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Deals of the Hour / November 6, 2010, 8:39 pm

Olympics-IOC probing possible conflict of interest in Korean bid

BERLIN Oct 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has launched an investigation into two South Korean sponsorship deals and whether they present a conflict of interest for Pyeongchang's 2018 Winter Games bid. The IOC said on Friday it was ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-29T15:28:55Z)

Black Friday sales starting early

It is not even Halloween yet, but those big holiday sales are starting already. Several stores started offering Black Friday deals. Stores like Sears and Toys-R-Us had sales on Friday, and they will continue every week through December. Many people cut ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-30T03:10:26Z)

Facebook Deals Threatens Google Places, Foursquare, Gowalla

How Deals affects local search services such as Google Places is less certain. Google has thousands of local businesses using its Places solution, which lets local businesses pay to customize Place pages surfaced on Google.com and Google Maps. Businesses ... (Source: eWeek 2010-11-05T03:24:48Z)

Is Halloween weekend the new Black Friday?

New York – Struggling retailers are pushing the launch of the holiday discount season back to Halloween weekend. Are shoppers ready to battle for bargains? Who is leading the charge to start Black Friday on Halloween? Both struggling retailers, like ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-29T19:03:40Z)

Canada blocks BHP's Potash bid, stuns investors

By Michael Smith and David Ljunggren SYDNEY/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada blocked BHP Billiton's audacious $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, saying it would not benefit the nation and offering only the slimmest of chances of accepting a modified offer. The ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-04T03:40:18Z)

France announces $22.8B in deals with China

France announced €16 billion ($22.8 billion) in deals Thursday to sell uranium, technology and more than 100 Airbus planes to China, and the two countries also agreed to a sweeping strategic partnership on nuclear power. Chinese President Hu Jintao's ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-04T23:42:53Z)

Facebook a spot for many to offer prayers, sympathy

An online Facebook page created in memory of a Cooperstown, N.D., teenager who took her life Thursday has become home to a virtual anti-bullying rally that is attracting hundreds of social media users. The page was launched in the wake of Cassidy Joy Andel ... (Source: INFORUM 2010-11-07T00:09:09Z)

Obama wraps up Mumbai visit, heads to Delhi

MUMBAI (AFP) – President Barack Obama leaves the Indian city of Mumbai for New Delhi on Sunday, with the ink drying on freshly-signed business deals that he hopes could help kickstart the struggling US economy. Obama is due to have dinner with Manmohan ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-07T02:46:38Z)

GM Nears Terms For Initial Public Offer

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. stock should sell between $26 and $29 per share in an initial public offering that could happen in mid-November, two people briefed on the matter said Monday. Watch: GM Prepping For IPO The people said the U.S. government is ... (Source: ClickOnDetroit.com 2010-11-02T00:29:24Z)

European Films Vie For Attention at AFM

LONDON – A couple of idiots trying to outdo rock band U2 , a 3D animated young barbarian with low self-esteem and a movie about four girls, three days, two cities and one chance are three titles from European shores vying for attention amid the hustle ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2010-11-06T01:57:43Z)

Q+A-What next for BHP after Canada blocks Potash bid?

MELBOURNE Nov 4 (Reuters) - Canada blocked BHP Billiton's ( BHP.AX ) $39 billion bid for Potash Corp ( POT.TO ), effectively ending the world's biggest miner's plans to buy a new source of growth in fertiliser. WILL BHP OFFER MORE CONCESSIONS AND WIN ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-04T04:08:56Z)

Bank closings up, losses down

Bank closings for the year have hit 140, with regulators shutting down a bank in Maryland. That equals the number of U.S. banks that failed in all of 2009. The 140 failures are the most in a year since the savings and loan crisis two decades ago. On Friday ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-06T23:26:12Z)

K Bank Shuts Down

Regulators shut down banks in Maryland and California on Friday bringing the 2010 total to 141, topping the 140 shuttered last year and the most in a year since the savings-and-loan crisis two decades ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over K ... (Source: WBAL Radio 2010-11-06T07:26:59Z)

UPDATE 1-Olympics-IOC forces postponement of Korean Air deal

BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee forced Korean Air to delay a deal with the International Skating Union (ISU) after ruling it presented a conflict of interest for Pyeongchang's 2018 Winter Games bid. It also issued a warning to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-03T19:26:23Z)

Americans Use Location-based Online Services

New York, NY, United States (AHN) - According to its first-ever report on the use of location-based services, the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life project has found that 4 percent of adults online use location-sharing services such as ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-11-05T16:10:44Z)

UPDATED: More than 1,900 join anti-bullying Facebook page created in memory of late ...

A Facebook page simply titled "Cassidy Joy Andel" has become a virtual anti-bullying rally point for more than 1,900 people. "Create T-shirts! Pass them out and tell her story," one post read. "And maybe start taking control and make consequences ... (Source: Grand Forks Herald 2010-11-06T03:02:08Z)

French companies win $22.8B in deals with China

France won euro16 billion ($22.8 billion) in deals Thursday to sell uranium and Airbus planes to China during the pomp-filled visit of the Asian country's president. As Hu Jintao and President Nicolas Sarkozy looked on, French and Chinese business leaders ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-04T18:49:24Z)

After IPO, where does GM go?

DETROIT - IPO. Those three letters conjure up the dot-com heyday of the 1990s, the era of fast money and instant millionaires. But most of us didn't get rich quick back then on Netscape or other Internet-related IPOs. And what do we know about initial ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-06T02:33:30Z)

Jim Loach's debut film deals with child abuse

ROME -- The first feature film by Jim Loach looks at the true story of the deportation of thousands of children from Britain to Australia and the abuse they suffered. The director said he sees it as a tale of survival and the indomitable human spirit ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-10-31T16:09:30Z)

GM's Bonds Hold Advance as Executives Promote $19 Billion Profit Potential

Bonds issued by General Motors Co. 's bankrupt predecessor held yesterday's gains after the automaker said it could earn as much as $19 billion before interest and taxes if the global auto market strengthens. GM's 8.375 percent bonds due July 2033 ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-11-05T22:30:07Z)

Black Friday 2010 Has Deals for Increasing Black Friday Sales in 2010

Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Ace Hardware are gearing up for Black Friday Sales for 2010. Black Friday ads are being leaked and the deals are good as every store tries to wrestle your hard earned savings away from you. The Chicago Tribune predicts there is ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-28T14:47:10Z)

Obama, in India, to announce $10 billion in trade deals

MUMBAI , India (AP) — President Barack Obama is announcing trade deals worth $10 billion with India that are expected to create 54,000 U.S. jobs. He's also unveiling new export rules designed to make it easier for U.S. companies to do business with the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-06T11:01:44Z)

IOC looks into sponsorship deals

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee is examining whether two sponsorship deals involving South Korean companies breach conflict of interest rules with regard to Pyeongchang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. The South Korean ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-28T22:18:08Z)

APNewsBreak: No new cases of HIV in porn stars

LOS ANGELES -- An adult film actor who tested positive for HIV last month hasn't infected anyone through sexual contact, according to testing at the San Fernando Valley clinic that discovered the case. One of the largest makers of adult films, Vivid ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-11-05T22:44:26Z)

Obama using India trip to shape 'jobs strategy'

MUMBAI, India - Searching for help half a world away, President Barack Obama yesterday embraced India as the next jobs-creating giant for hurting Americans, not a cheap-labor rival that outsources opportunity from the United States. Fresh off a political ... (Source: Newsday 2010-11-07T02:03:41Z)

Canada blocks BHP Billiton's foreign takeover bid of Potash Corp -- for now

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's government has tentatively blocked BHP Billiton 's foreign takeover bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan . Industry Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday that at this time he's not satisfied that the proposed transaction is likely ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-03T22:18:11Z)

K Bank shut down by regulators

WASHINGTON (AP) - Regulators shut down four banks Friday, bringing the total of 2010 failures to 143. That tops the 140 shuttered last year and is the most in a year since the savings-and-loan crisis two decades ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ... (Source: WTOP 2010-11-06T13:10:35Z)

Few Americans using location-based services: Pew study

Foursquare is one of the hottest tech startups around but few Americans are using it or similar location-based services, according to a report released on Thursday. Only one percent of US adult Internet users are using a "geosocial" service such as ... (Source: The Independent 2010-11-07T01:42:12Z)

North Dakota teen takes life; bullying referenced on Facebook

-- Early Thursday, a couple hours before the sun rose in Cooperstown, N.D., 16-year-old Cassidy Joy Andel posted a note on her Facebook page: "My time has come, and so I'm gone. To a better place, far beyond. I love you all as you can see. But it's ... (Source: Pierce County Herald 2010-11-06T00:03:11Z)

France, China urge balanced trade, reform

NICE, France (Reuters) - France and China have reached a "real convergence" over the need to reform the global financial system after two days of talks between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. France told China that balanced ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-05T22:37:17Z)

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