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Deals of the Hour / October 13, 2010, 5:41 am

FCC wants to cease cell phone 'bill shock'

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission will propose rules Thursday requiring mobile phone companies to alert customers by voice or text message when they have reached monthly usage limits and are about to incur extra charges, the commission ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-10-13T10:54:25Z)

Israeli Prime Minister Offers Conditional Settlements Freeze

Israel's prime minister has offered to extend a moratorium on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank , but only if the Palestinians meet his demand to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Benjamin Netanyahu has been under heavy international ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-11T15:35:57Z)

Standard Chartered's 3.3 Billion-Pound Sale Starts Capital Race

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Standard Chartered Plc's 3.3 billion-pound ($5.2 billion) rights offer may mark the start of a race among European banks to raise more capital than the minimum required by international regulators under Basel III. The share sale ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-13T10:54:25Z)

Standard Chartered to raise $5.2B in rights issue

British bank Standard Chartered PLC surprised the market on Wednesday by asking its shareholders for nearly 3.3 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) in a rights issue to satisfy tighter international capital requirements. The company said it needs to be sure it ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-13T10:04:18Z)

Lions Gate Suggests Merger With MGM

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. has made a merger offer with ailing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and disclosed the move has the backing of Lions Gate's three biggest shareholders. The largest is Carl Icahn, who has been pushing for such a deal since at least ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-12T23:27:13Z)

UPDATE 5-Lions Gate seeks MGM deal, gets Icahn's support

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp ( LGF.N ) has proposed merging with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a deal valuing one of Hollywood's oldest movie studios at $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion, a source familiar with Lions Gate's ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-12T23:48:41Z)

George Clooney Meets with Obama on Sudanese Crisis

Clooney is asking the U.S. and international community to take steps to prevent violence ahead of an election that could ignite another civil war in Sudan. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama met with activist-actor George Clooney at the White House on ... (Source: WIBW 2010-10-13T03:52:04Z)

Local concern over Hawker has its limits

Before Gov. Mark Parkinson, Hawker Beechcraft and the Machinists union struck the deal Tuesday that may stave off the company's move to Louisiana, 90 percent of Sedgwick County residents polled by SurveyUSA said they were concerned (21 percent) or very ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2010-10-10T12:59:40Z)

Pfizer to buy King, Embeda in $3.6 billion deal

Pfizer Inc.'s $3.6 billion purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. adds abuse-resistant narcotics to help the drugmaker expand its share of the $22 billion market for painkillers. Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker, will pay $14.25 a share in cash, a 40 ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-10-13T03:59:14Z)

Clooney meets with Obama on Sudan

George Clooney met with President Obama at the White House on Tuesday to discuss U.S. involvement in Sudan ahead of a critical election early next year in Africa's largest nation. The actor recently returned from Sudan and is urging international pressure ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-13T08:59:53Z)

UAL, Continental close deal to form No. 1 airline

CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp UAUA.O and Continental Airlines Inc CAL.N closed their merger deal on Friday to form the world's largest carrier, called United Airlines. The new holding company formed from the $3.17 billion all-stock merger is called United ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T12:05:54Z)

United, Continental close deal to become world's largest airline

United and Continental closed the deal today that will create the world's biggest airline, ending Delta's brief hold on the top spot. The transaction puts the two airlines in the same holding company, United Continental Holdings Inc., which will spend ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-10-01T15:12:01Z)

Here is the latest Kansas news from The Associated Press, KS

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Airplane-maker Hawker Beechcraft is offering its machinists a seven-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut and other concessions. The machinists union says they're urging members to accept the deal to protect most of the ... (Source: KSPR.com 2010-10-13T11:15:53Z)

Fresh air, freedom for Chilean miners after 69 days trapped

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile ? The miners emerged like clockwork, jubilantly embracing wives, children and rescuers and looking remarkably composed Wednesday after languishing for 69 days in the depths of a mine that easily could have been their tomb. The anxiety ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T12:13:09Z)

Clooney asks Obama to help keep peace before Sudan election

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met with activist-actor George Clooney at the White House on Tuesday to discuss U.S. involvement in Sudan ahead of a critical election early next year in Africa's largest nation. Clooney, recently returned from Sudan ... (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-10-13T08:52:43Z)

Israel, Palestinian Peace Deal Possible Within Year, U.S. Says

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Palestinians can still reach a peace agreement, even with the current impasse over extending a moratorium on Israeli settlements, a U.S. official said. "We believe this can be resolved in a year's time," State ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-13T01:36:04Z)

Live: 8 miners rescued in Chile

Click here to watch a live feed from the scene of the rescue   SAN JOSE MINE, Chile--The miners emerged like clockwork, jubilantly embracing wives, children and rescuers and looking remarkably composed Wednesday after languishing for 69 days in the depths ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-13T11:44:31Z)

Lions Gate seeks MGM deal, gets Icahn's support

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp has proposed merging with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a deal valuing one of Hollywood's oldest movie studios at $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion, a source familiar with Lions Gate's strategy said. The ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-13T05:10:49Z)

Drug giant Pfizer to swallow King Pharmaceutical

NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that it will buy a company specializing in pain drugs in a $3.6 billion deal meant to shore up the portfolio of the world's largest drug company. The deal to buy King Pharmaceutical Inc. is Pfizer's largest since it ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-13T06:58:11Z)

FCC rules seek to avoid surprise wireless bills

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators want to stop cell phone "bill shock" by requiring wireless companies to alert subscribers before they run out of minutes, hit data usage or text messaging caps or start racking up international roaming charges. The Federal ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-13T11:08:44Z)

Standard Chartered to Raise $5.2 Billion

Standard Chartered , the British bank with a major presence in emerging markets, said Wednesday that it would issue £3.3 billion ($5.2 billion) in shares as it anticipates higher minimum capital requirements. Citing opportunities in Asia, Africa and the ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-13T09:42:50Z)

AR's 15th Anniversary

BRADENTON, Fla., April 10, 1995 -- Last year, reporter Billy Cox of the Sarasota Herald Tribune , a solid if struggling local institution and regional New York Times daily newspaper here, spent a total of 17 hours interviewing me for a story on our 15th ... (Source: American Reporter 2010-10-13T11:58:50Z)

UPDATE 3-UAL, Continental close deal to form No. 1 airline

CHICAGO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - UAL Corp UAUA.O and Continental Airlines Inc CAL.N closed their merger on Friday to form the world's largest carrier, called United Airlines. The airline is a unit of United Continental Holdings Inc ( UAL.N ), the holding company ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T15:12:01Z)

Hawker union workers worry deal will mean pay cuts

Thousands of Hawker Beechcraft workers are going home today with mixed emotions about a deal that could save their jobs. But will it mean they have to take a pay cut?It's been less than 24 hours since a deal was reached to save their jobs. The governor met ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-06T21:46:57Z)

FCC Seeks to Stop Cell Phone "Bill Shock"

(AP) Federal regulators want to stop cell phone "bill shock" by requiring wireless companies to alert subscribers before they run out of minutes, hit data usage or text messaging caps or start racking up international roaming charges. The Federal ... (Source: CBS News 2010-10-13T12:27:28Z)

America's 1st International Street-Painting Festival Brings 250 Artists From Around the World ...

SARASOTA, Fla. , Oct. 12 -- Never before has such talent in street-painting come together into one location in America, until now for the Sarasota Chalk Festival.  More than 250 street-painters from the United States , Italy , Germany , Mexico ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-12T18:19:25Z)

EvoLucia® Products Now UL®-Listed

SARASOTA, Fla. , Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunovia Energy (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV) announced today that several of their EvoLucia®-brand Aimed LED lighting products have been recently tested and listed by Underwriters Laboratories ( UL ).® This is the ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-10-12T13:25:55Z)

Pfizer will buy King for $3.6B

NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday it would buy a company specializing in pain drugs in a $3.6 billion deal meant to shore up the portfolio of the world's largest drug company. The deal to buy King Pharmaceutical Inc. is Pfizer's largest since it bought ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-13T04:56:30Z)

Israeli PM offers conditional settlements freeze

Israel's prime minister has offered to extend a moratorium on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank, but only if the Palestinians meet his demand to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Benjamin Netanyahu has been under heavy international ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-11T15:14:29Z)

Chilean minister: All 8 miners rescued are healthy

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile— Chile's health minister says the eight miners rescued thus far after 69 days underground are all in good health. Jaime Manalich says that no miner has needed any special medication, not even the diabetic among them. He also notes ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-13T11:30:12Z)

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