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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2010 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest BANGALORE, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=l0rr_qt32YE:CpHJKx_8xfk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=l0rr_qt32YE:CpHJKx_8xfk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=l0rr_qt32YE:CpHJKx_8xfk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=l0rr_qt32YE:CpHJKx_8xfk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=l0rr_qt32YE:CpHJKx_8xfk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/l0rr_qt32YE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/l0rr_qt32YE/idUSSGE61905U20100210 USSGE61905U20100210 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:46:50 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE61905U20100210?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews UPDATE 2-Airgas rejects latest offer from Air Products NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Airgas Inc formally rejected a takeover offer from Air Products and Chemicals Inc on Tuesday, saying the $5.1 billion offer significantly undervalues the industrial gas company, a position the bidder immediately called "remarkable."<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=5coDtOyduDg:WVhBBS9MGM8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=5coDtOyduDg:WVhBBS9MGM8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=5coDtOyduDg:WVhBBS9MGM8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=5coDtOyduDg:WVhBBS9MGM8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=5coDtOyduDg:WVhBBS9MGM8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/5coDtOyduDg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/5coDtOyduDg/idUSN0911986620100210 USN0911986620100210 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:20:59 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0911986620100210?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews Brazil's Petrobras says signs Uruguay drilling deal SAO PAULO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras signed an agreement with the Uruguayan state oil company Ancap to explore and produce oil and natural gas on Uruguay's continental shelf.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=s48jswyDg0E:Fz5YS5nLsXA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=s48jswyDg0E:Fz5YS5nLsXA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=s48jswyDg0E:Fz5YS5nLsXA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=s48jswyDg0E:Fz5YS5nLsXA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=s48jswyDg0E:Fz5YS5nLsXA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/s48jswyDg0E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/s48jswyDg0E/idUSN0912030320100209 USN0912030320100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:33:48 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0912030320100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews UPDATE 2-Progress Energy to buy some Suncor assets for C$390 mln * Sees 2010 average production of 40,000 to 42,000 boe/day<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=L_q8KkoTwPA:nQt8G4dbcic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=L_q8KkoTwPA:nQt8G4dbcic:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=L_q8KkoTwPA:nQt8G4dbcic:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=L_q8KkoTwPA:nQt8G4dbcic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=L_q8KkoTwPA:nQt8G4dbcic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/L_q8KkoTwPA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/L_q8KkoTwPA/idUSSGE6180KX20100209 USSGE6180KX20100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:32:31 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6180KX20100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews UPDATE 1-Ormat Technologies' unit to buy HSS II * Says its unit will buy whole of HSS II * Says deal includes geothermal project<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=J7LM-wM-7wM:bN3ZXRRJay4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=J7LM-wM-7wM:bN3ZXRRJay4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=J7LM-wM-7wM:bN3ZXRRJay4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=J7LM-wM-7wM:bN3ZXRRJay4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=J7LM-wM-7wM:bN3ZXRRJay4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/J7LM-wM-7wM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/J7LM-wM-7wM/idUSSGE6180LP20100209 USSGE6180LP20100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:31:08 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6180LP20100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews DEALTALK-In struggle for Airgas, entrenched personalities NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Peter McCausland likes to unwind by racing his 33-foot International One Design sail boat in Nantucket Sound, sometimes to victory.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=6mxAwM4E5mY:L2T2uaCRbkI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=6mxAwM4E5mY:L2T2uaCRbkI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=6mxAwM4E5mY:L2T2uaCRbkI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=6mxAwM4E5mY:L2T2uaCRbkI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=6mxAwM4E5mY:L2T2uaCRbkI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/6mxAwM4E5mY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/6mxAwM4E5mY/idUSN0910303420100209 USN0910303420100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:14:35 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0910303420100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews UPDATE 1-Airgas rejects latest takeover offer from Air Products NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Airgas Inc formally rejected a takeover offer from Air Products and Chemicals Inc on Tuesday, saying the $5.1 billion offer "significantly undervalues" the industrial gas company.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=wgZEr2mB1RQ:py12VsHVHnI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=wgZEr2mB1RQ:py12VsHVHnI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=wgZEr2mB1RQ:py12VsHVHnI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=wgZEr2mB1RQ:py12VsHVHnI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=wgZEr2mB1RQ:py12VsHVHnI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/wgZEr2mB1RQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/wgZEr2mB1RQ/idUSN0911986620100209 USN0911986620100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:51:07 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0911986620100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews UPDATE 3-Footnoted.org expands after Morningstar deal BOSTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Popular financial blogger Michelle Leder, who helped uncover numerous corporate shenanigans buried in securities filings, said she will expand her website, Footnoted.org, after joining Morningstar Inc this month.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=CppcvdtNBgA:kx9mBQ4M8PE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=CppcvdtNBgA:kx9mBQ4M8PE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=CppcvdtNBgA:kx9mBQ4M8PE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=CppcvdtNBgA:kx9mBQ4M8PE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=CppcvdtNBgA:kx9mBQ4M8PE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/CppcvdtNBgA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/CppcvdtNBgA/idUSN0911768820100209 USN0911768820100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:05:40 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0911768820100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews UPDATE 1-Corrections Corp Q4 profit beats Street, sees weak Q1 * To buy back up to $250 mln of shrs through June, 2011<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=S7ZHwEWopUU:_vnCSqaQU2E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=S7ZHwEWopUU:_vnCSqaQU2E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=S7ZHwEWopUU:_vnCSqaQU2E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=S7ZHwEWopUU:_vnCSqaQU2E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=S7ZHwEWopUU:_vnCSqaQU2E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/S7ZHwEWopUU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/S7ZHwEWopUU/idUSSGE6180K620100209 USSGE6180K620100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:58:52 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6180K620100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Footnoted.org expands after Morningstar deal BOSTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Popular financial blogger Michelle Leder, who helped uncover numerous corporate shenanigans buried in securities filings, said she will expand her website, Footnoted.org, after joining Morningstar Inc this month.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=hvxaVyexJ0I:zK9Yk05HjNQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=hvxaVyexJ0I:zK9Yk05HjNQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=hvxaVyexJ0I:zK9Yk05HjNQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?a=hvxaVyexJ0I:zK9Yk05HjNQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/mergersNews?i=hvxaVyexJ0I:zK9Yk05HjNQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~4/hvxaVyexJ0I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/mergersNews/~3/hvxaVyexJ0I/idUSN0924997220100209 USN0924997220100209 mergersNews Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:15 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0924997220100209?feedType=RSS&feedName=mergersNews