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Deals of the Hour / September 25, 2010, 11:40 pm

iPad Heads to Target: Some Shoppers Get a Price Cut

Apple's iPad is headed to Target on October 3, and although it's the same iPad you can currently get at Apple Stores and Best Buy, it presents an opportunity to save a little cash. When the iPad goes on sale at Target in October, the company says, two ... (Source: Network World Fusion 2010-09-24T18:55:04Z)

Netflix to unveil video streaming service to Canada

Netflix will expand its online video streaming offering to Canada, Reuters reports. This marks the first international expansion for the online video giant. Netflix will only offer online streaming to ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-22T15:44:10Z)

iPad comes to US Target stores on 3 October

iPads will soon be popping up among the groceries and housewares— Target announced on Friday that it will sell Apple's tablet device at its 1,743 US stores across the country. "At this point, there's zero downside to going to Target," said Peter ... (Source: MacWorld UK 2010-09-25T00:02:53Z)

Mahoning County: 2 plead not guilty in Boardman robbery of Ohio Realtor

MAHONING COUNTY -- Two brothers accused of robbing an Ohio real estate agent who was showing them an apartment building have pleaded not guilty, and federal marshals are searching for a suspect in the murder of another agent. Twenty-seven-year-old Paul ... (Source: WKYC 2010-09-23T23:06:48Z)

JetBlue to offer in-air online access

JetBlue Airways plans to equip its airplanes with Internet access by mid-2012, the airline announced Wednesday. ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a high-tech wireless communications company based in Carlsbad, will provide the Wi-Fi-enabled services to JetBlue ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-09-22T21:34:56Z)

Netflix launches streaming video service in Canada

TORONTO (Reuters) - Netflix launched an online video-streaming service in Canada for films and television on Wednesday, its first foray outside the United States and a direct threat to established cable ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-22T17:31:33Z)

Netflix looks at U.S. streaming-only plan

Netflix Inc., the mail-order and online movie-rental service, may offer a Web streaming-only plan in the United States soon as it expands content, Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings said. Netflix is considering a subscription service similar to one ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-23T23:56:54Z)

iPad Heads to Target Oct. 3: Some Shoppers Get a Price Cut

Apple's iPad is headed to Target on October 3, and although it's the same iPad you can currently get at Apple Stores and Best Buy, it presents an opportunity to save a little cash. When the iPad goes on sale at Target in October, the company says, two ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-24T20:49:36Z)

Cher ending Vegas show Feb. 5

LAS VEGAS (KABC) -- Cher's final curtain on her headline show in Las Vegas is set for Feb. 5. On Tuesday, officials at Caesars Palace said that tickets for Cher's final run of shows will go on sale starting Saturday. The iconic singer has put on ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-22T18:35:58Z)

2 Ohio real estate agents killed; another robbed

KENT, Ohio - Two real estate agents were killed in vacant homes for sale and another was robbed all within a week, prompting frightened agents in northeast Ohio to cancel open houses and avoid meeting prospective buyers alone. Two brothers were arrested ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-23T05:48:51Z)

Cher Wrapping Up Her Vegas Show

Cher calling it quits after three years... iCher is set to end her Vegas production in February after more than 200 shows. Cher will play Caesars Palace for her final run of shows starting January 11th. Tickets go on sale Saturday. It marks the end of a ... (Source: 411mania.com 2010-09-22T16:48:36Z)

Maroon 5 Reaches For More On 'Hands All Over'

Pop-rock band Maroon 5 may have sold 15 million records, but they want even more fans. Lead singer Adam Levine and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael say with their new album, Hands All Over, they're aiming to pull in people unfamiliar with their previous hits ... (Source: NPR News 2010-09-25T16:16:24Z)

Tattle: Paris having trouble getting into Japan

Officials at Caesars said yesterday that tickets for Cher's final shows starting Jan. 11 will go on sale Saturday. Cher's departure from the Colosseum will come about one month before Celine Dion returns March 15 to start her second engagement. Celine's ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-22T09:53:25Z)

Berkshire Cuts Moody's Stake To 12%

Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway has lowered its stake in credit rating firm, Moody's , to 28.9 million shares, The Wall Street Journal reports. Berkshire has sold 560,000 shares of Moody's, keeping its stake at about 12%. The recent sale follows ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-09-24T07:27:53Z)

2 charged in slaying of Ohio real estate agent showing home, 1 of 2 agents killed in a week

CLEVELAND - Two men have been charged with killing an Ohio real estate agent who was showing a vacant house for sale, the first of two agents killed in a week in the region, authorities said Friday. Robert Brooks, 25, of Youngstown, and Grant Cooper, 21 ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-25T03:44:47Z)

JetBlue and ViaSat Announce 21st Century Inflight Broadband Connectivity

JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) today announce the intent to create the industry's best inflight broadband for commercial aviation, using ViaSat's innovative high-capacity satellite technology. "This system will be designed ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-09-25T13:31:46Z)

2 charged in agent's slaying

CLEVELAND -- Two men have been charged with killing an Ohio real estate agent who was showing a vacant house for sale, the first of two agents killed in a week in the region, authorities said Friday. Robert Brooks, 25, of Youngstown, and Grant Cooper, 21 ... (Source: Zanesville Times Recorder 2010-09-25T10:47:07Z)

PolyOne Reports Preliminary Results For Cash Tender Offer For 8.875% Senior Notes - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - PolyOne Corporation (POL: News ) announced the preliminary results of its prior announced cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 8.875% Senior Notes due 2012. At 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 23, 2010, an aggregate ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-24T14:01:35Z)

Adam Levine To Offer Up Harley If Album Debuts At Number One

Maroon 5 star Adam Levine is to hand a lucky fan the keys to his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle if the band's new album Hands All Over debuts at the top of the U.S. charts. The singer will offer up the bike on the band's website if the record hits ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-09-24T14:37:23Z)

Buffett's Berkshire sells additional 560,000 Moody's shares

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has sold another 560,000 shares of credit ratings company Moody's Corp, less than two weeks after selling an additional 1.35 million. The latest sale was conducted by Berkshire's National ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-09-23T05:20:13Z)

Petrobras Raises Record $70 Billion Through Share Sale

Brazilian energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, better known as Petrobras (NYSE: PBR ) , shattered previous share-sale records by raising nearly $70 billion from a share sale, proving wrong the critics who had warned that the company's offering would not ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-09-25T16:30:43Z)

Titan International Extends Expiration Time Of Offer To Purchase 8% Senior Unsecured Notes ...

(RTTNews) - Titan International, Inc. (TWI: News ) said it is extending the expiration time of its previously announced offer to purchase its issued and outstanding 8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2012. The tender offer, previously set to expire at 12:00 ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-24T12:21:22Z)

Titan Announces Extension of Expiration Time of Tender Offer

Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) today announced that it is extending the expiration time of its previously announced offer to purchase its issued and outstanding 8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2012 (the "Senior Notes"). The tender offer ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-24T12:14:13Z)

Adam Levine to stop singing about models

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine wants to stop singing about women. The "Misery" singer admits it is "absolutely ridiculous" how many models are featured in the band's songs, videos and album covers, and is planning for the group to take a new direction ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-26T04:05:05Z)

JetBlue to offer inflight Wi-Fi by 2012

JetBlue Airways Corp. plans to outfit its fleet of 160 planes with inflight Internet access starting in mid-2012, the airline said Wednesday. The Wi-Fi system will be provided by ViaSat Inc. , a Carlsbad, Calif., telecommunications company. Neither JetBlue ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-22T20:23:21Z)

2 men charged in slaying of Ohio real estate agent

CLEVELAND — Two men have been charged with killing an Ohio real estate agent who was showing a vacant house for sale, the first of two agents killed in a week in the region, authorities said Friday. Robert Brooks, 25, of Youngstown, and Grant Cooper, 21 ... (Source: News-Sentinel 2010-09-25T12:05:52Z)

Brazil oil company Petrobras aims at offshore reserves with $70B stock offer, world's largest

BIG DEAL: Petroleo Brasileiro SA , or Petrobras, Brazil's state-run energy company, raised $70 billion through the sale of more than 4 billion common and preferred shares in Brazil and the U.S. BIG OIL: The money will fund Petrobras' ambitious $224 billion ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-24T18:19:17Z)

2 plead not guilty to robbing Ohio real estate agent; suspect sought in another agent's death

CLEVELAND (AP) — A Florida man was being sought Thursday in the fatal shooting of an Ohio real estate agent whose body was found in a vacant home he was trying to sell, and police looked for clues in the strangling of another agent and robbery of a third ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-24T13:18:38Z)

Brazil's huge oil reserves fuel largest-ever share offer

SAO PAULO, Brazil - The exploration and production of Brazil's huge offshore oil reserves is the driving force behind the globe's biggest-ever share offering. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, the nation's state-run energy company, raised $70 billion ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-25T07:12:23Z)

Berkshire Cuts Moody's Stake, Continuing Stock Sales

(Adds details from inquiry commission in third paragraph.) Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. further reduced its stake in Moody's Corp., continuing a selloff after the billionaire said the ratings company had lost some of ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-23T11:32:27Z)

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