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Deals of the Hour / October 8, 2010, 8:40 am

Japanese, U.S. Scientists Share Chemistry Nobel for Carbon Link

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Two Japanese scientists and an American researcher whose work paved the way for new medicines and plastics won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing tools to synthesize carbon-based molecules found in nature. Richard F. Heck, 79 ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-06T20:56:51Z)

Rodman & Renshaw Acts as a Co-Manager to Golden Minerals in Announced Terms of US$75 ...

NEW YORK, Oct 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RODM), a leading full service investment bank for growth companies, today announced that it has acted as co-manager ... (Source: CNBC 2010-10-07T17:56:42Z)

Nobel Peace Prize goes to Chinese dissident

OSLO, Norway - Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for using nonviolence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. The award ignited a furious response from China, which accused the Norwegian Nobel ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-08T14:06:27Z)

Study Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Vivaglobin® as First-Line Therapy for ...

/PRNewswire/ -- Vivaglobin® (subcutaneous immunoglobulin [IgG]) (SCIg) is an effective and safe initial therapy for treatment-naive patients with primary immunodeficiency (PI) and may offer an attractive alternative to intravenous IgG (IVIg) therapy in ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-08T01:49:09Z)

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize for literature

New York — Mario Vargas Llosa, the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, has never found much honor in boundaries. "Literature shouldn't be secluded, provincial or regional," the Peruvian author said in New York after Thursday's announc ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-10-08T13:52:08Z)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu retires

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is retiring from public life. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate announced earlier this year that he would retire on his 79th birthday, which falls on Thursday, to spend more time with his family. U.S. President Barack ... (Source: CBC Olympics 2010-10-07T18:03:52Z)

Purdue professor shares Nobel chemistry prize

Edward Mills Purcell- alumni class of 1933, Nobel Laureate, Physics (1952) Ben Roy Mottelson- alumni class of 1947, Nobel Laureate, Physics (1975) Herbert C. Brown*- Professor Emeritus, Inorganic Chemistry [1978-2004], Nobel Laureate, Chemistry (1979 ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-10-06T18:19:22Z)

Endeavour Silver Commences All Cash Offer to Acquire Cream Minerals

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 10/04/10) - Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR - News )(AMEX: EXK - News )(DBFrankfurt: EJD) ("Endeavour" or the "Company") announced today that it has commenced its formal offer to purchase all of the outstanding ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-04T19:33:19Z)

CSL Says Study Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy Of Subcutaneous Vivaglobin As Initial Therapy ...

(RTTNews) - CSL LTD. (CMXHF.PK: News ) Thursday announced that Vivaglobin was an effective and safe initial therapy for treatment-naive patients with primary immunodeficiency and may offer an attractive alternative to intravenous IgG therapy in the newly ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-07T09:14:09Z)

Genzyme Board Unanimously Rejects Sanofi-Aventis Tender Offer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ - News ) announced today that its board of directors has voted unanimously to reject the unsolicited $69.00 per share tender offer from Sanofi-Aventis, and the board recommends that Genzyme ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-07T21:02:49Z)

Wells Fargo to offer mortgage relief to Florida borrowers

More than 4,000 Florida homeowners will be eligible for loan modifications and mortgage-balance forgiveness totaling nearly $388 million under an agreement Wells Fargo Bank reached with eight states, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Wednesday ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-10-07T15:55:01Z)

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize, angering Chinese govt

OSLO, Norway - Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for using non-violence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. The award ignited a furious response from China, which accused the Norwegian Nobel ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-08T11:00:20Z)

Obama honors Desmond Tutu as he retires

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a "moral titan" who will be missed as he formally retires from public life on his 79th birthday Thursday. Obama says the Nobel peace laureate has been a voice of principle ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-07T17:42:23Z)

Genzyme board rejects Sanofi $69-a-share offer

C AMBRIDGE - Biotech firm Genzyme Corp. says its board of directors is rejecting Sanofi-Aventis SA's $69 a share offer and recommending Genzyme shareholders don't sell their shares to the French drugmaker. Genzyme, based in Cambridge, Mass., says its ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-08T00:16:06Z)

Obama honours Archbishop Desmond Tutu as he retires

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a "moral titan" who will be missed as he formally retires from public life Thursday on his 79th birthday. Obama says the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been a voice of ... (Source: MSN Canada News 2010-10-07T14:21:57Z)

Schools chief calls mask incident 'unfortunate'

USD 234 Superintendent Rick Werling is calling a recent reported incident involving a local first-grader's art project a "misunderstanding" and "unfortunate." On Monday, Dallas Smith, a 6-year-old student, who is black, came home from school wearing a ... (Source: Fort Scott Tribune 2010-10-07T02:40:27Z)

DEALTALK-Petrobras deal may spur Brazil offering avalanche

SAO PAULO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's capital markets could see a surge in share offerings as companies that had put deals on hold because of the record-setting Petrobras sale tap investors for new funds. State-run oil giant Petrobras ( PETR4.SA )( PBR.N ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-24T17:29:10Z)

Nobel Prize a platform for outspoken Mario Vargas Llosa

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Nobel Prize in literature brings a long-awaited accolade to Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, and also a new platform for him to assail leftist leaders Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba. The 74-year-old writer ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-08T09:41:36Z)

Genzyme Board Rejects Sanofi's $18.5 Bln Hostile Offer

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Genzyme Corp.'s (GENZ) board rejected a hostile tender offer from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY, SAN.FR) valued at $18.5 billion, a level that Genzyme had previously shunned as being too low. In rejecting the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-07T21:17:08Z)

Trio wins Nobel for key chemical tool

An American and two Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together, methods now widely used to make medicines and in agriculture and electronics. Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-06T18:19:22Z)

First-grader's parents offer views on mask

Parents of a former local first grader claim a recent incident involving their son's art project has gotten out of control. Barry Smith, of Pittsburg, and Denita Madison, of Fort Scott, parents of 6-year-old Dallas Smith, a former student at Winfield Scott ... (Source: Fort Scott Tribune 2010-10-08T03:07:54Z)

Capital Market Volume Booms On Petrobras Offering

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian capital market activity is booming, boosted by the world's largest-ever share offer in September by government-controlled energy giant Petrobras (PBR, PETR4.BR), according to a report Thursday by the Brazilian Association ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-07T20:55:40Z)

Wells Fargo In Pact To Provide $772M In Mortgage Relief

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) agreed to offer hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgage relief to borrowers in eight states as part of a pact over allegedly deceptive marketing of payment-option adjustable rate mortgage loans offered by companies it acquired ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-06T19:02:19Z)

Parents Say Kid's Art Project Looks Like KKK Hood

FORT SCOTT, KS -- A first-grade art project has two parents so upset that they are moving their son to another school in another city. On Monday 6-year-old Dallas Smith came home wearing a white, cone-shaped mask he made in art class at Winfield-Scott ... (Source: WXIA 11 Alive 2010-10-06T23:27:10Z)

Dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize, angering China

OSLO, Norway - Imprisoned Chinese democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize — an award that immediately inspired China's political dissidents and drew furious condemnation from the authoritarian government. Chinese state media ... (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-10-08T15:10:53Z)

Vivaglobin therapy effective for patients with primary immunodeficiency

Vivaglobin® (subcutaneous immunoglobulin [IgG]) (SCIg) is an effective and safe initial therapy for treatment-naive patients with primary immunodeficiency (PI) and may offer an attractive alternative to intravenous IgG (IVIg) therapy in the newly ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-10-07T11:37:19Z)

Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize for Literature

NEW YORK -- Like some other recent Nobel literary laureates, Mario Vargas Llosa, the prolific Peruvian novelist, essayist and playwright and former center-right presidential candidate, has been known as much for his controversial political views as for his ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-10-08T05:59:42Z)

Wells Fargo in Mortgage-Relief Pact

Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to offer hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgage relief to borrowers in eight states as part of a pact over allegedly deceptive marketing of payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage loans offered by companies it acquired. The ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-06T19:45:16Z)

Endeavour Silver to Make All Cash Offer to Acquire Cream Minerals

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR)(NYSE Amex: EXK)(DBFrankfurt: EJD) ("Endeavour") announced today that it intends to make an all cash offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Cream Minerals Ltd ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-27T12:53:36Z)

Petrobras raises $70B in offer, world's largest

SAO PAULO -- The exploration and production of Brazil's massive offshore oil reserves is the driving force behind the globe's biggest-ever share offering. The money will fund Petrobras' ambitious $224 billion, five-year plan to develop offshore fields ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-24T20:42:27Z)

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