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Deals of the Hour / June 15, 2010, 3:10 pm

Brazil Beats North Korea 2-1 in World Cup Debut

Maicon and Elano scored a goal apiece in the second half and Brazil broke through a solid North Korea defense to win its first 2010 World Cup match 2-1 on a frigid Tuesday night. Brazil's Blumer Elano, center, celebrates ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-15T21:44:58Z)

Volcker: New Government Powers Won't Be Able To Dismantle Megabanks; Too Big To Fail ...

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker believes the centerpiece of the administration's effort to end Too Big To Fail -- the perception that the nation's largest banks will always be bailed out when in trouble ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-15T20:54:51Z)

Chaos reigns over iPhone buying

Not a good day for iPhone fans. People trying to pre-order Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 4 are running into one problem after another with AT&T's online ordering system. Numerous reports say that AT&T's website is responding ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-15T21:16:20Z)

Brazil 2, North Korea 1: Maicon, Elano lead Brazilians to victory

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Maicon and Elano scored a goal each as Brazil broke through a solid North Korean defense to win their opening World Cup match 2-1 Tuesday. Brazil escaped with a hard-fought victory in the Group G ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-15T21:52:07Z)

Brazil beats North Korea 2-1 in their WCup opener

(AP) — JOHANNESBURG - Maicon and Elano scored a goal each as Brazil broke through a solid North Korean defense to win their opening World Cup match 2-1 Tuesday. Brazil escaped with a hard-fought victory in the Group G ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-15T20:11:54Z)

Frontier Commits $310M to W.Va. Improvements

Frontier Communications Corp. is committing $310 million toward broadband deployment, service quality improvements and other capital expenditures in West Virginia. Gov. Joe Manchin announced the plan at a news conference ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-15T21:44:58Z)

Chatelain: East-West split could work well in Big Ten

In the past 40 seasons of college football, the five highest win totals belong to Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Michigan and Penn State. Finding power and tradition in Jim Delany's new Big Ten will not be a problem ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-06-15T21:59:17Z)

Celgene (CELG) And Cubist (CBST) 2010 Sector Picks By Industry Analyst; Read On For ...

67 WALL STREET, New York - June 15, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has recently published its Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T20:11:54Z)

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)

AP News in Brief

WASHINGTON (AP) — National anger rising, President Barack Obama is defending his efforts against the country's worst environmental disaster and hoping his first Oval Office address Tuesday night will stoke confidence ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-15T21:59:17Z)

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