Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / May 28, 2011, 4:47 pm

LCH.Clearnet May Be Next Front in Exchange Consolidation

Clearnet and Eurex Clearing operate as central counterparties for every buy and sell order executed by their members, who post collateral, reducing the risk that a trader defaults on a deal. The business ... $11.3 billion hostile offer. (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-05-28T10:42:54Z)

Ana Ortiz Pregnant With Second Child

"But something non-speakers can pronounce without mauling." Additionally, the 40-year-old actress, who recently inked a multi-episode deal to guest star on HBO's "Hung" alongside sexy series star Thomas Jane, said her pregnancy will not disrupt ... (Source: Access Hollywood 2011-05-28T22:53:02Z)

Tigers trade Scott Sizemore; Ryan Raburn moving to 2B

They let him go -- to Philadelphia on a three-year deal -- and replaced him with Scott Sizemore, who'd just had a big year in the minors. Sizemore got two chances to seize the job. His recuperating ankle doomed him last season, and his ineffective bat did ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2011-05-28T23:35:59Z)

SNP hopes a new wave can carry Scotland to independence

"It significantly depends upon the type of independence and the nature of the negotiations and the deal which is struck between the rest of the UK and Scotland. It's whistling in the dark a little bit." So it comes back to Salmond's metaphor: becoming the ... (Source: The Guardian 2011-05-28T22:53:02Z)

Obama's tip to Miliband: To win, you must be upbeat

There was also a warning that Labour cannot "appear in denial of the scale of the challenge, or offer simply a return to a better yesterday ... one point more than those impressed by Nick Clegg as Lib Dem chief. Labour strategists admit it will be ... (Source: The Independent 2011-05-28T23:00:12Z)

All the President's Money: Where the Obamas Invested in 2010

Too bad neither the Obama administration nor the folks on Capitol Hill have seen their way to make it law that every 401(k) must offer participants at least one low-cost index fund. By comparison, Vice President Joe Biden, and his wife Jill are in the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-05-28T12:08:48Z)

Reckless Endangerment': Morgenson, Rosner Name Names — Point Finger at Fannie Mae

Recalling that Congress "did not deal with [Fannie and Freddie] at all in Dodd-Frank," Morgenson says "job one this year" should be figuring out how to deal with Fannie and Freddie. But Morgenson has little confidence there will be an intelligent ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-05-28T12:30:16Z)

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