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Deals of the Hour / October 22, 2010, 8:40 pm

Pakistan kept in the dark about Afghan peace contacts

Pakistan is being kept out of efforts by the Afghan government and the United States to end nearly a decade of war with the Taliban, which could be a sign of Washington's mistrust of Islamabad's intentions. NATO and Afghan officials have confirmed ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-22T10:22:16Z)

G20 starts final day of talks amid currency fears

Top finance officials from the world's major economies hunkered down Saturday for final day of talks aimed at quelling fears of a possible trade war sparked by competition over currency rates. The gathering of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-23T01:17:03Z)

U.S. Bracing for More Documents to Go Up on Wikileaks

The Obama administration is bracing for the disclosure by the WikiLeaks Website of a vast cache of secret U.S. Iraq war documents that could throw a light on some of the darkest episodes of the war. The Obama administration is bracing for the disclosure by ... (Source: WHSV 2010-10-22T15:58:42Z)

Currencies center stage as G20 gets under way

The U.S. pressed emerging nations to set targets to reduce their vast trade surpluses with the West, a plan that could see their currencies rise, as a global finance summit fumbled for ways to reduce tensions that threaten to escalate into a trade war. U.S ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-23T01:17:03Z)

Russell Launches "World Cap" Index

Russell Investments has launched a new global benchmark to offer investors increased flexibility in their global mandate. The Russell World Cap™ Index combines the U.S. broad-market Russell 3000 ® Index and the Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-22T13:57:01Z)

Verizon Wireless and FiOs Drive 3Q

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - News ), the second largest U.S. phone company, declared its third quarter earnings result before the opening bell. The company reported adjusted earnings of 56 cents per share beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-22T14:18:29Z)

TWU hires property securities manager

TWU Super, Melbourne, Australia, hired SG Hiscock for a "benchmark unaware" Australian property securities mandate. The move returns the A$2.5 billion (US$2.47 billion) fund's listed property portfolio to a 50-50 split between domestic and overseas ... (Source: pionline 2010-10-21T16:07:03Z)

U.S. plans $2 billion more in military aid for Pakistan

The Obama administration announced Friday that it would seek an additional $2 billion in aid for Pakistan's military, despite continuing disagreements with Islamabad over the war against militants. The five-year package, which supplements $7.5 billion in ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-23T00:26:56Z)

Edward Norton morphs again for role in Michigan-shot 'Stone'

Edward Norton is a shape-shifter. Anyone who's followed his career — from "Fight Club" adrenaline junkie to reformed skinhead in "American History X" to two-faced murder suspect in "Primal Fear" to tortured green monster in "The Incredible Hulk ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-21T21:29:10Z)

Saskatchewan Officially Opposes BHP Bid

Saskatchewan, the province where Potash Corp. is based, on Thursday officially opposed the $39 billion takeover offer by the mining giant BHP Billiton , saying it "does not provide a "net benefit" to the people of Saskatchewan and Canada." Brad ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-22T08:27:44Z)

'Stone': De Niro, Norton at their finest

In Stone , an ambiguous film boasting a quartet of mesmerizing performances, Robert De Niro and Edward Norton are inscrutable antagonists in what appears to be a high-stakes game of liars' poker. Norton is Stone, convicted arsonist, who hopes to win parole ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-22T15:58:42Z)

Obama administration braces for WikiLeaks release of thousands of secret documents on Iraq war

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is bracing for the disclosure by the WikiLeaks website of a vast cache of secret U.S. Iraq war documents that could throw a light on some of the darkest episodes of the war. The self-described whistle-blower website is ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-21T21:43:29Z)

G20 officila enter final day of talks aimed at quelling currency dispute

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Top finance officials from the world's major economies hunkered down Saturday for final day of talks aimed at quelling fears of a possible trade war sparked by competition over currency rates. The gathering of Group of 20 ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-23T01:24:12Z)

Randy Quaid, wife arrested in Canada

VANCOUVER — Canadian police have arrested actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges. The two were picked up Thursday afternoon in an affluent Vancouver neighbourhood and face an immigration hearing. Vancouver police ... (Source: WRAL 2010-10-22T23:51:09Z)

WikiLeaks plans 'major' announcement within hours as Pentagon braces for massive Iraq war leak

LONDON (AP) — The WikiLeaks website is poised to release what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history — hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports that could amount to a classified history of the war in Iraq . U.S ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-22T22:10:56Z)

Verizon Wireless Offers iPad at Stores Nationwide on October 28

Verizon Wireless and Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available at over 2,000 Verizon Wireless Stores nationwide beginning Thursday, October 28. Verizon Wireless will offer three bundles, all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-14T22:49:03Z)

Fractious G20 set to confront trade imbalances

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AFP) – The United States looked set to win G20 backing Saturday to tackle groaning trade imbalances as the world's biggest industrial nations vowed to avoid tit-for-tat currency devaluations. But after all-night talks among senior ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-23T02:35:47Z)

Factbox: What's in WikiLeaks' Iraq war logs?

Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks on Friday released nearly 400,000 classified U.S. military files chronicling the Iraq war from 2004 through 2009, the largest leak of its kind in U.S. military history. The documents themselves are known at the Pentagon as ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-23T02:35:47Z)

Saskatchewan's Premier Still Doesn't See Net Benefit of BHP Bid

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said today he still doesn't see a net benefit to his province or to Canada in BHP Billiton Ltd.'s $40 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. The Saskatchewan cabinet will meet ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T16:15:23Z)

Make My Day

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- I love Indiana. I love the people, I love the cities and towns, I love everything we stand for: corn, car racing, and the belief that any high school basketball team anywhere can win a state championship and have a movie made about ... (Source: American Reporter 2010-10-23T02:14:19Z)

G20 tasked with quelling currency battles as ministers warn risks to global economy

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. pressed for emerging nations to set targets to reduce their vast trade surpluses with the West, a plan that could see their currencies rise, as a summit of top finance officials fumbled for ways to reduce tensions ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-23T01:24:12Z)

US bracing for major leak of secret Iraq war files

AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is bracing for the disclosure by the WikiLeaks website of a vast cache of secret U.S. Iraq war documents that could throw a light on some of the darkest episodes of the war. The self ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-10-21T23:02:14Z)

White House to seek $2 billion in military aid for Pakistan

W ASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced today it will seek another $2 billion in aid for Pakistan's military, despite continuing disagreements with Islamabad over conduct in the war against militants. The five-year package, which supplements $7 ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-22T22:03:46Z)

Details Begin Surfacing From Massive New Wikileaks' Release of Document From Iraq War

The WikiLeaks website has released about 400,000 secret Iraq War documents to selected media organizations and is preparing to unveil the massive trove of classified information at a news conference Saturday, in what the Pentagon warns could endanger Iraqi ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-23T02:35:47Z)

Movie Review: Personal demons, angels at war in 'Stone'

There is such a thing as overplaying a good hand, and that's what director John Curran comes close to doing in "Stone." In the first scene, especially, and to an extent throughout, he nearly suffocates the life out of this picture, giving it a heavy ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-22T07:08:59Z)

Sharron Angle's war on Canada

Adam Serwer is a staff reporter for The American Prospect , where he writes his own blog . Last week during their debate, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle told Democrat Harry Reid to "man up." But it's time for Angle to own up to her own ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-16T23:58:16Z)

Finance Ministers, Bank Governors Meet to Avert Currency War

Oct 21, 2010 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 20 largest economies are gathering in South Korea as concerns grow about the possibility of a currency war. Starting Friday, the economic ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-10-21T21:07:42Z)

iPad going on sale in Verizon Wireless and AT&T stores October 28 (update: Verizon data pricing)

It might not be the Apple-Verizon tie-in you are most anxious to see happen, but the big red network has gone official with its plans to offer the iPad in its brick-and-mortar stores starting on October 28. VZW will be bundling the WiFi-only iPads with its ... (Source: engadget 2010-10-15T02:38:07Z)

Russell Launches "World Cap" Index

SEATTLE, Oct 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Russell Investments has launched a new global benchmark to offer investors increased flexibility in their global mandate. The Russell World Cap(TM) Index combines the U.S. broad-market Russell 3000(R) Index and the ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-10-22T13:49:51Z)

Canada's Saskatchewan Said to Reject BHP Infrastructure Offer

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Saskatchewan rejected an offer of C$370 million ($360 million) of infrastructure investment from BHP Billiton Ltd., which is trying to win support for its $40 billion bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., according to an e-mail ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T11:50:32Z)

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