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Deals of the Hour / October 26, 2010, 1:40 am

Commods boost FTSE after G20 deal, Bernanke eyed

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Commodity stocks lifted Britain's top shares on Monday as the dollar weakened after G20 finance ministers agreed to avoid competitive currency devaluations and ahead of a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. By ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-10-25T11:15:58Z)

Video tells Muslims to attack U.S., Europe

CAIRO – A U.S.-born al-Qaida spokesman on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there. In a 48-minute video posted on militant websites, Adam Gadahn directed his appeal to Muslim immigrants in what he called ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-10-24T08:03:53Z)

Factbox: Canadian captive Khadr pleads guilty at Guantanamo

(Reuters) - Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to all five terrorism charges against him at the U.S. war crimes tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Monday, as part of a deal that would limit his sentence. Terms of the plea deal were not ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T13:39:08Z)

85-Year-Old Minister Skydives On Birthday! Big Deal!

"A Texas pastor celebrated his 85th birthday by jumping out of a plane, the fifth year in a row he says he's returned to that item on his personal 'bucket list.' Brushy Creek Baptist Church pastor John Gurley keeps going back partially to show older people ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-10-25T19:01:16Z)

Pastor, 85, Skydives To Celebrate Birthday!

"A Texas pastor celebrated his 85th birthday by jumping out of a plane, the fifth year in a row he says he`s returned to that item on his personal `bucket list.` Brushy Creek Baptist Church pastor John Gurley keeps going back partially to show older people ... (Source: Student Operated Press 2010-10-25T16:45:15Z)

Dollar resumes its slide after G-20 meeting

The dollar resumed its months-long slide Monday after weekend talks by finance officials of the Group of 20 nations promised to avoid "currency wars," but offered few specifics on enforcement. Finance ministers from the G-20 said they would avoid ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-26T01:49:17Z)

ASX shares fall as SGX deal under scrutiny

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's minority government promised exhaustive scrutiny of Singapore Exchange's ( SGXL.SI ) agreed $7.9 billion takeover of Australia's ASX Ltd ( ASX.AX ), after politicians voiced concern over the deal, sending shares in both ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-26T07:25:43Z)

Berlusconi, Snubbed in Europe, Seals Deals Elsewhere

(Corrects spelling of Nicolas in first paragraph.) Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- When French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosts his Russian and German counterparts for talks on European security today, Europe's second-biggest energy partner with Moscow won't be ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-19T13:24:47Z)

World steps back from the brink with G-20 currency deal, though challenge will be enforcement

SEOUL , South Korea (AP) — Facing the risk of a dangerous trade war, top finance officials from the world's leading rich and developing nations looked each other in the eye and vowed they wouldn't use their currencies as economic weapons to boost exports ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-25T10:54:30Z)

Zoo Games Takes Aim at Nintendo DSTM with New Silly Bandz Video Game

Video game publisher Zoo Entertainment, Inc (NASDAQ CM: ZOOG) today announced that the wildly popular Silly Bandz will be making their debut as a video game for the Nintendo DS TM just in time for the holidays. In the game, players rescue trapped Silly ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

PRECIOUS-Factors to watch on October 25

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Gold rallied on Monday as the dollar suffered another setback following weekend comments made at the meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers, and as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. [ID ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-25T07:12:35Z)

Youngest detainee at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes

New York, Oct 26 (PTI) Pakistani-Canadian Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay has pleaded guilty to war crimes, including murder of an American army personnel in Afghanistan in 2002. A plea bargain struck with the prosecution averted a ... (Source: MSN India 2010-10-26T08:22:59Z)

Japan, India to sign trade, investment deal

The leaders of Japan and India were set to sign a broad economic partnership agreement Monday, seeking to slash import taxes on a range of goods from auto parts to bonsai plants and boost investment between the two major Asian economies. Indian Prime ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T06:15:19Z)

World stocks up as G-20 vows to avoid currency war

World stocks rose and the dollar slumped Monday after global finance chiefs vowed to avoid a currency war that could derail the global recovery. With no concrete guidelines to go by, however, investors are wary that this may only prove a temporary truce ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-26T01:06:20Z)

Groupon and eBay Announce Co-Marketing Incentives

Groupon ( http://www.groupon.com ), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, announces a national affiliate incentive agreement with eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), a ... (Source: Consumer Electronics Net 2010-10-25T14:00:37Z)

eBay Partners With Groupon On Daily Deals

eBay has partnered with social shopping website Groupon, to offer daily deals from Groupon throughout its site. Members of the eBay Bucks Rewards Program who purchase Groupon deals from the eBay site earn 5% of the purchase price back in eBay Bucks ... (Source: WebProNews 2010-10-25T15:05:02Z)

ASX Deal Fires Up Exchange Market Action

Font Size: The Singapore Exchange's $8.3 billion bid for its Australian counterpart indicates just how hot emerging markets stock trading is going to become, according to players who know best. This could theoretically become a huge emerging markets theme ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-10-26T08:15:50Z)

Japan, India to sign trade, investment pact; Singh pushes for nuclear deal

TOKYO - The leaders of Japan and India were set to sign a broad economic partnership agreement Monday, seeking to slash import taxes on a range of goods from auto parts to bonsai plants and boost investment between the two major Asian economies. Indian ... (Source: Brandon Sun 2010-10-25T06:43:57Z)

Canadian Gitmo detainee pleads guilty, agrees to 8-year sentence

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Toronto-born Omar Khadr, Guantanamo's youngest and last Western detainee, pleaded guilty Monday to committing war crimes under a plea deal meant to send him home to Canada next year. Khadr's full admission is spelled out ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-26T06:57:05Z)

Groupon signs deal with eBay

CHICAGO — Groupon, a shopping website that offers a daily deal on local goods, services and cultural events, announced a national affiliate incentive agreement with online marketplace, eBay. Starting today, visitors to eBay (http://groupon.ebay.com) will ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-10-25T17:49:41Z)

CommScope Shares Pop Amid Carlyle Deal Talks

Shares in CommScope , the telecommunications equipment maker, jumped about 30 percent on Monday after the company confirmed a DealBook report that it was in talks to sell itself to the Carlyle Group . CommScope's shares hovered at about $30 as of ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

Mad Catz/WWE All Stars deal

Mad Catz ® Interactive, Inc. ("Mad Catz" or"the Company") (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, and THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI), a leading developer and publisher of videogames, announced today an ... (Source: MCV 2010-10-18T14:59:01Z)

Hickory-based CommScope in talks for $3 billion buyout

Hickory-based CommScope Inc. said Carlyle Group, the Washington-based leveraged buyout firm, is in talks to buy the company in a deal that would value the telecommunications equipment maker at about $3 billion. CommScope soared 30 percent in New York ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-10-26T03:58:08Z)

Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment

TOKYO (AP) â€" The leaders of Japan and India were set to sign a broad economic partnership agreement Monday, seeking to slash import taxes on a range of goods from auto parts to bonsai plants and boost investment between the two major Asian economies ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-10-25T11:30:17Z)

Britain's FTSE ends higher as miners advance

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares ended higher on Monday, supported by strength in miners as metals and crude prices rose amid a weaker dollar after G20 finance ministers agreed to avoid competitive currency devaluations. At the close, the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

Play with Life as EA's The Sims 3 for Consoles and Handheld Powers Its Way onto Store Shelves

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - (Business Wire) May you smile down on your Sims and bless them with good karma or frown upon them and explore your dark side. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that The Sims™ 3 on PlayStation ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-25T12:06:05Z)

85-year-old pastor skydives on birthday

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 24, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A Texas pastor celebrated his 85th birthday by jumping out of a plane, the fifth year in a row he says he's returned to that item on his personal "bucket list." Brushy Creek Baptist Church pastor John Gurley ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-10-24T19:09:36Z)

CommScope in talks with Carlyle on $2.98B buyout

CommScope Inc. is talking to asset management firm Carlyle Group about being taken private in a deal valued at about $2.98 billion. The network infrastructure company said Monday that Carlyle Group would pay $31.50 per share in cash, a 36 percent premium ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-26T01:13:29Z)

Tokyo Bourse Protests SGX-ASX Deal

TOKYO—The president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange said Tuesday he isn't happy about Singapore Exchange Ltd.'s move to take over Australia's ASX Ltd. due to concerns about dilution of Tokyo's stake in SGX. "As the second biggest stakeholder in SGX, we are ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-26T07:18:34Z)

Italy Beats Peers With Cheapest Debt Since August: Euro Credit

Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Italy may have an easier time selling bonds than its peers this week as optimism about the nation's budget restraint drives borrowing costs to the lowest level since August. The Treasury will auction about 11 billion euros ($15.3 ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-24T22:15:43Z)

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