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GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on   11/20/2009
A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.Further complicating matters is Vivendi SA's recent public statement that it might not...   Continue
Cloud Peak Energy units price $600M senior notes   11/20/2009
After its public debut on Friday, Cloud Peak Energy Inc. said its subsidiaries priced two senior note offerings with a total value of $600 million.The U.S. coal producer said that its subsidiaries Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC and Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. priced an offering of $300...   Continue
Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci S approved in Japan   11/20/2009
Robotic surgical device maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday its da Vinci S system received regulatory approval in Japan.Da Vinci systems are used in heart surgeries, prostatectomies, hysterectomies and other procedures. Surgical procedures on the da Vinci system rose 49 percent during the...   Continue
Volkswagen, Porsche move closer to merger   11/20/2009
German carmakers Volkswagen AG and Porsche said Friday they had come closer to merging the two companies, with the supervisory boards of both companies approving certain agreement contracts between them.The contracts set out the organizational, structural and legal details of the agreement...   Continue
Fitch raises rating outlook for Flowserve   11/20/2009
Fitch Ratings boosted its rating outlook for Flowserve Corp. on Friday citing the pump making and fluid handling company's low leverage, good operating performance and other factors.The Chicago ratings agency increased its outlook to "positive" from "stable" and affirmed the issuer default...   Continue
Pfizer's Geodon gets expanded FDA approval   11/20/2009
Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a combination maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.The new approval covers use of Geodon as an adjunct to lithium or valproate.The drug is already approved as a treatment for schizophrenia and...   Continue
MacDonald Dettwiler signs $200 million communications deal with Russians   11/20/2009
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) announced Friday that it has signed a satellite technology contract with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR) worth more than $200 million.Vancouver-based MacDonald, Dettwiler will provide what it described only as "two...   Continue
Amseco Closes $225,000 Private Placement   11/20/2009
Amseco Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AEL) ("Amseco") is pleased to announce that it has completed, on November 19, 2009, a $225,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement. Subject to regulatory approvals Amseco will issue 225 units of $1,000 each. The units consist of 20,000 common shares at a price of...   Continue
Former politician holds first public meeting to call for new party in Yukon   11/20/2009
Former Yukon Progressive Conservative leader Willard Phelps held his first public meeting to make a pitch for a new political party in the Yukon."We're all here, I think, for a fundamental reason and that is we share a deep and biding concern about what's happened to our political system," he...   Continue
With fuel demand week, refineries shutting down   11/20/2009
Refineries from New Mexico to New Jersey are under severe economic pressure because of falling demand for fuel, with a number of facilities shutting down in recent months.Valero Energy Corp., which shuttered a major refinery over the summer, said Friday it would permanently close its Delaware...   Continue

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