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Deals of the Hour / June 15, 2010, 2:11 pm

Spirit Airlines and striking pilots resume talks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Spirit Airlines and its striking pilots started negotiating again on Tuesday, looking for common ground to end a four-day-old walkout that has grounded the discount carrier. Spirit canceled ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-15T21:02:01Z)

Murray confirms Rangers are no longer for sale

There had been speculation last week that a deal was imminent, with reports indicating it was being part-funded by investment from Dubai and Qatar. However, a statement on the club's website said: "MIH (principal ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-15T21:02:01Z)

Milwaukee imposes 4-month pause on gold dealer licenses

June 15, 2010 12:08 p.m. | Milwaukee aldermen Tuesday imposed a four-month moratorium on issuing new licenses for gold dealers, a business that has mushroomed as gold prices have skyrocketed. Ald. Terry Witkowski, the ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-15T19:21:48Z)

UPDATE: Li3 Energy, Inc. Announces the Initial Closing of Its Private Placement and ...

LIMA, PERU--(Marketwire - 06/15/10) - Li3 Energy, Inc. (OTC.BB: LIEG - News ) ("Li3 Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the initial closing of its private placement offering (the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T19:36:07Z)

What advice would you give Obama for handling the BP-Gulf of Mexico oil crisis?

View full size Associated Press President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist walk Tuesday morning along the beach in Pensacola Beach, Fla., as they visited the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-15T20:04:45Z)

World Cup Day 5: Brazil breaks through North Korean defense to win 2-1; other matches ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Brazil needed almost an hour to break through the North Korean defense before pulling off a 2-1 win Tuesday, and Didier Drogba and his broken right arm made their debut at this year's World Cup in ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-06-15T20:33:23Z)

Mobile Data Plans Are Wrong

The greatest competitive differentiation a mobile operator can give me today is an always on data plans across devices. Right now I have an iPhone, a Blackberry, an iPad and a Mac and I effectively have to manage ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-15T21:02:01Z)

Boardwalk and Southcross Energy to Interconnect Their Systems to Provide Gathering ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE: BWP - News ) and Southcross Energy, LLC, with its affiliates, today announced that they will work together to provide infrastructure solutions to natural ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T20:04:45Z)

ProcureStaff Technologies Welcomes Nationally Recognized Firm to Channel Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ProcureStaff Technologies , a provider of procurement software for contingent workforce management, announced today the addition of WBENC-certified firm Dahl Consulting to its channel partner ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T21:02:01Z)

MHI Hospitality Corporation Announces Filing of Registration Statement for the Public ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. , June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MHI Hospitality Corporation (Nasdaq: MDH - News ) announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T19:50:26Z)

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