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Deals of the Hour / October 26, 2010, 5:40 pm

Pakistan to U.S.: We have own agenda

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's foreign minister said yesterday that his country will deal with a key Taliban sanctuary along the Afghan border on its own timeline despite increasing U.S. pressure to move swiftly to help turn around the war in Afghanistan. Foreign ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-25T06:58:16Z)

Deal, Barnes blame each other for negative ads

ATLANTA — Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes pointed fingers over negative ads as the campaign for governor entered its final week. In a debate at the state Capitol on Tuesday sponsored by WXIA, the candidates each accused the other of starting the attacks ... (Source: Augusta Chronicle 2010-10-26T23:32:05Z)

Discount Travel Agencies Want Google to Stay Away

Google already tells us where to go for vacation, what to do there, what the weather will be like once we are there and what restaurants to eat at. Now it's going the Silicon Valley tech giant is going to tell us how to get there? If a group of travel ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-26T23:46:24Z)

AARP-coordinated anti-hunger campaign to sponsor Gordon car

Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will be sponsored next season by an anti-hunger campaign coordinated through the AARP Foundation. The multiyear deal will be announced Wednesday by Hendrick Motorsports. A person familiar with Hendrick's sponsorship ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-26T04:05:17Z)

USC humbles Cal with perfect 1st half

LOS ANGELES — Shortly after Matt Barkley found Ronald Johnson in the end zone for their second touchdown in 35 seconds, USC sprinted up the Coliseum tunnel amid raucous cheers to enjoy the most relaxing halftime break imaginable. With a 42-0 lead after a ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-17T02:14:16Z)

Used-car deal: Autotrader.com buying Kelley Blue Book

AutoTrader.com , one of strongest used-car listing sites on the Internet, is buying Kelley Blue Book . The deal marries two names long known in the auto world long before they shifted to the Internet. AutoTrader published those little tabloid booklets of ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-26T21:30:24Z)

Mid Day Stock Alerts (SVNT, SNWT, EGHT)

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVNT) slumped 44% to $12.10 after falling to its new 52-week low of $10.43 after the company said its efforts to sell itself did not yield results. Some analysts had expected the company to sign a deal within three to ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-10-25T18:18:19Z)

Complex credit card offers are hard to compare

Credit card regulations are making it a little easier to understand what interest and penalty rates banks charge. But a study released Monday says card offers are still far more complicated than a decade ago, which makes it harder for consumers to ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-26T03:36:39Z)

ZTE inks $3B deal with TI, other chip makers

A Chinese maker of telecom equipment has inked a supply deal with five U.S. chip makers, including Texas Instruments Inc. , that will be worth $3 billion over three years. A break down of how much revenue Dallas-based TI might reap from the deal with ZTE ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-25T19:29:53Z)

Savient Pharma's Planned Sale Not Materialized At This Time - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Biopharmaceutical company Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SVNT: News ) Monday said its efforts to identify a strategic deal for the sale of the company did not materialize. The board of directors said it will continue to evaluate strategic ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-25T16:09:28Z)

Nathan Deal up by 10 percetage points in two new gov race polls

Republican Nathan Deal has a 10-percentage-point lead over Democrat Roy Barnes in two new statewide polls on the governor's race. SurveyUSA results released Monday pegged Deal, a former congressman, at 49 percent and former governor Barnes at 39 percent ... (Source: Savannah Morning News 2010-10-26T11:43:25Z)

Complex credit card offers are still difficult to compare

NEW YORK — It's becoming a little bit easier for credit card holders to understand the interest rates and penalty charges they face. That's because regulations that took effect earlier this year are having an impact. But a study released Monday said ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-10-26T10:10:22Z)

Anti-hunger campaign to sponsor Jeff Gordon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will be sponsored next season by an anti-hunger campaign coordinated through the AARP Foundation. The multiyear deal will be announced Wednesday by Hendrick Motorsports. A person familiar with ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-10-26T16:29:45Z)

UPDATE 1-Savient fails to find suitor, shares tank

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Shares of Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc ( SVNT.O ) lost about half their value Monday, after the company said its efforts to sell itself did not yield results. Some analysts had expected the company to sign a deal within three to four ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T16:23:47Z)

Kelley Blue Book Sold to AutoTrader.com

Kelley Blue Book, the company so intertwined with the process of valuating cars and trucks for buyers and sellers that it became part of the American vernacular, has been sold. AutoTrader.com announced it has a deal to acquire Kelley Blue Book (and two ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-26T16:01:07Z)

Pakistan resists U.S. push on terror fight

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Sunday his country would deal with a key Taliban sanctuary along the Afghan border on its own timeline despite increasing U.S. pressure to move swiftly to help turn around the war in ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-26T07:04:15Z)

Matt Barkley throws 5 touchdown passes as USC routs California 48-14

LOS ANGELES - Matt Barkley passed for 352 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and Southern California roared to a 42-point halftime lead while snapping its first losing streak in nine years with a 48-14 victory against California on Saturday ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-17T07:36:24Z)

Jeff Gordon's car will have a new sponsor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will be sponsored next season by an anti-hunger campaign coordinated through the AARP Foundation. The multiyear deal will be announced Wednesday by Hendrick Motorsports. A person familiar with ... (Source: World Link 2010-10-26T18:45:45Z)

Stocks waver on mixed earnings, rising dollar

Stocks were narrowly mixed in afternoon trading Tuesday after a rise in consumer confidence offset disappointing news on home prices and earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 4 points. Stocks started the day lower after weak results from ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-26T18:09:58Z)

Canadian pleads guilty to murder

GUANTÁNAMO 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: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-26T13:16:29Z)

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)

Pakistan touts success against Taliban

A seven-month Pakistani offensive has broken the back of the Taliban in the Orakzai tribal region, commanders say. But they caution that success there does not mean Pakistani troops can now move into lawless North Waziristan — an offensive Washington ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-26T23:53:34Z)

Texas Instruments shares slip on worries of slowing market

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. slipped Tuesday a day after the semiconductor giant posted results that showed a big jump in profit, but also confirmed analysts' fears of a slowing market. TI (NYSE:TXN)  was down roughly ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-10-26T16:29:45Z)

Online travel coalition led by Expedia fights Google's ITA deal

Several leading Internet travel agencies and search engines are urging U.S. government regulators to block Google from buying a technology supplier that plays an instrumental role in finding the best airline fares. The opponents, led by Expedia Inc., have ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-26T19:35:52Z)

Google Defends ITA Deal Against Competitor Attacks

Google responded to an effort by players in the online travel industry to oppose its acquisition of airfare search provider ITA Software. The Internet giant rejected their arguments that the deal would reduce competition and innovation in the market ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-26T18:24:17Z)

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)

AutoTrader.com buys Kelley Blue Book

AutoTrader.com plans to purchase Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book and its two sister firms for an undisclosed amount. Under the deal, Kelley Blue Book will operate as a subsidiary of the Atlanta-based firm, and it will remain at its current headquarters. The ... (Source: OC Metro 2010-10-26T17:12:42Z)

Barkley throws 5 TD passes; USC routs Cal 48-14

Matt Barkley passed for 352 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and Southern California roared to a 42-point halftime lead while snapping its first losing streak in nine years with a 48-14 victory against California on Saturday. Robert Woods ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-14T23:53:29Z)

Poll: Nathan Deal leads Roy Barnes by 6 points

ATLANTA -- Georgia's race for governor still doesn't have a candidate with enough of a lead to avoid a runoff, according a poll released Tuesday. Republican Nathan Deal has support from 47 percent of those surveyed to Democrat Roy Barnes' 41 percent ... (Source: Savannah Morning News 2010-10-26T18:38:36Z)

Proliferation of interest rates, fees on credit card offers makes deals harder to compare

NEW YORK - Credit card regulations are making it a little easier to understand what interest and penalty rates banks charge. But a study released Monday says card offers are still far more complicated than a decade ago, which makes it harder for consumers ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-25T22:07:22Z)

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