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Deals of the Hour / June 10, 2010, 5:10 pm

URENCO USA Now Operational, Receives Nuclear Regulatory Commission Feed Stock ...

EUNICE, N.M. , June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The URENCO USA uranium enrichment facility, located in Eunice, New Mexico , today received authorization from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that it may begin accepting ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-10T23:45:26Z)

Stewart focuses on Thomas coverage

"The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart had some fun Wednesday night with media coverage of Helen Thomas's departure (including a cameo by yours truly asking about the jockeying for Thomas's seat). Stewart has already made it ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-10T22:55:19Z)

Does Austin get Andre Johnson's old deal?

Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson is considered one of the top wide receivers in the game. He signed a eight-year $60 million contract extension in 2007. But Johnson wants a new deal and his agent, Kennard ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-11T00:06:54Z)

A World Cup 2010 full of eating and drinking: Where to watch in the Bay Area

Bartender Craig Hewitt chats up customers at The Englander Pub in San Leandro, where the menu and TVs seem endless. A shot of tequila, a can of beer and a bacon-and-egg taco won't ever qualify as the breakfast of ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-10T23:45:26Z)

Instinet Continues Asia-Pacific Growth with New Hires

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Instinet, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced two new additions to its Asian sales team. Glenn Lesko, CEO for Instinet in Asia, said the new ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-11T00:06:54Z)

Stocks surge on US jobs data, China trade growth

NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors have sent the Dow Jones industrials back above 10,000 after a stream of upbeat economic news convinced them that maybe things aren't so bad after all. The Dow rose 273 points to 10,172. All the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-10T21:58:03Z)

Delta to add first-class seats to longer flights

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. on Thursday said it would add first-class seating to domestic flights longer than 750 miles or about 2.5-hours long this fall. Once upgrades are completed, 50 routes that feature Delta ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-10T23:52:35Z)

Brooks, Maker of Elite Shoes, Takes Aim at the Fun Run Crowd

The Brooks Run Happy Cavalcade of Curiosities bus will appear next at the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Seattle on June 26. Fortunately for Brooks, running is booming. In 2009, 43.9 million people ran at least once ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-10T23:52:35Z)

Muni operators set to vote on concessions deal

Muni operators are set to take a ratification vote Friday on proposed labor concessions that could save the city's cash-hungry transit agency an estimated $19 million over two years and would offset the pay raises ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-10T23:45:26Z)

Americans want to do something on climate -- just not the right thing

Today's New York Times carries an op-ed that trumpets supposedly encouraging numbers about what Americans want Congress to do about climate change. Under the triumphant headline, The Climate Majority , Jon A. Krosnick ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-10T22:55:19Z)

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