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Deals of the Hour / October 26, 2010, 5:39 am

UPDATE 3-Netflix may offer U.S. Web service in 2010, shares up

LOS ANGELES, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc ( NFLX.O ), which rose to success with its by-mail DVD rental service, may add a streaming-only service in the United States this year, as it expands its reach in the digital market. The company also reported on ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-21T01:55:13Z)

Secret Iraq war files from WikiLeaks document thousands more civilian deaths than US count

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-10-23T14:38:46Z)

IMF power shift opens way for more breakthroughs

G20 officials said the breakthrough IMF deal came during a separate meeting of BRIC countries -- China, Russia, India and Brazil -- and the Group of Seven industrial nations made up of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and Germany ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-25T03:30:41Z)

Australian lawmakers attack Singapore ASX takeover

CANBERRA, Australia -- Key lawmakers on Tuesday signaled they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange's $8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition Liberal Party treasury spokesman Joe Hockey raised ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-26T09:27:25Z)

Octopus that predicted World Cup results dies

Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated soccer fans by correctly predicting results at this year's World Cup , died Tuesday. Paul had reached the octopus old age of 21/2 years and died in his tank Tuesday morning in an aquarium in the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-26T12:26:22Z)

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)

Quake Off Indonesia Triggers Small Tsunami

A powerful earthquake off western Indonesia triggered a small tsunami that pounded villages on remote islands, killing at least four people and leaving more than 100 others missing, witnesses and officials said Tuesday. The death toll from the 7.7 ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-26T08:51:37Z)

Ask the Reporters: Iraq War Logs

The New York Times reporters who wrote about a trove of classified Iraq war military documents disclosed by Wikileaks last week will be answering questions from readers. Please submit a question using the comments form below. We will post selected ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-26T03:36:39Z)

Indonesia tsunami kills 23, dozens missing

JAKARTA — The death toll from a tsunami caused by an earthquake off western Indonesia climbed to 23 and scores of villagers were missing, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. The 7.5 magnitude quake hit 48 miles west of South Pagai in the Mentawai ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-26T10:17:31Z)

SGX Takeover Of ASX Faces Political Hurdles

Singapore Exchange 's agreed $7.9 billion takeover of Australia's ASX faced a new hurdle after key political leaders voiced concern over the deal, sending ASX shares down 5.5 percent, Reuters reported. Australia's Greens Party, an influential bloc in ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-26T08:15:50Z)

Asia Mixed: Australia Dips

SINGAPORE -- Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday, with Australia's financial sector stocks consolidating after Monday's surge on a multibillion dollar takeover bid for ASX. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average was down 0.3%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was off 0.4% ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-26T08:22:59Z)

Russia plans to update Black Sea Fleet - Interfax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to upgrade its Black Sea Fleet with 18 new vessels over the next decade after a deal with Ukraine to extend the lease on the fleet's base, a navy source was quoted by Interfax as saying on Monday. Ukraine agreed in April to ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-25T10:18:42Z)

World Cup Oracle Paul the Octopus Passes Away in Aquatic Oberhausen Home

Paul the Octopus, who accurately predicted the result of every German soccer match as well as the final in this year's World Cup in South Africa, has died. The mollusk-turned-sage passed away naturally in his aquarium in the western German city of ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-26T12:19:13Z)

Netflix may offer U.S. Web service this year

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc, which rose to success with its by-mail DVD rental service, may add a streaming-only service in the United States this year, as it expands its reach in the digital market. The company also reported on Wednesday another ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-21T10:09:08Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab for Sprint $399.99 Coming November 14

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is making its rounds to all the carriers before the holidays get here, and Sprint is right on schedule. The Android 2.2 tablet will be compatible with the carrier's 3G network, so you can have data access anywhere Sprint has ... (Source: Intomobile.com 2010-10-25T16:23:47Z)

Sprint Nextel will offer its first tablet in November

Sprint Nextel Corp. says it will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab, an Android-equipped tablet device, on Nov. 14. The Overland Park, Kan.-based wireless carrier (NYSE: S) announced Monday that the device will sell for $399.99 with a two-year tablet ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-25T15:33:40Z)

Deal or no deal: Last-minute plea deal could halt trial of Canadian held at Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A Canadian who has been in U.S. custody since he was a teenager could see an end to eight years of legal limbo on Monday as his war crimes trial resumes amid talk of a possible last-minute plea deal to spare him a life ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-25T07:55:32Z)

Analysis: IMF power shift opens way for more breakthroughs

One official said Russia and Brazil argued the deal did not go far enough in shifting power to emerging economies, India was more conciliatory, while Turkey complained there was no deadline on achieving the shift. In the end, the grand bargain transfers ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-24T23:12:59Z)

Southridge Sued, Margin Rule Objection, Copper ETFs: Compliance

Southridge Capital Management LLC was sued by Connecticut over $26 million in fees charged investors based on what state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called false statements about the value of assets. The suit seeks penalties and restitution, in ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-26T04:26:46Z)

Netflix moves beyond DVD, tangles with ISPs on net neutrality

Netflix , the Blockbuster-buster and mail-order DVD titan, is now calling itself a full-fledged Internet company and says it may begin to offer online-only video-streaming subscriptions this year. And with its remarks, made Wednesday as part of its third ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-21T09:54:49Z)

Europe Factors-Shares set to rally after G20 deal

PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Financial bookmakers expected leading European benchmark indexes to rise on Monday as investors applauded the Group of 20 major economies' agreement not to pursue competitive currency devaluations. Financial spreadbetters expected ... (Source: CNBC 2010-10-25T06:15:19Z)

Emerging economies gain clout as IMF doubles quotas

Fast-growing emerging economies will get more clout at the International Monetary Fund under a landmark agreement clinched on Saturday that reflects a shift in global power from industrial countries. Under the deal, more than 6 percent of voting shares at ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-23T11:39:49Z)

18 new vessels for Russian navy

Russia plans to upgrade its Black Sea Fleet with 18 new vessels over the next decade after a deal with Ukraine to extend the lease on the fleet's base, a navy source was quoted as saying yesterday. Ukraine has to extend the Russian fleet's Sevastopol base ... (Source: Scotsman 2010-10-25T22:57:29Z)

WikiLeaks documents offer vivid insights into Iraq war

A huge trove of secret field reports from the battlegrounds of Iraq sheds new light on the war, including such fraught subjects as civilian deaths, detainee abuse and the involvement of Iran. The secret archive is the second cache obtained by the ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-23T04:58:57Z)

Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai Quake Leaves 23 Dead

(Updates with tsunami in second paragraph.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude-7.5 earthquake that caused a small tsunami in Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai region off western Sumatra yesterday left at least 23 people dead and 167 others missing, the ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T10:17:31Z)

Canadian pleads guilty to killing a U.S. soldier

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba | A Canadian accused of killing an American soldier as a teenage al Qaeda militant pleaded guilty Monday as part of a deal that avoids a war crimes trial for someone labeled a "child soldier" by his defenders. Omar Khadr ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-10-25T23:54:45Z)

Paul, the world-famous octopus, dies at age 2

Paul, the prognosticating octopus who enthralled millions of people by correctly predicting the outcome of several World Cup matches this year, died of natural causes in Berlin , CNN.com reported Tuesday. "We are consoled by the knowledge that he enjoyed a ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-26T12:19:13Z)

UPDATE 1-Russia plans to update Black Sea Fleet-Interfax

MOSCOW Oct 25 (Reuters) - Russia plans to upgrade its Black Sea Fleet with 18 new vessels over the next decade after a deal with Ukraine to extend the lease on the fleet's base, a navy source was quoted by Interfax as saying on Monday. Ukraine agreed in ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-25T09:07:07Z)

Special report: Faked in China: Inside the pirates' web

WASHINGTON/GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Anybody could tell right away that the Louis Vuitton shoulder bag was fake because it was delivered in a recycled box that once shipped batteries. Warnings printed on the inside of the box read: "Danger Contains ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-26T10:10:22Z)

Is $499 Too Much for an Android Tablet?

Best Buy ( BBY ) will reportedly sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Wi-Fi version, for $499. Pocketables.net highlights some leaked Best Buy signage showing the Tab going for $499. The pricing instantly got me and Jason Perlow bickering. For starters, I'm ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-10-25T14:50:43Z)

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