Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / October 17, 2010, 7:40 pm

Keurig, Green Mountain, Boston Market to partner

Boston Market Corp. will start selling Keurig single-cup coffee at its restaurants this month and have it in 400 stores by early next year, in a deal announced Friday with Keurig Inc. and its owners, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. Terms of the deal ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-15T21:29:08Z)

Constellation asks $1 for stake in nuclear plant

Constellation Energy Group Inc. offered Friday to sell its stake in a Maryland nuclear plant project to its French partner for $1. Constellation said it would seek reimbursement of $117 million for its share of developing the project. The offer was ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-15T21:50:36Z)

Bathrooms on a budget

Five years ago, the ideal master bathroom was supposed to be large and lavish, with a huge Jacuzzi tub and a mile-long marble vanity. Times have changed, of course, and so have budgets. "Everyone's scaling down in every single room," says Sabrina Soto, a ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-10-16T17:24:33Z)

Apple will offer iPhone on Verizon

SAN FRANCISCO – Facing intense competition from phone makers wedded to Google's Android software, Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, finally plans to make the iPhone available on Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the United States ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-11T13:27:06Z)

DEALTALK-Bankers balk at AOL-Yahoo deal scenario

AOL reported second-quarter total revenue of $584 million, with $297 million from advertising revenue. Yahoo's advertising revenue made up a majority of its $1.6 billion total revenue over the same period. The combination would lead to a very large content ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T16:14:10Z)

Offer on Calvert Cliffs, with a catch

Constellation Energy offered Friday to sell its 51 percent interest in a nuclear power joint venture to its French partner, but it refused to set aside a hotly disputed option Constellation thinks entitles it to sell the French firm a dozen aging power ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-16T10:07:54Z)

AOL looking into deal for Yahoo, report says

AOL executives are in discussions with several private equity firms over the possibility of trying to buy rival Internet portal Yahoo Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The talks are preliminary and so far have not involved anyone from Yahoo ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T00:01:49Z)

For cheapest holiday season fares, better book soon

No one wants to pore over holiday airfares, looking for the best deal. Instead of being a student, be savvy. The travelers who get the best airfares this holiday season will be those who searched the smartest, not the longest. The trick: You'll have to ... (Source: Medford Mail Tribune 2010-10-17T09:02:18Z)

HSBC's talks for $8 billion Nedbank deal fall through

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - HSBC ( HSBA.L ) has ended talks to buy an $8 billion majority stake in South Africa's Nedbank ( NEDJ.J ), leaving it without a clear Africa strategy and handing an opportunity to rival Standard Chartered. HSBC ( 0005.HK ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T13:22:22Z)

Blatter orders FIFA to probe vote-selling claims

LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter appealed to his executive committee members to stay silent as he launched an immediate investigation into alleged vote-selling ahead of the decision on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts. Blatter took the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-17T17:09:03Z)

Verizon iPhone Coming Soon Reports Apple

If you are a Verizon user there is a lot of news out in the past week from your company. Now there is new news of Apple bringing out a Verizon iPhone by year end. The new product could be out early next year for Verizon Wireless subscribers. Up til now ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-09T18:08:39Z)

Boston Market is First Fast Casual Chain to Offer Keurig Brewing System

READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keurig, Incorporated, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR - News ) and the fast casual chain Boston Market today announced the new distribution of Keurig's gourmet single-cup coffee brewing systems in more ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-15T19:34:36Z)

Look now for cheap holiday airline fares

NEW YORK -- No one wants to pore over holiday airfares, looking for the best deal, like cramming for a final exam. Instead of being a student, be savvy. The travelers who get the best airfares this holiday season will be those who searched the smartest ... (Source: Wausau Daily Herald 2010-10-17T09:38:05Z)

AT&T to Sell IPad Directly To Businesses

AT&T Inc. said it will market Apple Inc.'s iPad directly to businesses, seeking to tap the increasing appetite within corporations for tablet computers and the wireless applications that make them hum. The company will offer iPad Wi-Fi and 3G models ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

Old Mutual Says HSBC Terminates Offer Talks For Nedbank - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual plc (OML.L: News ) announced that it has been informed that HSBC Holdings plc (HBC: News ,HSBA.L: News ) will not proceed with a partial offer for Nedbank following the expiry of the agreed exclusivity ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-15T09:18:59Z)

Keurig, Green Mountain Coffee and Boston Market Announce Move to Bring Gourmet, Single ...

READING, Mass.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Keurig, Incorporated, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) and the fast casual chain Boston Market today announced the new distribution of Keurig's gourmet single-cup coffee brewing systems in more than ... (Source: Business Wire 2010-10-15T05:01:17Z)

HSBC walks away from Nedbank deal

HSBC has left Old Mutual stunned by pulling the plug on its interest in the Anglo-South African group's stake in Nedbank without warning at the end of two months of due diligence into the South African lender. The UK bank, one of the world's largest ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-10-15T18:58:48Z)

Apple shares top $300 a share for first time

Apple's shares topped $300 for the first time in the company's history Wednesday as stellar iPad sales and a planned expansion into China give investors all the assurance the need for the iPhone maker's already healthy prospects. Shares of Apple Inc ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-13T21:24:20Z)

Special touches can create an extraordinary bathroom

Five years ago, the ideal master bathroom was supposed to be large and lavish, with a huge Jacuzzi tub and a mile-long marble vanity. Times have changed, of course, and so have budgets. "Everyone's scaling down in every single room," says Sabrina Soto, a ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-10-17T13:27:09Z)

AT&T to sell iPad directly to business customers

The company would sell all three iPad Wi-Fi plus 3G models directly to business customers, and will offer post-paid mobile broadband price plans for the iPad through business account representatives, beginning Thursday, Oct. 28. AT&T Inc. publicly ... (Source: The Money Times 2010-10-16T09:03:29Z)

Fifa Members Shown Selling World Cup Votes

FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, promised an "in-depth investigation" into allegations by a British newspaper, The Sunday Times, that two FIFA executive committee members offered to sell their votes in World Cup bidding. Voting for the 2018 and 2022 ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-18T01:44:27Z)

AT&T gets down to business with iPad

The Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T is pitching Apple's iPad tablet directly to businesses with a discounted wireless data plan. The move could help AT&T generate more revenue as the market for smartphone plans becomes saturated, the Journal said. It ... (Source: CNET News 2010-10-16T19:54:53Z)

Designers offer tips for creating a beautiful, personalized but not too lavish bathroom

This photo released by Sarah Dorio shows a bathroom by designer Brian Patrick Flynn and featured on Decor Demon. Flynn favors baths done in all white, black and white, or white with charcoal or black/brown. (AP Photo/Sarah Dorio) NO SALES; MANDATORY DESIGN ... (Source: Republic 2010-10-06T19:30:57Z)

UPDATE 3-Constellation proposes UniStar transfer to EDF

HOUSTON Oct 15 (Reuters) - Constellation Energy Group Inc ( CEG.N ) offered to transfer its half-interest in a nuclear joint venture to France's Electricite de France SA (EDF) ( EDF.PA ) on Friday at a bargain price, but said a dispute over an unrelated ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T19:20:17Z)

Attention AOL, Private Equity We Know The Exact Price You Need To Offer For Yahoo

Private equity firms Silver Lake and Blackstone keep calling AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and asking him if he'd like to merge with Yahoo and take the whole thing private. It's all very pie-in-the-sky at the moment; Yahoo hasn't even been included in the talks ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-14T18:45:40Z)

J&J's recalls, drug pipeline & 2 deals likely to dominate 3Q earnings report for investors

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Health care giant Johnson & Johnson will be hoping to take some of the focus off the manufacturing problems that have led to 11 product recalls, multiple government probes and public embarrassment when it reports its third-quarter ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-15T21:29:08Z)

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $258 million to Louisiana

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office had argued the company, through its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., had violated a state law against misrepresentation and fraud. Caldwell's office says Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary sent letters to ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-10-15T20:10:23Z)

FIFA's Temarii: Mistake to talk about WCup deals

ZURICH -- FIFA executive committee member Reynald Temarii has acknowledged he made a mistake talking to undercover reporters about deals for his World Cup hosting vote. Temarii tells The Associated Press that he met FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Sunday to ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-17T19:53:42Z)

Landing airfare deals

NEW YORK - No one wants to pore over holiday airfares, looking for the best deal, like cramming for a final exam. Instead of being a student, be savvy. The travelers who get the best airfares this holiday season will be those who searched the smartest, not ... (Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 2010-10-10T02:36:53Z)

Panel hearings over Merck's dispute with J&J end

Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 | 12:19 a.m. Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Thursday it doesn't expect arbitrators to rule until sometime next year on its multi-billion-dollar dispute with Johnson & Johnson over rights to two lucrative drugs for immune disorders. That's ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-10-17T07:29:14Z)

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