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Deals of the Hour / October 2, 2010, 3:42 pm

Pink Ribbon Bagels on Sale For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Some fresh-baked bagels are making a huge difference in the lives of women across the area. Panera Bread is once again offering their tasty Pink Ribbon Bagels during the Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. The bagels are made with cherry chips, dried ... (Source: KFSM.com 2010-10-01T00:38:43Z)

Medicare Beneficiaries in Donut Hole Will See 50-Percent Discount on Brand-Name Drugs in 2011

WASHINGTON - (Business Wire) Vice President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that the nation's pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50 percent discounts ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-23T15:35:50Z)

Sale of SWB Yankees franchise draws protest

SCRANTON - Allowing the sale of the region's triple-A baseball franchise to go uncontested would be breaking a "sacred pledge" made during the 2007 campaign, John McGee warned Lackawanna County's majority commissioners Wednesday. McGee, the former ... (Source: Standard Speaker 2010-09-24T08:25:09Z)

US STOCKS-Wall St extends rally as resource stocks outperform

"Concerns about upcoming economic reports and the release of third-quarter earnings appear to have traders worried," said Scott Fullman, director of derivative investment strategy at WJB Capital Group. "New healthcare regulations go into effect and the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T20:34:09Z)

Existing Home Sales Up 7.6%, Not a Sign of Recovery

Existing home sales increased 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million in August from an upwardly revised 3.84 million in July according to the National Association of Realtors. Despite the increase, existing home sales remain ... (Source: Reverse Mortgage Daily 2010-09-28T15:29:54Z)

New Short Sale Course Gives Realtors(R) Additional Guidance on Federal Programs

While home buyers and sellers continue to be discouraged and frustrated by the complex and lengthy short sale process, the National Association of Realtors® is making sure Realtors® have the resources and tools they need to help consumers navigate these ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T15:33:30Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab on sale in UK on November 1, will be available from all major carriers

Need some hot new hardware to offset the onset of another miserly winter? Samsung wants the Galaxy Tab to be the thing that keeps you warm and fuzzy over the holidays and has just announced a November 1 launch date for its tablet in the United Kingdom. All ... (Source: engadget 2010-10-01T11:15:48Z)

Nidec Completes Acquisition of Emerson Electric Co.'s Motors & Controls Business and ...

KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) ("Nidec" or "we") today announced that it completed the acquisition of the Motors & Controls business of Emerson Electric Co. (the "Acquired Business") on October 1, 2010 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-30T23:41:27Z)

BC-Wall Street-Glance

Dow Jones Industrials High: 10,866.54 Low: 10,780.64 Close: 10,829.68 Change: +41.63 Other Indexes Standard&Poors 500 Index: 1146.24 +5.04 NYSE Index: 7335.91 +54.84 Nasdaq Composite Index: 2370.75 +2.13 AMEX Composite Index: 2035.06 +13.17 Russell 2000 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-01T21:31:25Z)

Quicksilver Gas Services Announces Closing of Sale of its General Partner to Crestwood ...

Quicksilver Gas Services LP (NYSE:KGS) announced today that Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC ("Crestwood") has closed on the purchase of all of Quicksilver Resources Inc.'s (NYSE:KWK) ("Quicksilver Resources") ownership interests in Quicksilver ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-01T19:22:34Z)

Single trade helped spark May's flash crash

A computer-driven sale worth $4.1 billion by a single trader helped trigger the May flash crash, setting off liquidity shocks that ricocheted between U.S. futures and stock markets, regulators concluded in a report. The report by the U.S. Securities and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-02T03:50:48Z)

New Short Sale Course Gives Realtors

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - October 1, 2010) - While home buyers and sellers continue to be discouraged and frustrated by the complex and lengthy short sale process, the National Association of Realtors ® is making sure Realtors ® have the resources ... (Source: Market Wire 2010-10-01T15:33:30Z)

New co-branded Medicare Part D prescription drug plan from Humana and Walmart

Today, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced an innovative Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, co-branded with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) or ("Walmart"), that can provide significant savings on monthly plan premiums and prescription medicine ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-10-01T12:27:23Z)

Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.4B, combining 2 of nation's largest discount carriers

NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines has agreed to buy AirTran in a $1.42 billion deal that will combine two of the nation's biggest discount carriers. The two airlines primarily overlap in the Baltimore and Orlando markets. Passengers traveling to and ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-27T16:21:12Z)

Futures Sale Spurred May 6 Panic as Traders Lost Faith in Data

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Declines in index futures convinced traders a "cataclysmic event" was pushing down equities on May 6, leading them to abandon the market and triggering the biggest crash in a quarter century, federal regulators found. A trader's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-02T04:05:07Z)

Quicksilver Resources Completes Sale of 100% of Its Interests in Quicksilver Gas Services

FORT WORTH, TX — Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK) has closed the previously announced sale of all of its interests in Quicksilver Gas Services to Crestwood Holdings LLC. Quicksilver received $701 million in cash at closing and expects to receive ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-02T08:22:49Z)

Counties squabble over Triple-A Yankees

— After meeting behind closed doors with a Philadelphia attorney, Luzerne County commissioners said Monday they will press on with a lawsuit against Lackawanna County that complicates the potential sale of the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees and could ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-09-27T23:59:19Z)

Sherwin-Williams to Webcast Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call

CLEVELAND, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) will issue a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 prior to the opening of the market on Tuesday ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-30T18:40:48Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab UK Price £680 On Amazon

Last week we told you that Amazon UK had listed to new Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet for £799, now it seems Amazon has changed their pricing and is now listing the Galaxy Tab for sale here in the UK at £680. Samsung has also added a launch date for ... (Source: Geeky gadgets 2010-09-20T07:54:06Z)

Program Sales Fed Crash Amid 'Hot Potato' Trading

(Adds comments from Waddell & Reed in 9th, 10th paragraphs.) Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The automated sale of stock futures without regard to price and "hot potato" trading by computer- driven firms that briefly created an illusion of liquidity helped trigger ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-01T23:54:35Z)

Panera Bread's Pink Ribbon Bagel Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

Panera Bread's signature Pink Ribbon Bagel returns this October for its tenth year to help support the fight against breast cancer. The Pink Ribbon Bagel will be sold in participating Southern California area bakery-cafes during the month of October in ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-02T04:48:04Z)

Galaxy Tab free on Pre-Order at Telenor Sweden

Android phone fans will certainly rejoice learning that wireless carrier Telenor has just announced that customers in Sweden can get the new Samsung Galaxy Tab slate for free on a contract agreement. Although only one carrier made the move, chance are that ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-02T10:03:02Z)

UPDATE 2-Single trade kickstarted flash crash - regulators

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A computer-driven sale worth $4.1 billion by a single trader helped trigger the May 6 "flash crash," setting off "liquidity crises" in U.S. futures and stock markets, regulators said in a report on Friday. Internal ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T19:29:43Z)

Panera Bread's Pink Ribbon Bagel® Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Panera Bread's signature Pink Ribbon Bagel returns this October for its tenth year to help support the fight against breast cancer. The Pink Ribbon Bagel will be sold in participating Southern California area bakery ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-10-01T21:31:25Z)

UPDATE 2-Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.04 bln

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines ( LUV.N ) will purchase AirTran Holdings ( AAI.N ) for $1.04 billion in cash and stock in a deal that will allow Southwest to expand its presence in major East Coast markets. Contraction in the U.S ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-27T13:22:14Z)

JetBlue CEO: No deal to compete with Southwest

JetBlue's CEO says his airline doesn't need to combine with another carrier to compete with Southwest. In an internal memo obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, CEO Dave Barger said growing too fast through an acquisition could jeopardize JetBlue ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-29T00:05:18Z)

Seniors in Medicare doughnut hole to get discounts on brand-name drugs in 2011

WASHINGTON – The nation's pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50-percent discounts on the cost of covered brand-name prescription drugs for beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D coverage gap – the so-called doughnut hole – starting in 2011 ... (Source: HealthcareFinanceNews.com 2010-09-24T15:27:29Z)

Quicksilver Gas Services Closes Sale Of Its General Partner To Crestwood Holdings - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Quicksilver Gas Services LP (KGS: News ) said that Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC has closed on the purchase of all of Quicksilver Resources Inc.'s (KWK) ownership interests in Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC and Quicksilver Gas Services LP ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-01T20:48:28Z)

US STOCKS-Wall St extends rally as resource stocks climb

On a more cautious note, options traders also appeared to be pricing in higher volatility for the near-term. The CBOE Volatility Index .VIX or VIX, Wall Street's so-called fear gauge, fell 5.1 percent to 22.50. But both the VIX and the CBOE Nasdaq ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T21:31:25Z)

Stadium prompting a lawsuit

Lackawanna County plans to respond to its neighbor to the south and file a counter-suit today against Luzerne County over the possible sale of the Triple-A baseball franchise. The suit is in the works, said Lackawanna County Commissioner A.J. Munchak and ... (Source: Times-Leader 2010-10-01T04:56:25Z)

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