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Deals of the Hour / September 25, 2010, 3:41 pm

Health insurers won't sell child-only health care policies

Major health care insurance companies in Ohio said Wednesday they are halting the sale of policies that would cover children only, just as provisions of the new federal health care reform law take effect. The decision not to offer those policies in Ohio ... (Source: Dayton Daily News 2010-09-22T22:32:12Z)

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)

Cheap Apple iPod Nano

The Ipod nano fourth digital audio player combining features of both the iPod shuffle and iPod. It was introduced on September 7, 2005, replacing the iPod mini, which was discontinued around the similar day. The replacement with the mini took Macintosh ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-23T17:30:22Z)

The Morning Fix: 'Evil' does good! Spike's 'Entourage' commercial overload. Lopez finalizing 'American Idol' deal.

After the coffee. Before deciding whether that "Catfish" movie is real. Did Ari Gold negotiate this deal? Spike TV, which shelled out $600,000 per episode for reruns of HBO's "Entourage" only to see the show bomb in the ratings, is overloading its episodes ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-13T14:43:16Z)

CEO Jeff Zucker Leaving NBC Universal After Comcast Acquisition

Zucker had a history of taking a hard-nosed stance with technology company negations. In fact, he recently shot down Apple's plan to offer NBC TV shows for just 99 cents. On Thursday Zucker said, "We do not think 99 cents is the right price point for our ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-24T19:52:20Z)

College Park sold

CHINO - The College Park housing development was sold Thursday at a public foreclosure auction on the steps of Chino Superior Court. The winning bid of $67.5 million was a joint venture between Florida-based Lennar Homes and Standard Pacific Homes of ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-24T01:29:58Z)

Fortegra Financial Corporation Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

Fortegra Financial Corporation today announced that it has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price ... (Source: PRWeb 2010-09-24T22:22:40Z)

Campaign paid $135K to lease aircrafts from company Deal co-owns

Nathan Deal's campaign for governor has paid a company in which the Republican nominee is a part owner more than $135,000 to lease aircraft — many times more than any other candidate for governor in this campaign cycle. Since its launch in May 2009 ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-09-25T14:07:33Z)

High hopes for new College Park owners

CHINO - With the arrival of new backers, city officials are eager for a jump-start on the stagnant College Park housing development. Florida-based Lennar Homes, and Standard Pacific Homes, of Irvine, have taken over the master-planned community project ... (Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 2010-09-24T22:36:59Z)

Cazador intends to offer 5 million units in initial public filing worth up to $50 million

NEW YORK — Cazador Acquisition Corp. is planning to offer 5 million units in an initial public offering worth up to $50 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Each unit consists of one share and one warrant that allows the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-24T19:30:52Z)

NBC Universal's Zucker to Leave After Comcast Deal

NEW YORK—NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker confirmed widespread speculation that he will leave the media giant after its corporate parent, General Electric Corp., completes a deal to sell a majority stake of the company to Comcast Corp., the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-24T15:56:07Z)

Mobley Wins Round 9 of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup in Mexico

PUEBLA, Mexico, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- After yesterday's qualifying session at Autodromo Internacional Miguel E. Abed in Amozoc, Mexico, pole winner JD Mobley said that he knew he had to give it everything he had and leave it all out on the track. The ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-25T22:07:10Z)

China seeks globally binding climate treaty late 2011: report

BEIJING - China wants the world to seal a binding climate change treaty by late 2011, a Chinese negotiator has told a newspaper, blaming US politics for impeding talks and making a deal on global warming impossible this year. Li Gao, a senior Chinese ... (Source: Business Spectator 2010-09-24T11:02:38Z)

Microsoft to offer three-screen services

Microsoft is to join Sony and Apple in offering a "three-screen" music and movie service, bringing together its games console, PCs and mobile phones. On each, consumers will be able to buy and rent movies, download tracks as MP3s or access an ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-09-20T23:24:40Z)

NBC shows to stream on Netflix

SAN JOSE, Calif -- SAN JOSE, Calif. - Netflix has reached a deal with NBC Universal to put "Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock," "Friday Night Lights," "Battlestar Galactica," "Monk" and other TV shows on its online instant streaming service, the companies ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-09-24T18:55:04Z)

Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles

Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles storm into the Knickerbocker Cafe on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m. to command the stage with their good-time-rock-n- roll party. Borges and her "no-wave-hard-honk" band make it a point to involve the audience in their ... (Source: Westerly Sun 2010-09-25T04:27:44Z)

College Park land in foreclosure sale

CHINO - The College Park housing development in the heart of this city will be sold today in a public foreclosure auction. The sale was necessary after the community's developer, Irvine-based SunCal Companies, defaulted on a $76 million loan for the land ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-23T00:33:53Z)

Child-only health policy is too risky, insurers say [The Wichita Eagle, Kan.]

Sept. 24--As have carriers across the nation, some Kansas health insurance companies have suspended the sale of child-only policies, a small part of their market that they say has become too financially risky to continue. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of ... (Source: Insurance News Net 2010-09-24T08:17:59Z)

Nucor bond deal gets preliminary approval in La.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A key financing peg of steelmaker Nucor 's plan to build a major iron and steel plant in St. James Parish won preliminary state approval Thursday, marking a first step forward on one of Louisiana's biggest industrial deals ever. The ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-17T12:51:09Z)

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)

Cazador plans to offer 5M units in IPO

Cazador Acquisition Corp. is planning to offer 5 million units in an initial public offering worth up to $50 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Each unit consists of one share and one warrant that allows the holder to buy ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-24T19:23:42Z)

Child-only health policy is too risky, insurers say

As have carriers across the nation, some Kansas health insurance companies have suspended the sale of child-only policies, a small part of their market that they say has become too financially risky to continue. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-24T06:59:15Z)

Nathan Deal's steady career leads to GOP bid

ATLANTA — Nathan Deal has been building the resume to run for governor his whole life. Top grades. Student body president. Debate champion. Law school. Military record. A nearly three-decade-long career in the state Legislature and Congress. "We all ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-25T20:19:47Z)

US congressional panel backs action against Chinese currency

Washington - A key panel in the House of Representatives on Friday backed legislation that allows the United States to impose import duties on China over its undervalued currency. The vote in the Ways and Means Committee paves the way for the full House to ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-24T14:44:32Z)

Jeff Zucker to leave NBC Universal when Comcast deal closes

The meeting was amicable and cordial, but Comcast Corp. executive Stephen Burke got his point across: "Steve made it clear that they wanted me to go at close," said Jeff Zucker of NBC Universal Inc. So it's official. NBC Universal's top executive, Jeffrey ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-25T07:12:23Z)

Jennifer Lopez Officially in at "American Idol"

The Hollywood Reporter claims that Jennifer Lopez's deal is officially done and good! The trade reported that the multi-media diva has signed a one-year deal to serve as a judge on the tenth season of American Idol after many stops, starts and rumors ... (Source: Artistdirect.com 2010-09-16T19:54:40Z)

Further Proof Nathan Deal (R-GA) Is a Crook

I didn't see this in another diary this morning, and I think it's significant to anyone following the GA governor's race. The upshot of the story is that Deal's been paying a company that he owns a great deal of campaign money to fly him around Georgia. As ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2010-09-25T14:07:33Z)

China seeks binding climate treaty

China wants the world to seal a binding climate change treaty by late next year, a Chinese negotiator said in a newspaper on Friday, blaming US politics for impeding talks and making a deal on global warming impossible this year. Li Gao, a senior Chinese ... (Source: South China Morning Post 2010-09-24T11:38:25Z)

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)

Fitch Releases Report on Baton Rouge, LA's 2010 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds

Fitch Ratings has published a report on Baton Rouge, LA's 2010 sales tax revenue bonds. The report is available at ' www.fitchratings.com : '. Additional information is available at ' www.fitchratings.com : '. Related Research: Baton Rouge, Louisiana www ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T00:06:24Z)

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