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Deals of the Hour / November 9, 2010, 11:42 am

UPDATE 3-Goldman fined for slow disclosure of SEC probes

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator fined Goldman Sachs Group Inc ( GS.N ) $650,000 for being too slow to reveal that two employees were facing government probes, including a vice president at the center of a civil fraud case against the Wall ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-09T18:43:28Z)

Journalists surround a Skymark jetliner at Ibaraki airport, northeast of Tokyo

Journalists surround a Skymark jetliner at Ibaraki airport, northeast of Tokyo. Japan's low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines said Monday it will buy four A380 superjumbos from Airbus, with an option on two more, in a deal worth a total of two billion euros by ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-11-08T08:07:34Z)

UPDATE: AIG Closes Alico Sale; Treasury Seen Making Profit

American International Group Inc. ( AIG ) said Monday it has completed the $16.2 billion sale of its second-largest foreign life-insurance business ALICO, which when combined with last week's initial public offering of a stake in AIA Group Ltd. (1299.HK ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-01T16:58:25Z)

Sanofi Says Genzyme Should Swear Off Defensive Steps

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Genzyme Corp. should forgo defensive measures such as staggering the terms of its directors to allow shareholders to decide whether they want to accept an $18.5 billion hostile takeover offer from Sanofi-Aventis SA, Sanofi said ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-08T17:40:14Z)

2nd UPDATE: AIG Closes ALICO Sale; Treasury Seen Making Profit

(Adds Treasury comments, details on government stake estimate and background.) The U.S. Treasury Department said Monday it expects to earn a profit on its loans to and investments in American International Group Inc. (AIG), the troubled insurer it helped ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-01T19:21:35Z)

Pentagon can't explain 'missile' off California

The Pentagon said Tuesday it was trying to determine if a missile was launched Monday off the coast of Southern California and, if so, who might have fired it. Spokesmen for the Navy, Air Force, and other military organizations said they were looking into ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-09T19:19:16Z)

Genzyme Should Swear Off Defensive Measures, Sanofi Says

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Genzyme Corp. should forgo defensive measures such as staggering the terms of its directors to allow shareholders to decide whether they want to accept an $18.5 billion takeover offer from Sanofi-Aventis SA, Sanofi said. Sanofi is ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-08T15:52:51Z)

Goldman Fined For Not Disclosing SEC Wells Notices

SAN FRANCISCO -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was fined Tuesday for failing to disclose two "Wells Notices" from the Securities and Exchange Commission . The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said it fined the investment bank $650,000 for not disclosing ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-11-09T18:14:50Z)

Oil above $87 in Asia, at highest since early May

There's one place holiday shoppers probably won't find a bargain this year: At the gas pump. There is plenty of oil and gasoline on hand, and pump prices usually fall this time of year. So what's causing the run-up? Most analysts point to the Federal ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-11-05T05:19:20Z)

Armed robbers steal 100 'Call of Duty' video games in Bel Air

Handgun-wielding robbers who burst into a video-game store in Harford County over the weekend made off with more than just cash: They also stole more than 100 copies of the newest game in the popular "Call of Duty" series, which won't go on sale until ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-11-07T19:07:19Z)

STATE: Pentagon can't explain 'missile' off California

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Tuesday said that it was trying to determine if a missile was launched Monday off the coast of Southern California and who might have launched it. Spokesmen for the Navy, Air Force, Defense Department and North American ... (Source: North County Times 2010-11-09T18:50:38Z)

Gas Prices Inch Up As Oil Soars

Oil prices flirted with a new high for the year and pump prices could soon follow as Americans map out their plans for Thanksgiving travel. Demand isn't driving the increase like it did in the spring when gasoline rose to $2.92 per gallon just ahead of the ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-09T17:17:34Z)

Not-so-happy holidays ahead at the fuel pump

There's one place holiday shoppers probably won't find a bargain this year: At the fuel pump. The Federal Reserve is taking steps to stimulate the U.S. economy, but those moves are also helping push oil prices near their high for the year. That increase ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-11-05T04:50:42Z)

Sanofi presses Genzyme over takeover bid

WASHINGTON — French drug maker Sanofi Aventis SA is putting new pressure on biotech drug maker Genzyme to accept its takeover offer, criticizing several defensive maneuvers outlined by the company's board of directors, which rejected the $18.5 billion ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-09T05:07:26Z)

WVU's Stewart: Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones 'made me a better coach'

"Cincinnati head football coach Butch Jones spoke to media members on Monday's Big East Conference weekly teleconference." "West Virginia head football coach Bill Stewart spoke to media members on Monday's Big East Conference weekly teleconference." This ... (Source: The Daily Athenaeum 2010-11-09T14:47:15Z)

Google eyes other YouTube-sized deals

Google Inc. is ready to do more deals the size of YouTube and DoubleClick, according to its chief dealmaker. "The world changes really quickly, and companies that were small two years ago are huge today," corporate development vice president David Lawee ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-08T15:45:42Z)

Robbers Steal More Than 100 Copies Of 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops'

BEL AIR, Md. (AP) -- Maryland police say some robbers are giving new meaning to the idea that "Call of Duty: Black Ops" is a really hot video game. Authorities in Bel Air, Maryland, say at least two men ripped off a GameStop store of more than 100 copies ... (Source: WUSA 2010-11-09T15:51:40Z)

Windows Phone 7 Games: The Good, the Bad and the Weird

Windows Phone 7 devices - aka the Xbox phones - begin arriving in stores today and Microsoft is hoping that gamers will be among the first to snatch up these new smartphones. Microsoft's newest mobile operating system and the phones that use it certainly ... (Source: Gizmodo 2010-11-09T19:26:25Z)

Google looking for more acquisitions like YouTube

Google is likely to buy more companies about the size of YouTube and DoubleClick, its two largest acquisitions, to help offer more online services, said the company's head of mergers and acquisitions. "The world changes really quickly, and companies that ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-07T01:06:25Z)

Who launched a missile off the coast of Southern California?

A missile launched off the California coast Monday evening and caught on video remained unexplained today, with the military claiming no knowledge of the projectile. A KCBS helicopter crew took footage of the launch, which left a long contrail in the ... (Source: Albany Times Union (blog) 2010-11-09T18:50:38Z)

Airbus Tries to Go Big in Japan With Discount Carrier Skymark

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS's hope of cracking the Japanese market with its A380 superjumbo lies with a low-cost carrier that only runs domestic routes with a fleet of short- distance jets. Skymark Airlines Inc., which began service in 1998, plans ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-08T11:42:19Z)

BOOK IT! BEARCATS AT A BARGAIN

THE Big East is the League of Extenuating Circumstances. UConn suspended starting QB Cody Endres for the rest of the season. Rutgers is dealing with the Eric LeGrand tragedy. South Florida QB B.J. Daniels looks like Pat White one week and Pat Sajak the ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-10-29T01:02:46Z)

Harford robbers steal more than 100 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' video games

Handgun-wielding robbers who burst into a video-game store in Harford County over the weekend made off with more than just cash. They also stole more than 100 copies of the highly anticipated "Call of Duty: Black Ops," which won't go on sale until Tuesday ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-11-08T02:59:46Z)

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices go on sale

Smart phones running Microsoft's new software are now available for AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA customers. They phones will compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and an expanding number of phones with Google Inc.'s Android system. The first batch of handsets are ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-08T23:38:09Z)

Windows Phone 7 Flying Off Store Shelves, Report

The HTC DH7 , one of the first smartphones featuring the Windows Phone 7 OS, has sold out, one day after its release. This instantaneous success can be credited either to HTC's impressive track list of making great smartphones or the public's strong ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-09T19:26:25Z)

UPDATE: Goldman Faces Lawsuit On $1.2 Billion Hudson CDO Deals- Filing

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ( GS ) faces a class-action lawsuit over two collateralized debt obligations it packaged and sold in 2006 and 2007, according to its latest quarterly regulatory filing. The CDO deals, called Hudson Mezzanine Funding 1 and 2 ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-09T17:17:34Z)

Collaros Expected To Start For Cincy

CINCINNATI -- Quarterback Zach Collaros expects to start on Saturday for two-time defending Big East champion Cincinnati. Coach Butch Jones said Collaros' left knee has improved "immensely" and he expects him to start at West Virginia. Collaros suffered a ... (Source: NBC4 Columbus 2010-11-09T17:46:12Z)

Google to Make More Deals Like YouTube, DoubleClick

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. is likely to buy more companies about the size of YouTube and DoubleClick, its two largest acquisitions, to help offer more online services, said the company's head of mergers and acquisitions. "The world changes ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-05T21:47:10Z)

AIG 's Sale Of Alico To MetLife Complete; Price Tag $16.2 Billion

American International Group Inc. ( AIG ) said Monday it has completed its $16.2 billion sale of its second-largest foreign life-insurance business, which completed with last week's initial public offering of a stake in AIA Group Ltd. (1299.HK), meaning it ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-10-30T23:55:59Z)

Japan's Skymark plans to buy four new Airbus A380 superjumbos

TOKYO -- Japan's low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines said Monday it will buy four A380 superjumbos from Airbus, with an option on two more, in a deal worth about US$2.8 billion. "Skymark Airlines signed a basic agreement with Airbus on the introduction of ... (Source: China Post 2010-11-09T18:22:00Z)

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