Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / October 18, 2010, 10:40 am

Northeast Utilities to buy Nstar in $4.17B deal

so the combined company may need to offer ratepayers a price break to secure approval of the deal. The two companies say customers won't see their rates change, though they say that customers will ultimately benefit from cost savings. David Grumhaus, (Source: Forbes 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

Liverpool Supporters Take Note – Advice From a Red Sox Fan

The sale of Liverpool F ... and Sunday's 2-0 loss to Everton did little to ease anxiety or fans' skepticism. American ownership of Premiership clubs hasn't exactly been stellar. However, this new ownership group brings a little more to the table than ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

Deal Profile: St. Jude Medical to Buy AGA Medical

The sale comes as a host of private-equity firms have been selling various holdings, either in part for completely, as they look to monetize investments. Below is Dealogic's profile of the deal . (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-18T17:29:21Z)

Harrah's Entertainment going public again with IPO

Harrah's first told the Securities and Exchange Commission of its plan to offer new shares in a filing late last week. (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-18T17:22:11Z)

Finding Investments In Your Own Backyard

advisors who offer more "off the shelf" recommendations. --Greater investing transparency. As a rule of thumb, access to information on a timely basis is key to investing success. One of the benefits to investing in local equities is the increased ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

Hungary set to approve 'crisis taxes' on businesses

which cannot offer any guarantees that the pensions will maintain their value, or even that they will be able to pay anyone's pension at all." Orban also vowed to cut bureaucracy by at least 5%, saying that would save tens of billions of forints. (Source: USA Today 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

ECB rift spices up debate on bond buys, succession

namely that the Bundesbank's inflation-fighting credentials offer perhaps the greatest guarantee for the single currency. "These principles -- largely shunned in a world of easy monetary policy and deflationary pressures -- could ultimately be the linchpin ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-18T17:29:21Z)

Court throws out NCAA Final Four "lottery" ruling

in an interview said he is confident that Indiana law "does not permit the NCAA profiting by having losers pay for winners in the sale of tickets." NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The case is George et al v. (Source: FOX News 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

Prices for ginseng highest in decades

coasts are in Marathon County to bargain on prices for the ancient medicinal root during the harvest this fall. The ginseng root crop is going for an average $40 a pound this season, compared to last year's average of about $27. Wisconsin produces about 95 ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

GeoGlobal Announces Closing of Additional Registered Direct Offering

This press release does not and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-18T17:36:30Z)

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