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Deals of the Hour / October 2, 2010, 7:42 pm

Humana and Wal-Mart forming prescription drug plan

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. said Friday they are teaming up to offer a low-cost Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The companies said the Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan will have a premium of $14.80 per month ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-01T14:43:23Z)

EXFO announces sale of Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company

EXFO Inc. (Nasdaq:EXFO) (TSX:EXF) announced today that it has sold its Life Sciences and Industrial Division to The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, for US$24.3 million in cash. The purchase price is subject to adjustments for minimum ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-10-01T11:37:17Z)

Wal-Mart, Humana Unveil Medicare Plan

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Wal-Mart ( Symbol : WMT ) is teaming with health insurer Humana ( Symbol : HUM ) to offer a Medicare prescription-drug coverage plan that, the companies say, will offer the lowest premiums in the country. Premiums for the so-called ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-10-01T13:10:20Z)

Walmart looks eager to battle Dillons with new Neighborhood Market stores

Walmart this week rolled out plans for its third Neighborhood Market grocery store in Wichita. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company has targeted the southeast corner of Harry and Webb. It comes after the discount giant already has announced two sites on ... (Source: Wichita Business Journal 2010-10-02T05:38:11Z)

Boxer, Fiorina offer plans for job growth

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (KABC) -- Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger, Carly Fiorina, were on the campaign trail in Southern California on Friday. Boxer visited a senior community in Orange County while Fiorina spoke at a trucking company in ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-02T04:48:04Z)

State-funded road construction in New Jersey stopped amid standoff over bond sale

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James Simpson ordered an immediate stop Friday to all state-funded road construction because he said the Legislature hasn't approved a bond sale. The state was looking to sell up to $1.25 billion in ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-01T21:02:47Z)

Exfo sells division to global private equity firm for US$24.3 million

QUEBEC - Exfo Inc. (TSX:EXF) said Friday it has sold its Toronto-based life sciences and industrial division to global private equity firm The Riverside Company for US$24.3 million in cash. The maker of equipment for telecom carriers and manufacturers said ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-10-01T16:37:55Z)

2nd UPDATE: Humana, Wal-Mart Launch Cheaper Medicare Drug Plan

Humana Inc. (HUM) is teaming with discount retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) to offer a low-cost Medicare prescription-drug plan nationwide, a move that could bolster the health insurer's market share, bring more business to Wal-Mart pharmacies and ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-10-01T18:39:37Z)

Japan's PM rejects China's repeated demands for apology over boat captain's arrest

BEIJING – BEIJING (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China's repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the arrest of a Chinese boat captain whose detention caused relations between the Asian neighbors to ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-26T08:58:34Z)

Vice president in California to back Boxer, McNerney

LAGUNA BEACH — Vice President Joe Biden is in California to raise money for two Democrats facing tough re-election contests. He's expected Friday at a reported $500-a-plate luncheon for Sen. Barbara Boxer in the Orange County community of Laguna Beach ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-10-02T11:00:18Z)

Tickets on sale for 'Little Shop of Horrors'

Tickets are now on sale for the Montana TheatreWorks fall production of "Little Shop of Horrors" at The Ellen Theatre. With a rock 'n' roll score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman ("Beauty and the Beast," "Little Mermaid"), this hysterical musical comedy is ... (Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle 2010-10-02T06:13:58Z)

On weekend of big matchups, Oregon-Stanford will command spotlight in college football

While the Red River Rivalry between No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas and a matchup between two teams that have claimed three of the past four Bowl Championship Series national titles might consume most of the marquee, a Pacific-10 showdown on next weekend's ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-27T00:29:08Z)

Stanford night owls get ready

When Stanford pulled off "The Greatest Upset Ever," beating 43-point favorite USC 24-23 on Oct. 6, 2007, students banged, shook and abused the Cardinal team bus after it arrived back on campus. Students best be advised to get a good nap before Saturday ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-01T16:30:46Z)

Stanford-Oregon matchup is a rare Top-10 treat

Friday, October 1, 2010 (10-01) 21:36 PDT -- If you can name the last top-10 football showdown that involved Stanford, you have an excellent memory of things that happened during the Nixon administration. The game was the 1970 opener, when No. 10 Stanford ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-02T04:40:55Z)

Tensions Between China and Japan Rise Again

HONG KONG — Tensions between China and Japan over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain took another turn for the worse Sunday as Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan rejected China's repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-26T13:09:06Z)

State delays all road construction, including span into Ocean City from Somers Point

Transportation Commissioner James Simpson ordered an immediate stop Friday to all state-funded road construction -- including the Route 52 causeway into Ocean City -- because he said the Legislature hasn't approved a bond sale. The state was looking to ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-10-02T15:25:09Z)

Heat's hotshot moves aren't lighting a fire under Celtics

NEWPORT, R.I. — The subject of the Miami Heat doesn't draw much of a reaction around Celtics training camp. In fact, the Celtics enjoy their role as underdogs, with the Heat's new Big Three pushing them away from the spotlight. Coach Doc Rivers has ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-30T10:12:34Z)

Oregon football: Ducks-Cardinal is a bout for a title, not that either is looking ahead

When last Oregon met Stanford, the Ducks were coming off an emotional win over Southern California. While the Ducks were handing the Trojans the worst loss of the Pete Carroll era, on an electric Halloween night in Eugene, how did Stanford spend the day ... (Source: Register-Guard 2010-10-02T07:25:33Z)

State halts road work

TRENTON — Transportation Commissioner James Simpson ordered an immediate stop Friday to all state-funded road construction because he said the Legislature hasn't approved a bond sale. The state was looking to sell up to $1.25 billion in bonds to ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-10-02T11:14:37Z)

L.A. Lakers tickets go on sale Saturday

EL SEGUNDO — Individual regular-season game tickets for the Los Angeles Lakers will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, with a team executive predicting that as many as 30 of the 41 games will be sold out by the end of the day. Tickets will be available ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-01T15:04:52Z)

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (12,363.08 down 5.57 points): Crowflight Minerals Inc. (TSX:CML). Miner. Down 2.5 cents, or 31.25 per cent, at 5.5 ... (Source: MSN Canada News 2010-10-01T23:04:28Z)

Alabama rolls over Arkansas while UCLA stuns Texas in Austin on busy day in college football

The two teams that played for the national championship last season trailed by 10 at halftime Saturday. No. 1 Alabama rallied from its deficit on the road and earned a tough 24-20 victory against No. 10 Arkansas, behind the hard running of Mark Ingram. For ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-26T09:05:43Z)

Fired-up LeBron James gets to work with Heat

Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- On Day 1, LeBron James looked perfectly comfortable in new surroundings. He pumped his fist after passing over a double-team and setting Joel Anthony up for a dunk. He got wide-eyed after breaking free in a defensive drill for a ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-28T23:15:11Z)

'Leap of Faith' ready for world premiere at Ahmanson Theatre

LOS ANGELES — There are works that have taken long, strange roads to the musical stage. And then there is "Leap of Faith." The show, which has its world premiere Sunday at the Ahmanson Theatre, appears to have screamed "Broadway bound" from the start ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-01T10:18:32Z)

Baltimore commercial real estate foreclosures continue to rise

Auctioneer Paul Cooper should be a happy man these days, but he's not. In just the past month, he orchestrated the sale of Towson Commons, three Boscov's department stores and the historic Congress Hotel. That's $44 million in commercial real estate ... (Source: Baltimore Business Journal 2010-10-02T10:17:21Z)

Joe Biden attends event supporting McNerney

OAKLAND, CA -- Vice President Joe Biden is in Oakland this morning at an event supporting the re-election of Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, said Sarah Hersh, McNerney's spokeswoman. The event began at 9 a.m., according to the White House website. It is ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-01T20:41:18Z)

'Little Shop of Horrors' Love triangle:boy, girl, plant

PITTSFIELD -- Town Players of Pittsfield opens its 90th season this weekend with a popular musical about an improbable love triangle -- a man, a woman and a bloodthirsty plant. "Little Shop of Horrors" is about the nerdy manager of a failing flower shop on ... (Source: Berkshire Eagle 2010-09-30T15:13:13Z)

Erickson Living unloads two properties for $40M

Senior Care Development LLC has agreed to pay $40 million for a pair of former Erickson Living retirement communities in suburban Chicago. The properties were saddled with $315 million in unpaid construction debt, which was wiped clean as part of the sale ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-02T07:04:04Z)

College Football Picks: Take Stanford Over Notre Dame Saturday

Stanford 's 3-0 start is its best since 2001, and now they will try to build momentum as they prepare to take on No.5 Oregon in Week 5 by pulling out a win against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on Saturday, September 25, 3:30 PM EST at Notre Dame ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-09-23T20:15:00Z)

Urging China to act responsibly, Japan PM voices concern over China's maritime activity

Last update: October 1, 2010 - 10:15 PM TOKYO - Japan's prime minister urged China to act as a "responsible" member of the international community and raised concern over its expanding maritime activity in Asia, including in disputed waters where a ship ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-02T03:15:01Z)

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