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Deals of the Hour / November 17, 2010, 10:42 am

Earl Barron joining Suns

Center Earl Barron (notes) has been playing pro ball since 2003 for everybody from the Tuborg Pilsener and Huntsville Flight to the Florida Flame and Iowa Energy. Along the way, he's had stints with two NBA teams, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks , and ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-16T11:39:59Z)

Dynegy OKs raised offer

Power company Dynegy Inc. agreed to private equity firm Blackstone Group 's raised takeover bid and said it plans to still hold the shareholder meeting to vote on the bid Wednesday as previously scheduled. Blackstone blinked at the last minute and raised ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-17T15:20:42Z)

Death of Spider-Man?

Marvel Comics said on Tuesday it will unveil a story line in Ultimate Spider-Man - a separate imprint from its other comics - with a title that may prove unsettling to the webslinger's fans: "Death of Spider-Man." Trick, or treat? The publisher is playing ... (Source: Indian Express 2010-11-17T06:31:00Z)

Slain Riverside Officer Ryan Bonaminio pleaded for his life, officials say

A Riverside police officer pleaded for his life before he was fatally shot by a state prison parolee who had led the patrolmen on a high-speed pursuit and foot chase last week, the Riverside County district attorney said Monday. Dist. Atty. Rod Pacheco on ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-16T16:40:38Z)

SAIC Motor Plans to Buy Shares in GM IPO

General Motors, which is to kick off an IPO on November 18, is in close contact with strategic investors, and Chen Hong, president of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SHSE: 600104), has gone to the US. The US automaker officially posted prospectus on ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-11-08T10:45:03Z)

Who's Ready for Another Royal Wedding? Prince William, Kate Middleton Finally Engaged!

The woman the British tabloids oh-so-respectfully dubbed "Waity Katie" will be made to wait no more. Prince William has formally announced his engagement to Kate Middleton , pleasing monarchists, the prime minister (from the sounds of it) and fans of cupid ... (Source: Entertainment Online 2010-11-17T04:29:18Z)

Under Pressure, Blackstone Up its Offer for Dynegy

Ok, Seneca Capital and Carl Icahn. It's your move. Private-equity firm Blackstone Group announced a bump in its offer for energy company Dynegy to $5 a share from $4.50. The stock has been trading above Blackstone's offer price, as hedge fund Seneca ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-16T18:35:10Z)

Jefferies to arrange Avanir Pharmaceuticals stock sale

17 November 2010 - US investment bank Jefferies (NYSE: JEF | PowerRating ) will serve as sole book-running manager of the potential common stock offer by US Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AVNR | PowerRating ), the latter said Tuesday. The stock sale ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-11-17T06:52:28Z)

Toys R Us gives peek at 'Black Friday' discounts

Parents, start your engines. Toys R Us has unveiled over 100 discounted and exclusive toys it will offer beginning Thanksgiving Day, including a Justin Bieber doll, Lego sets and a "Toy Story 3" Buzz Lightyear figure. For the first time, the deals are ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-17T03:32:02Z)

Avanir Announces Public Stock Offering

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( AVNR ) has announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager in the offering and Canaccord Genuity Inc ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-11-17T07:13:57Z)

Center Earl Barron to join Suns

Center Earl Barron (notes) has been playing pro ball since 2003 for everybody from the Tuborg Pilsener and Huntsville Flight to the Florida Flame and Iowa Energy. Along the way, he's had stints with two NBA teams, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks , and ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-14T23:59:40Z)

Now the details: Prince William, Kate Middleton plan royal wedding

L ONDON — Now it's all about the details: The dress, the date, the venue — and who's going to pay. Prince William and Kate Middleton sat down with advisers Wednesday to begin planning the royal wedding that some Britons have waited years to see ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-17T17:22:24Z)

People,Places and Things

LONDON — Prince William finally became engaged to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton , giving her his late mother's sapphire and diamond engagement ring, as Britain looked forward to its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-11-17T10:05:45Z)

Dynegy Shareholders Delay Voting on Blackstone Takeover Bid

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Dynegy Inc. delayed until Nov. 23 voting on a takeover bid, giving Chief Executive Officer Bruce Williamson more time to win approval for the $604.5 million offer by Blackstone Group LP, after the world's largest private- equity ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-17T16:10:49Z)

Business Highlights

NEW YORK (AP)—Stocks fell for a fourth day as concerns over a slowdown in China and talks about a bailout for Irish banks combined to push the Dow Jones industrial average to its lowest level in a month. Asian markets started a global sell-off after ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-16T23:28:39Z)

Career criminal charged with murder of officer Ryan Bonaminio

RIVERSIDE - A career criminal was charged today with murder and other counts stemming from the fatal shooting of a Riverside police officer in a park. Earl Ellis Green, 44, was arrested last Tuesday night in connection with the Nov. 7 shooting death of ... (Source: Valley News 2010-11-17T16:53:46Z)

Deals wrap: Ramping up to GM's IPO

General Motors has increased the preferred stock on offer by 25 percent and raised the price for common stock in its landmark IPO, bringing the U.S. government closer to break-even on a still-controversial bailout of the automaker. NYT's Andrew Ross ... (Source: Reuters Blogs 2010-11-16T16:47:48Z)

Does death loom for Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man?

Marvel Comics said Tuesday it will unveil a story line in Ultimate Spider-Man — a separate imprint from its other comics — with a title that may prove unsettling to the webslinger's fans: "Death of Spider-Man." The publisher is playing coy about what ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-17T04:50:47Z)

Prince William and Kate Middleton planning royal wedding

LONDON -- Now it's all about the details: The dress, the date, the venue -- and who's going to pay. Prince William and Kate Middleton were sitting down with advisers Wednesday to begin planning the royal wedding that some Britons have waited years to see ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-17T16:39:27Z)

Cholera riots shrink, small demo in Haiti capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Anti-U.N. rioting fueled by cholera fears scaled down in northern Haiti on Wednesday following official calls for calm, but several hundred demonstrators took to the streets of the capital to denounce the government. Florida health ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-17T18:26:49Z)

GM lifts size of offer; IPO could be largest: WSJ

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- General Motors Co., the Detroit auto maker, said on Wednesday that it increased the number of shares to be sold in its initial public offering to 478 million from 365 million. The move, which could make the IPO the largest in ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-11-17T12:07:26Z)

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. , Nov. 16, 2010 -- AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVNR) today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.  Jefferies & Company, Inc. is acting as sole book-running ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-16T20:58:20Z)

TD Ameritrade data theft settlement offered

OMAHA, Neb. - Online brokerage TD Ameritrade plans to offer up to $2,500 to each of the more than 6 million current and former customers affected by the theft of their contact information more than three years ago, if a federal judge approves the deal. The ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-11-17T08:18:22Z)

Phoenix Suns' addition Earl Barron wants to rebound

It might be encouraging for Suns fans to think about how the team's new 7-foot acquisition, Earl Barron, played so well last season in a New York system that coach Mike D'Antoni first constructed in Phoenix and where most of it remains. But for those fans ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-17T07:42:35Z)

Slain officer remembered in Riverside

RIVERSIDE - Ryan Bonaminio was an Iraq war veteran who once survived an attack on the dilapidated building where his Army company was serving. But death came for the 27-year-old not on a battlefield, but in a park in his hometown. The former military ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-17T04:43:37Z)

WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina |Business Highlights

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks fell for a fourth day as concerns over a slowdown in China and talks about a bailout for Irish banks combined to push the Dow Jones industrial average to its lowest level in a month. Asian markets started a global sell-off after ... (Source: WIS-TV 2010-11-16T23:50:08Z)

People collect water near the quake-destroyed Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

People collect water near the quake-destroyed Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The recent cholera outbreak in the country has left public health experts with little options but to focus on trying to stop the fatalities. (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-11-17T18:05:21Z)

Stores opening on Thanksgiving Day

You better scarf down that turkey: Toys 'R' Us on Wednesday became the latest retailer to announce that it will open its doors on Thanksgiving Day. Stores have competed for years to offer the biggest deals at the most ungodly hours on Black Friday. First ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-11-17T16:03:39Z)

Cholera protests scale down in northern Haiti, small anti-government demonstrations in capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Anti-U.N. rioting fueled by cholera fears scaled down in northern Haiti on Wednesday following official calls for calm, but several hundred demonstrators took to the streets of the capital to denounce the government. Florida health ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-17T18:12:30Z)

Sears, Kmart Black Friday Sales Leaked: Electronics Galore

This is the year for leaked Black Friday sales, apparently, as Black Friday sales at Sears and Kmart have both been made public today a la the Walmart Black Friday circular that made the rounds last week. Perhaps even a bigger deal than getting leaked ... (Source: DailyGame.net 2010-11-17T15:56:30Z)

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