 and 2012, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Swedish company O2 Vindkompaniet (Stockholm, Sweden) plans to begin constructing eight windfarms in 2011. Nine others await planning permission. Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-10-19T11:08:46Z)

Yahoo Profit Doubles but Tempers Sales View

Yahoo Inc.'s quarterly profit more than doubled on lower costs and a gain from the sale of HotJobs, but the Internet giant issued a weak revenue forecast for the current quarter. The company's revenue increased less than 2% from a year ago, but Chief ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-19T22:14:29Z)

Machinists Reject Hawker Beechcraft Offer

Machinists at Hawker Beechcraft voted against a new seven-year contract offer that included a 10 percent pay cut and other concessions aimed at keeping the company from moving out of Kansas. Bob Wood, spokesman for the airplane maker's union, said 55% of ... (Source: KAKE TV 2010-10-18T11:17:07Z)

JPMorgan Leads CMBS Sale as Offerings Revive: Credit Markets

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is poised to sell the largest offering of commercial mortgage-backed securities this year as Wall Street seeks to chip away at property debt financed before real estate values plummeted. The top-ranked 10-year ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-07T04:06:21Z)

Teekay Tankers (TNK) Enters VLCC Acquisition JV, Receives Acquisition Offer from Teekay (TK ...

Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK ) announced that they have entered into a 50/50 joint venture for the acquisition of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) newbuilding scheduled to deliver from Shanghai Waigaoqiao shipyard in April 2013. Wah Kwong Shipping of ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-10-19T11:01:37Z)

Apple's Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises 70% on IPad, IPhone Demand

Apple Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales and profit that beat analysts' estimates , citing demand for iPhones and iPad tablet computers for students heading back to school. Net income rose to $4.31 billion, or $4.64 a share, compared with $2.53 billion ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-18T20:49:47Z)

Skype coming to Japanese cell phones

Skype has tied up with one of Japan's largest telecommunications companies in a deal that will see its Internet telephony service offered on cell phones and to broadband, fixed line and cable TV customers. The deal is potentially the largest Skype has done ... (Source: ARNnet 2010-10-18T17:43:40Z)

Yahoo's 3Q earnings more than double on HotJobs sale, revenue rises by less than 2 percent

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. shuffled through another quarter of sluggish growth, a performance that may further test the patience of the Internet company's already restless shareholders. The third-quarter results announced Tuesday also seem likely to ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-19T23:18:55Z)

JPMorgan CMBS Sale Offers Low Spreads, Borrower Lifeline: Credit Markets

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is poised to sell the largest offering of commercial mortgage-backed securities this year as Wall Street seeks to chip away at property debt financed before values plummeted on shopping centers, hotels and offices. The top-ranked 10 ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-06T23:55:48Z)

Hawker Beechcraft offer seeks pay cut to keep jobs

Hawker Beechcraft has offered its machinists a seven-year contract offer that includes a 10 percent pay cut and other concessions in a move to keep the majority of its 6,000 jobs in Kansas. The airplane maker's union recommended early Wednesday that its ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-13T12:13:09Z)

China to probe firms said to evade Iran sanctions

AFP - The United States said it has raised concerns with China that some Chinese firms may be evading UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, adding Beijing had promised to investigate. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley indicated that the ... (Source: France 24 2010-10-19T03:30:38Z)

Grassley says E15 is good for Iowa

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley welcomes the decision to allow E15 ethanol sales as a positive step for Iowa. ''It will be very good for the ethanol industry,'' Grassley said during an exclusive interview with The Messenger Wednesday. The Republican senator, who ... (Source: Fort Dodge Messenger 2010-10-15T18:37:20Z)

Teekay Tankers Ltd. Announces China Joint Venture and Offer to Acquire Two Tankers

Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) - Highlights Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Teekay Tankers or the Company) today announced that it has entered into a 50/50 joint venture agreement with Wah Kwong Shipping of Hong Kong, to jointly invest in a Very Large Crude Carrier ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-18T23:55:53Z)

Cash Is King to the Tune of $3.6 Billion in Pfizer Offer, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 10/14/10 -- Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Drug giant Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE:PFE) (New York, New York) went on a shopping expedition in search of replacements for its aging ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-10-14T09:55:57Z)

'KDDI to offer Skype calls on smartphones'

Oct 15, 2010 (DMASIA via COMTEX) -- Japanese operator KDDI is teaming up with Skype Technologies to enable its au mobile phone service subscribers to make Skype calls through smartphones, starting November, reports the Nikkei. KDDI will offer free or low ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-15T12:39:25Z)

Report: US asks China to stop deals with Iran

The United States has asked Beijing to do more to stop Chinese companies from providing assistance and expertise to Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons and more powerful missiles, The Washington Post reported Sunday. According to the newspaper, the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-18T03:17:31Z)

Teekay Tankers Reveals China Joint Venture And Offer To Acquire Two Tankers

(RTTNews) - Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK: News ) said Monday that it has entered into a 50/50 joint venture agreement with Wah Kwong Shipping of Hong Kong, to jointly invest in a Very Large Crude Carrier newbuilding scheduled to deliver from Shanghai ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-19T00:10:12Z)

Japan's KDDI ties up with Skype

KDDI's mobile service, operating under the "au" brand, will start new apps from November for selected handsets and offer Skype-to-Skype calls Tokyo: Japan's number-two telecom operator KDDI said Monday it had formed a strategic tie-up with Skype to ... (Source: Livemint.com 2010-10-18T09:44:03Z)

Harkin, Conlin offer defense of Iowa court justicies (Audio)

Both Senator Tom Harkin and Roxanne Conlin, the Democrat who's running for Iowa's other U.S. Senate seat, offered their own defense of Iowa's Supreme Court justices this weekend. Three of the justices are the target of a campaign to vote them off the ... (Source: Radio Iowa 2010-10-17T19:46:32Z)

Asian Shares Mostly Down; Financials Fall in Seoul, Sydney

SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday, with banking stocks in Seoul and Sydney weighing on those markets. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average was off 1% at 9,489.14, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was 0.6% lower, South Korea's Kospi Composite was down ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-15T01:12:13Z)

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