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Deals of the Hour / September 14, 2010, 1:42 am

Monsanto Enters Into Collaboration With AgraQuest On Development Of New Seed ...

... to develop seed treatments for Monsanto's core crops and vegetables. AgraQuest noted that the three-year deal is aimed at developing seed treatment products to control nematodes, disease and insects, and enhance ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-13T12:12:56Z)

ArcSight deal gives HP a security arm

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to have the answers to all of its customers' technology problems. So it is buying network-security provider ArcSight Inc. to help respond to the growing threat ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-14T07:11:06Z)

Report: HP close to buying ArcSight for $1.5B

NEW YORK -Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. may be close to another major acquisition. The company is nearing a deal to buy security software provider ArcSight for about $1.5 billion, The Wall Street ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-09-14T02:46:15Z)

Harley Davidson workers vote on labor deal that would freeze pay, cut 100s of ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. - Hundreds of Harley-Davidson workers are gathered in Wisconsin to vote on a labor contract that includes a number of steep concessions. The ... Harley-Davidson executives say they will move production ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-13T14:43:16Z)

Female reporter felt 'very uncomfortable' in Jets' locker room

She was greeted by some catcalls from Jets players in the locker room while she waited to interview Jets QB Mark Sanchez, who is of Mexican descent. Ines Sainz of Mexico's TV Azteca, whom the network promotes as both ... (Source: Pro Football Weekly 2010-09-14T05:02:15Z)

Airline attack suspect suggests he wants to plead guilty

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn't offer a specific reason for his displeasure with the four-lawyer, publicly financed defense team. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds ... destruction to blow up Northwest Airlines ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-14T08:15:32Z)

Hertz increases offer for Dollar Thrifty to $50 a share

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.'s latest $50-a-share, $1.43 billion offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. likely will trigger one more counter-offer from Avis Budget Group Inc., two Tulsa money ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-14T07:25:25Z)

Monsanto and AgraQuest to Collaborate on Development of New Seed Treatments

... treatments for Monsanto's core crops and vegetables. The three-year deal is aimed at developing seed treatment products to control nematodes, disease and insects, and enhance plant growth and yield, using ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-13T11:58:37Z)

Rafael Nadal wins U.S. Open

The world's top-ranked tennis player now has a career Grand Slam. Rafael Nadal defeated third-seeded Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open in New York on Monday night, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 ... (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-09-14T04:47:56Z)

Hertz, Avis bid for Thrifty

DALLAS — While corporate travelers have been grounded by the slow economy, a lot of vacationers have still been renting cars. That says a lot about why Hertz and Avis are fighting over Dollar Thrifty, a ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-14T07:11:06Z)

Man charged in Christmas Day airline plot suggests he wants plea deal

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn't offer a specific reason for his displeasure with the four-lawyer, publicly financed defense team. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds ... destruction to blow up Northwest Airlines ... (Source: Austin American-Statesman 2010-09-14T03:50:40Z)

Rafael Nadal wins U.S. Open title over Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal won his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Monday in a thrilling final filled with fantastic shotmaking by both men and interrupted by a ... (Source: Today's THV 2010-09-14T02:46:15Z)

Harley-Davidson workers approve labor contract

WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Harley-Davidson workers in Wisconsin have approved a labor contract that included a number of steep concessions after the company ... Harley-Davidson executives had said they would move production ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-13T16:23:29Z)

Rafael Nadal captures career Grand Slam with U.S. Open victory over Novak Djokovic

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal further solidified his place in the pantheon of tennis greats with a first U.S. Open crown Monday in a rain-delayed final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The top-seeded Spaniard held off ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-09-14T03:14:53Z)

Inergy plans to privately place $600 million in notes, proceeds for Tres Palacios ...

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Inergy LP, which operates natural gas and propane businesses, said Monday it plans to privately place $600 million in eight-year senior notes. Net proceeds will help fund Inergy's $725 million ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-13T14:36:06Z)

Harley Workers OK New Labor Contract

WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Harley-Davidson workers in Wisconsin approved a contract ... gathered in Waukesha on Monday to vote on a labor contract that includes a number of steep concessions. The seven-year deal would freeze ... (Source: Channel 3000 2010-09-13T15:54:51Z)

Inergy plans $600M private notes sale to help pay for acquisition

Inergy LP plans to sell $600 million in notes to help pay for its pending acquisition of the Tres Palacios natural gas storage facility in Texas. The Kansas City-based company (NYSE: NRGY) said Monday that ... (Source: Kansas City Business Journal 2010-09-13T13:38:50Z)

Stocks climb on banking reform, China growth (closing bell)

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 81 points for ... regulators agreed to reforms that could help avoid another credit crisis that plagued financial markets worldwide in 2008 and early 2009. Banks will gradually ... (Source: Daily Freeman 2010-09-14T07:54:03Z)

As Israeli, Palestinian leaders prepare to meet, Clinton says 'time is ripe' for ...

... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ... a soon-to-expire curb on new construction for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Palestinians want the curb extended ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-14T07:18:16Z)

Markets climb amid reform deal

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 81 points for ... to reforms that could help avoid another credit crisis like the one that plagued financial markets worldwide in 2008 and early 2009. Banks will gradually ... (Source: Los Angeles Daily News 2010-09-14T06:56:47Z)

Dollar Thrifty agrees to Hertz deal

PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Dollar Thrifty has accepted a new bid of about $1.43 billion from Hertz, which is battling Avis to acquire the rental car company and a bigger stake of the vacationers' market. Dollar ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2010-09-14T06:06:41Z)

Photo Mix: Ines Sainz Jets Sex Controversey, Jennifer Lopez 12 Million Idol Deal ...

Ines Sainz, a sports reporter ... Jets players allegedly were giving her catcalls as she waited in the locker room to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez. Apparently one of the players tried to throw a football at her. (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-09-13T23:25:49Z)

Ines Sainz Jets Controversey Photos - Super Sexy Reporter Sex Harrassment?

Ines Sainz is claiming sexual harassment against the Jets. According to reports, Jets players were giving her catcalls as she waited in the locker room to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez. A media frenzy ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-09-13T20:05:23Z)

Inergy plans to sell $600 million in notes

Inergy LP, which operates natural gas and propane businesses, said Monday it plans to privately place $600 million in eight-year senior notes. Net proceeds will help fund Inergy's $725 million acquisition of Tres ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-13T14:21:47Z)

Detroit bomb plot suspect fires lawyers, hints at plea deal

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn't offer a specific reason for his displeasure with the four-lawyer, publicly financed defense team. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds ... destruction to blow up Northwest Airlines ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-14T03:57:50Z)

HP to buy ArcSight in $1.5 billion deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy the security software provider ArcSight for about $1.5 billion, the company said today as it extends a recent spree of acquisitions. The deal is part ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-09-13T19:51:04Z)

Stocks climb on bank reform, China growth, deals

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 81 points for ... regulators agreed to reforms that could help avoid another credit crisis that plagued financial markets worldwide in 2008 and early 2009. Banks will gradually ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-13T20:12:33Z)

Netanyahu, Abbas Set to Meet for Peace Talks

... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ... a soon-to-expire curb on new construction for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Palestinians want the curb extended ... (Source: ABC News 2010-09-14T07:39:44Z)

Clinton says deal is possible on settlements in West Bank

... Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to extend the moratorium, scheduled to expire Sept. 26. The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas ... the West Bank settlers' umbrella organization, said in a ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-14T01:20:21Z)

Monsanto forms partnership with AgraQuest

Monsanto, the world's biggest seed company, said its partnership with AgraQuest could yield seeds coated in AgraQuest's microbes that fight off nematodes, disease and insects ... technology for core crops and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-13T19:36:45Z)

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