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Deals of the Hour / October 3, 2010, 5:41 am

Investors OK Carolina First sale to TD Bank

Shareholders of Carolina First's owner today approved a deal to sell the struggling bank and its holding company to Canada's TD Bank Financial Group, according to a news report. The Upstate lender will be renamed TD Bank as part of the $192 million ... (Source: The Post and Courier 2010-09-28T17:02:57Z)

Schwarzenegger, legislative leaders reach California budget deal

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting Friday night, signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate after 93 days. Virtually no details ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T16:08:06Z)

Commonwealth Games 2010 (CWG) schedule, tickets, opening ceremony, live scores

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and ... (Source: Examiner 2010-10-03T08:21:38Z)

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)

Sully Lands Movie Deal

The Hero of the Hudson has landed a Hollywood deal. Variety is reporting that heavyweight film development firms Flashlight Films and Kennedy/Marshall Co. have reached a deal with former U.S. Airways Capt. Chesley Sullenberger for the rights to the film ... (Source: AVweb 2010-10-02T23:31:55Z)

Moon Exploration Is Not Dead, NASA Official Says

This story was updated at 11:46 p.m. ET. NASA's new space exploration program may be skewed toward sending astronauts to an asteroid and onto Mars, but a return to Earth's moon is not completely lost, NASA's deputy chief told reporters today (Sept. 30 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T14:14:45Z)

Sully Lands a Movie Deal

It looks like hero Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is not quite done with his 15 minutes of fame. The retired Danville, Calif., pilot who splash landed his U.S. Airways plane in the event known as "the Miracle on the Hudson" has now agreed to a movie ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T13:46:07Z)

Repsol to Sell Brazil Stake to Sinopec for $7.1 Billion

In one of the largest Chinese oil acquisitions to date, Repsol SA of Spain announced the sale of 40% of its Brazilian assets to China Petrochemical Corp. for $7.1 billion. The joint venture, valued at $17.8 billion overall, guarantees Repsol the funding to ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-01T17:20:52Z)

South Financial shareholders OK TD Bank deal

Shareholders of The South Financial Group overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of the company by the Toronto-Dominion Bank . About 97 percent of the votes cast at a special shareholders meeting Tuesday in Greenville, S.C., where South Financial ... (Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal 2010-09-29T18:06:12Z)

Rain Delays Ryder Cup Until Monday

European captain Colin Montgomerie likes to say that nobody ever talks about the weather when they look back on Cups past, focusing only on the result. But this soggy edition of golf's premier team event, the first Ryder Cup ever in Wales and the first ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-03T12:03:32Z)

Treasury announces sale of Citigroup shares

WASHINGTON -- The government said Wednesday it is starting to sell $2.2 billion in trust preferred shares that it holds in Citigroup , another move to recoup the costs incurred in the $700 billion financial bailout. The Treasury Department said the pace of ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-29T14:31:27Z)

California Budget Deal Ends Impasse With Vote Expected in Days

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers came up with a compromise to close a $19.1 billion deficit and give the state a budget, ending a record three-month impasse with a vote expected next week on the spending ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-02T04:05:07Z)

BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Virgin Mobile)

320-by-240-pixel, 65K-color TFT LCD screen There are currently nine versions of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for sale in the US. But the ones offered by Cricket, MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile demand special scrutiny. All three carriers sell this smartphone for a ... (Source: PC Magazine 2010-10-01T13:46:07Z)

Treasury Rakes in $41.6B from Citi Stake

The U.S. Treasury is continuing with its efforts to shed its holdings in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C - News ). It has reaped in $41.6 billion as proceeds from the sale of Citi common stock, trust preferred securities (TRUPS), and Citi's repayment of the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-01T21:45:44Z)

Canada's TD bank completes US bank deal

The chief executive of Toronto-Dominion Bank said Friday Canada's second largest bank is looking to do more acquisitions in the United States after completing the purchase of South Carolina-based South Financial Group. TD CEO Ed Clark said in an interview ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-01T18:03:49Z)

Motorola S10-HD Bluetooth headset designed to take on sweat

Whether you're hitting up the gym or going outside for a run, you probably want to have some tunes on hand. At the same time, you don't want to deal with wires and cables. The Motorola S10-HD lets you handle both in style with a sporty wraparound ... (Source: MobileMag 2010-09-28T23:29:30Z)

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)

Government says sale of Citigroup trust preferred sales brings in $2.25 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says it raised $2.25 billion from the sale of trust preferred shares that it held in Citigroup , moving to recoup the costs incurred in the $700 billion financial bailout. The Treasury Department also said Wednesday that ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-30T22:29:52Z)

Deal ready to steer NASA future

WASHINGTON — The acrimonious political schism between the White House and Congress over NASA's manned space program is poised to end Wednesday with a hard-won deal that gives President Barack Obama money for commercial spacecraft and Congress the NASA ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-28T05:28:36Z)

India Secures New Delhi for Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- India deployed thousands of security personnel in New Delhi for today's opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games as the country hosts its biggest sporting event in almost three decades. Police in the city canceled all leave and ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-02T22:27:30Z)

Captain Sullenberger Goes Hollywood With Movie Deal

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has made it to Hollywood. His book about his heroics while landing U.S. Air flight 1549 in the Hudson River, with all passengers and crew safe and sound, will be made into a motion picture. At least that is the plan ... (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-10-02T18:31:16Z)

Schwarzenneger, legislative leaders reach California budget deal

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say they've reached a budget deal. The governor and lawmakers say after nearly five hours of talks Friday they agreed on a deal that breaks the record-long budget impasse and attempts to ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T02:32:04Z)

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)

India Secures Delhi for Commonwealth Games Ceremony

(Updates with ticket sales in second paragraph.) Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- India deployed thousands of security personnel in New Delhi for today's opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games as the country hosts its biggest sporting event in almost three ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-03T10:01:51Z)

Europe eyes big Ryder Cup comeback as night falls

NEWPORT, Wales -- The Americans stood behind the 18th green with smiles rarely seen on European soil as they watched yet another match go their way Saturday in the Ryder Cup. They won the opening two sessions. They had a 6-4 lead over Europe. They grabbed ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-03T07:10:03Z)

Sinopec Will Pay $7.1 Billion for Stake in Repsol's Brazil Unit

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- China Petrochemical Corp. will pay $7.1 billion for a stake in Repsol YPF SA's Brazilian unit, the second-largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company, as it moves to secure oil supplies. Sinopec Group, as China's second ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-02T04:33:45Z)

4th UPDATE: Repsol To Sell 40% Of Brazil Assets To Sinopec

MADRID (Dow Jones)--In one of the largest Chinese oil acquisitions to date, Spain's Repsol SA (REP) Friday announced the sale of 40% of its Brazilian assets to China Petrochemical Corp., or Sinopec Group, for $7.1 billion. The joint venture, valued at $17 ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-01T16:30:46Z)

NASA's future is unclear despite a new direction

WASHINGTON — A new law passed by Congress last week finally gives NASA some badly needed direction, but the future of the space agency remains bleak — at least in the near term. The bill cements a new philosophy for the agency that largely bypasses its ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-03T01:47:55Z)

Tech Lab: Apps, headsets to deal with the texting ban

I've been sending and receiving a lot of cellphone text messages lately, mainly to myself. Call it research. The new Massachusetts ban on texting while driving may save lives, although I have my doubts. But it certainly provides an economic stimulus for ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-29T22:31:03Z)

Americans' lead is on hold at highly unusual Ryder Cup

NEWPORT, WALES - The Americans stood behind the 18th green with smiles rarely seen on European soil as they watched yet another match go their way Saturday in the Ryder Cup. They won the opening two sessions. They had a 6-4 lead over Europe. They grabbed ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-03T07:31:31Z)

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