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Deals of the Hour / November 12, 2010, 9:40 am

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Ranked One of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America on ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 12, 2010 - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SPPI), a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that it ranked #23 on ... (Source: Phramalive.com 2010-11-12T12:27:41Z)

Viacom Puts 'Rock Band' Developer Harmonix Up for Sale

Viacom said Thursday that the company plans to put "Rock Band" developer Harmonix up for sale, admitting that the company didn't understand how to sell video games. Media powerhouse Viacom reported net income of $461 million on revenue of $3.3 billion for ... (Source: PC Magazine 2010-11-12T05:32:30Z)

Rock Band' maker on the block

C ambridge-based Harmonix, developers of the popular "Rock Band" video game franchise, is for sale after parent company Viacom acknowledged yesterday that it never quite figured out how to turn the money-losing division's cultural buzz into enough ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-12T16:02:26Z)

UPDATE: Icahn Raises Dynegy Stake, To Offer Company $2B Line Of Credit

Activist investor Carl Icahn boosted his stake in Dynegy Inc. (DYN) and said he intends to vote against Blackstone Group LP's (BX) bid to buy the power producer, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Icahn's stake in the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-12T14:58:00Z)

Aruba Networks, Inc. Ranked 80 of 500 Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte's 2010 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN - News ) today announced that it ranked number 80 on Technology Fast 500™, Deloitte's ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-04T11:47:04Z)

MetLife Ends Sale of Long Term Care Insurance as Costs Increase

MetLife announced it's discontinuing the sale of new long term care insurance coverage (LTCI) on Thursday.  The decision comes after an extensive review of the business but will have no impact on existing insureds' coverage as long as premiums are ... (Source: Reverse Mortgage Daily 2010-11-12T14:15:03Z)

Analysis: Retailers chose many paths to holiday sales

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Clothing retailer Gap Inc ( GPS.N ) is counting on shoppers to buy themselves a holiday present now, leaving purchases for friends and family until later. Wal-Mart Stores Inc ( WMT.N ) may have pulled back from price "rollbacks" in its ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-12T16:02:26Z)

New 'Call of Duty' blasts last year's sales record

N EW YORK — "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-12T08:45:46Z)

THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple Integrates Ping With Twitter To Drive Users To iTunes

Twitter announced that Apple has integrated Ping to see Ping posts tweeted on users' Twitter feeds. The feature integrates with the iTunes song-preview function, and allows links to be embedded to purchase and download music from iTunes. It's still not ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-11-12T16:16:45Z)

UPDATE 2-Icahn to vote 'no' on Dynegy deal, offers loan

NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he would vote against Blackstone Group's ( BX.N ) proposal to buy Dynegy Inc ( DYN.N ) and would offer a $2 billion line of credit to the struggling power company. "The Icahn ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-12T14:07:54Z)

Big stores ready for Black Friday sales battle

RALEIGH -- From free shipping from Wal-Mart to Sears stores open on Thanksgiving for the first time, the battle for holiday shoppers' dollars has begun in earnest. The early competition to break through shoppers' caution about spending promises savings for ... (Source: KABC 2010-11-12T16:02:26Z)

Icahn to vote "no" on Dynegy deal, offers loan

NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he would vote against Blackstone Group's ( BX - News ) proposal to buy Dynegy Inc ( DYN - News ) and would offer a $2 billion line of credit to the struggling power company. "The Icahn ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-12T14:07:54Z)

UPDATE 1-Denmark's TDC owners launch share sale

COPENHAGEN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Danish telecom group TDC's ( TDC.CO ) main owners will offer to sell TDC shares to Danish and international institutional investors, TDC said on Friday. TDC did not say how large of a stake the owners would put on the block ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-11-12T14:29:22Z)

Viacom preps Cambridge-based 'Rock Band' unit Harmonix for sale

N EW YORK — Viacom Inc. said today it plans to sell the company that developed the "Rock Band" video game franchise, a move that cut the media conglomerate's third-quarter earnings by 59 percent. The division, called Harmonix, has dragged on the ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-11T14:01:55Z)

Twitter partners with Apple's Ping for music sharing

Twitter on Thursday announced a partnership with Apple's social music site Ping, giving a much-needed boost to the Apple site. The partnership comes after Apple failed to make a deal with Facebook, the largest social-networking site. Twitter users can now ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-12T14:50:51Z)

Wal-Mart kicks off Black Friday price war with free shipping

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has started a Black Friday price war, now offering free shipping on nearly 60,000 online items -- with no minimum purchase. The move will likely trigger a shipping price war, and cut costs for consumers. Exempt items include Apple ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-11-12T10:25:59Z)

Duke's Singler leads AP preseason All-America team; UNC's Barnes first freshman selected

Fierce rivals, Duke and North Carolina are all tied up to start the preseason. Duke's Kyle Singler was the leading vote-getter and only repeat selection for The Associated Press preseason men's basketball All-America team, while North Carolina's Harrison ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-01T17:27:03Z)

Video game 'Call of Duty' a hit

NEW YORK — "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par ... (Source: Daily Local News 2010-11-12T17:21:10Z)

'Call of Duty' sales explode

NEW YORK "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with movies, books and ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-11-12T12:20:31Z)

TDC brushes off share offering speculation

COPENHAGEN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Danish telecom group TDC said on Wednesday it had not received word of any decision by its main owners concerning their stakes, and it would not comment on media reports about the timing of a sale. Sources familiar with the ... (Source: CNBC 2010-11-10T17:52:11Z)

Arron Afflalo among worthy Nuggets

Turns out maybe the Denver Nuggets are a pretty good team. After their extremely fluky blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, they hung around with the Los Angeles Lakers long enough to ride a great fourth quarter to a victory. Despite the ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-12T17:14:01Z)

Twitter, Ping partner for music sharing

Twitter Inc. said Thursday it is partnering with Ping, the social music site of Apple Inc. Cupertino-based Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had tried unsuccessfully earlier to make a similar deal with Palo Alto-based social network site Facebook Inc. In a blog post ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-12T14:58:00Z)

Meru Networks Ranked Number 25 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. , Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Meru Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: MERU - News ), the leader in virtualized and optimized 802.11n enterprise wireless networking, announced today that the company ranked number 25 on the prestigious Technology ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-11T11:02:58Z)

Lakers cool off in Mile High City

The Lakers ran into problems in the fourth quarter. They led by eight points after three quarters, but poor shooting and turnovers in the final period helped the Nuggets come back. FROM THE ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU: Kobe Bryant scored 34 points becoming the ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-12T09:35:53Z)

NBA: Denver Nuggets deal L.A. Lakers their first loss behind Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 13 rebounds to rally the host Denver Nuggets past Los Angeles 118-112 on Thursday night, handing the Lakers their first loss of the season. Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 34 points, and Pau Gasol had 17 points and 20 ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-12T07:27:02Z)

DeCock: UNC's Henson could be the key

CHAPEL HILL -- If there was one player who summed up all of North Carolina's struggles last season, it was probably John Henson. After the Tar Heels lost four starters to the NBA, the highly touted freshman forward was asked to do too much, too soon. It ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-11-12T11:37:34Z)

Eight-ranked UNC opens up against Lipscomb

Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - The eighth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels begin a season of redemption this evening, as they play host to the Lipscomb Bisons in the 2010-11 season-opener for both squads. Scott Sanderson's Bisons come into this season ... (Source: WXIA 11 Alive 2010-11-12T16:02:26Z)

Danish telecom TDC's owners launch share offering

COPENHAGEN Nov 12 (Reuters) - The main owners of Danish telecom group TDC ( TDC.CO ) will offer to sell TDC shares to Danish and international institutional investors, TDC said on Friday. "The selling shareholders will remain a significant investor in TDC ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-11-12T07:05:33Z)

MetLife Halts Sale of New Long-Term Care Insurance

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, will halt the sale of new long-term care coverage after citing "financial challenges" in the business. The insurer will accept applications for new coverage through Dec. 30 and ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-11T14:16:14Z)

MetLife to Halt Sales of New Long-Term Care Insurance, Cites Financial Problems for Industry

NEW YORK, Nov 11, 2010 (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- MetLife Inc. said it will stop selling new long-term care insurance coverage. "There have been financial challenges within the long-term care industry as a whole," and not unique to the company, said Karen ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-11-11T22:01:32Z)

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