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Deals of the Hour / October 26, 2010, 2:39 am

Canadian pleads guilty in Guantanamo trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleaded guilty on Monday to all five terrorism charges against him in the U.S. war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of a deal that could send him home to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

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)

Treasury Draws Negative Yield for First Time During TIPS Sale

Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time at a U.S. debt auction as investors bet the Federal Reserve will be successful in sparking inflation. The ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-25T20:41:28Z)

Canadian admits terror charges, avoids Gitmo trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleaded guilty on Monday to all five terrorism charges against him in the U.S. war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of a deal that would limit his sentence. Khadr ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-25T13:24:49Z)

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)

Dolphins claim they got 'raw end of deal' in loss to Steelers

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Upon further review, the Dolphins-Steelers officiating crew made only one mistake on the pivotal play of the game. That's small consolation to the Dolphins, who felt as though they were robbed of a win by "Stealers." The lone ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-25T23:26:07Z)

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)

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)

Canadian at Gitmo guilty

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Eight years after he was taken to Guantanamo as a teenage prisoner, a Canadian pleaded guilty Monday to killing a U.S. Army sergeant during a battle in Afghanistan, in a deal that will send him home in a year to serve ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-10-26T09:13:06Z)

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)

Australia Shares End Down 0.5% As ASX Deal Hits Snags

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)-- The Australian share market retreated hand in hand with ASX Ltd. shares on Tuesday after the stock market operator's proposed takeover by Singapore Exchange ran into political resistance in Australia. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-26T06:06:59Z)

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)

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)

Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment

The leaders of India and Japan signed a broad agreement Monday aimed at increasing trade and agreed to speed up talks toward a civilian nuclear energy deal — despite sensitivity in Japan over India's past atomic test blasts. Indian Prime Minister ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T12:49:02Z)

Adobe AIR 2.5 for Android 2.2 Froyo Available Now

Adobe Systems has just announced at the Adobe MAX 2010 conference, the release of its Adobe AIR 2.5 software which is now available for televisions, tablets, smartphones and desktop operating systems. The most significant feature of the Adobe Flash ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-25T06:08:10Z)

Adobe updates AIR, promises Flash for Windows Phone 7

At its annual Adobe MAX developer conference, Adobe launched Adobe AIR 2.5 for TVs, mobile devices and tablets, including Android and RIM. Also promised was a version of Flash Player 1.0 for Windows Phone 7 devices, though no release date for the latter ... (Source: WindowsForDevices 2010-10-25T17:21:03Z)

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)

Japan, India to sign trade, investment pact as Singh pushes for civil nuclear energy 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: San Francisco Examiner 2010-10-25T05:53:51Z)

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)

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)

Rare Earths Race to Replace China May Take Decade, Germany Says

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- China's decision to curb exports of rare earths is set to spark a global race for alternative sources that may still take a decade to secure sufficient supplies, the head of the German commodities agency said. More rigid ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T08:01:31Z)

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)

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)

Former NFL official: Crew made only 1 error on disputed play in Dolphins-Steelers game

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A former NFL vice president of officiating says the only mistake made by the crew working the Dolphins - Steelers game was to initially award a touchdown to Ben Roethlisberger on a pivotal play late in the fourth quarter. After that ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-25T23:54:45Z)

Fed's Deflation Terror to Spur Easing, Inflation, El-Erian Says

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Treasury purchases will likely spur global inflation while failing to lower U.S. unemployment, according to Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. Quantitative easing, the ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T06:35:37Z)

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)

NFL gives explanation of Dolphins-Steelers call, but confusion still reigns

At Monday night's annual team Halloween party, the Dolphins again experienced a missed opportunity as a result of something that should have been a given: Nobody dressed up as a blind referee. What? Too soon for jokes? Perhaps there is no humor to be found ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-26T05:24:02Z)

TREASURIES-Long bonds gain on expected Fed buying

NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. 30-year Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, flattening the yield curve on expectations that the Federal Reserve will engage in another round of asset purchases. Bargain-hunters bought the 30-year bond, which has become ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T20:48:38Z)

Adobe Releases AIR 2.5 for Android

Today at their MAX conference, Adobe has unveiled version 2.5 of their AIR runtime. AIR first popped into the Android market a few weeks back, but this latest version brings support for even more smartphone features and functionality . AIR 2.5 supports GPS ... (Source: Phandroid 2010-10-25T23:11:48Z)

Maehara Says China Ties on Mend, Eyes Rare-Earth Deals

(Updates with Japan-India agreement in fifth paragraph.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Japan is working to mend frayed ties with China while at the same time looking for alternative sources of rare earth metals. "It's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T02:17:55Z)

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