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Deals of the Hour / September 10, 2010, 2:40 am

OBAMA: Call off Florida Quran burning

President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to the ... violent behavior among Muslims. Muslims consider the Quran the word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect. At least one ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-09-10T06:04:16Z)

UPDATE 1-Lloyds agrees to sell Crest Nicholson stake to Varde

... source with knowledge of the deal confirmed that Varde was buying Lloyds' stake in Crest Nicholson and that the British bank was planning to make a writeback on its previous valuation of the stake. Lloyds, (Source: Life Style Extra 2010-09-09T07:45:40Z)

Hold your bets on the Aqueduct deal - DiNapoli's office has reservations about bid winner Genting

... The latest plan for the Aqueduct ... said DiNapoli spokesman Dennis Tompkins . Sources said the controller's office is worried that the company picked to run the lucrative video-slots parlor, Genting New York, (Source: New York Daily News 2010-08-30T13:12:30Z)

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bristol-Myers Squibb, ZymoGenetics, Family Dollar ...

... Analyst Blog features: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co ... acquire ZymoGenetics Inc. (Nasdaq: ZGEN) for $9.75 per share in cash. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 84% over ZymoGenetics' closing price of (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-09T21:00:14Z)

Florida minister 'suspends' Quran burning

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Rev. Terry Jones backed off and then threatened to reconsider burning the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, angrily accusing a Muslim leader of lying to him ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-10T07:08:41Z)

A .018 pps stock lands a 108 chain store deal. Worth monitoring

... 09/09/2010 8:00 AM ET - GlobeNewswire EQ Labs, Inc. announced today that it closed a deal with Terrible Herbst Corporation to place EQ Energy Drink in 108 Terrible Herbst convenience stores effective immediately ... (Source: Examiner 2010-09-09T20:24:27Z)

Pastor Terry Jones says Quran-burning suspended, not canceled

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking his decision to cancel burning Qurans to mark 9/11. Pastor Terry Jones earlier Thursday had ... (Source: Middletown Press 2010-09-10T04:59:51Z)

Japan's 7-Eleven Is In Talks to Buy Casey's General Stores for $2 Billion

7-Eleven Inc., the biggest U.S. convenience-store chain, is in talks to acquire rival Casey's General Stores Inc. for $40 a share. Casey's yesterday confirmed the offer by 7-Eleven, a unit of Tokyo ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-10T05:21:19Z)

BMY to Acquire ZymoGenetics

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co ... to acquire ZymoGenetics Inc. ( ZGEN - Snapshot Report ) for $9.75 per share in cash. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 84% over ZymoGenetics' closing price of $5.30 ... (Source: Zacks.com 2010-09-08T19:35:31Z)

WEB FIRST: Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning

... AP) — President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America ... (Source: Register Citizen 2010-09-10T06:18:35Z)

Google Instant: Fundamental Change or Good Improvement?

Launch promotions for the new Google Instant search engine feature presented a Bob Dylan song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues." The promotional video was vaguely reminiscent of another tech giant using catchy tunes ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-09T16:28:13Z)

Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning

President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and ... Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview this morning that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-09T23:37:43Z)

'Mrs. Robinson, You're Trying to Print a Document': Google as Muse

com ) in which the company uses Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and its barrage of lyrics to show off the Google Instant feature on its search engine: Meanwhile, on the cheekier side of the spectrum, (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-09T18:37:04Z)

Aqueduct contract awaits DiNapoli signature

Just one person has yet to sign off on a state contract to build a casino complex at the Aqueduct horse racing ... have signed off on the deal with developer Genting New York LLC. DiNapoli said he has requested ... (Source: Albany Business Journal 2010-09-09T13:50:44Z)

Lloyds to sell Crest Nicholson stake

... Varde ... Lloyds on Wednesday night refused to confirm the sale price. However, the bank did say it was planning to make a writeback on its previous valuation of the stake. The disposal of the stake in Crest ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-09-09T08:07:09Z)

Lloyds Agrees to Sell Crest Nicholson Stake to Varde

... source with knowledge of the deal confirmed that Varde was buying Lloyds's stake in Crest Nicholson and that the British bank was planning to make a writeback on its previous valuation of the stake. Lloyds, (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-09T08:35:47Z)

DiNapoli: Review of Aqueduct contract nearly done

... DiNapoli says he expects to complete by Tuesday his review of a contact to build and operate 4,500 video slot machines at Aqueduct race track ... The Malaysia-based Genting New York would provide the state $380 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-09T20:31:36Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Koran Burning, Calls 'Ground Zero Mosque' Denial 'Very Disturbing'

... his bonfire of Korans after claiming he had a deal that would move a controversial mosque away from the site of the 9/11 terror attacks -- but the Muslim cleric ... supposed deal as "a sign from God." (Source: ABC News 2010-09-10T02:58:09Z)

Google Instant search is impressive tech, odd branding quest

though: Google Instant will also be promoted with a TV commercial. They even blew the dough to license Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and the famous "music video" footage from the 1965 Dylan ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-09-09T18:37:04Z)

Nokia Hires Microsoft Exec Stephen Elop as New CEO

Stephen Elop , the president of ... giant to become chief executive of phone maker Nokia. Nokia said in a press release late Thursday that it has hired Elop to replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who will leave his ... (Source: CBS News 2010-09-10T07:30:10Z)

Casey's General Store confirms it received buyout offer from 7-Eleven

LOS ANGELES — Casey's General Stores says it is in talks with 7-Eleven after receiving an unsolicited buyout offer from the convenience store operator. Casey's said Thursday that 7-Eleven made the offer last week ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-09T23:23:24Z)

Nokia names Microsoft's Stephen Elop as its new CEO

A victim of Steve Jobs and the iPhone, Nokia chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo is stepping down on Sept. 20. He will be replaced by Stephen Elop, the current head of Microsoft's business division (Source: Venturebeat.com 2010-09-10T07:44:29Z)

EQ Labs Inks Agreement for Large Purchase Order to Place EQ Energy Drink in Major ...

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EQ Labs, Inc. announced today that it closed a deal with Terrible Herbst Corporation to place EQ Energy Drink in 108 Terrible Herbst convenience stores effective ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-09T17:11:10Z)

Nokia appoints Microsoft veteran Stephen Elop as new chief executive

... largest mobile phone maker Nokia has appointed Stephen Elop, head of Microsoft's Business Division as the new chief executive of Nokia as of Sept. 21, replacing Nokia's current CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-10T09:17:32Z)

Pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal

... Muslims. Obama urged Jones to listen to "those better angels," saying that besides endangering ... it would be a sign from God to call off the Quran burning. "We are, of course, now against any other group ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-10T09:17:32Z)

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bristol-Myers Squibb, ZymoGenetics, Family Dollar Stores, Wal-Mart ...

... Analyst Blog features: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co ... acquire ZymoGenetics Inc. (Nasdaq: ZGEN) for $9.75 per share in cash. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 84% over ZymoGenetics' closing price of (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-09T20:53:05Z)

Casey's Says in Buyout Talks with 7-Eleven

The $2.03 billion offer topped a $38.50-a-share offered by Canada's largest convenience store chain, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey's had previously said there was a rival bidder to Couche ... (Source: FLEXNEWS 2010-09-10T03:19:38Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Calls Off Koran(Quran) Burning Event-Iman Muslim Group to Move ...

In a surprise move, a once-defiant Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, has called off his plans of a Koran (Quran) burning event. Jones says he had been in prayer ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-09T22:33:18Z)

VIDEO: Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning

... AP) — President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America ... (Source: Trentonian 2010-09-10T05:28:28Z)

Terrible Herbst Adds EQ Energy

LAS VEGAS -- EQ Labs Inc. closed a deal with Terrible Herbst to place EQ Energy Drink in 108 Terrible Herbst convenience stores effective immediately. Many of the Terrible Herbst convenience stores are located in ... (Source: CSNews Online 2010-09-09T20:38:46Z)

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