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Deals of the Hour / June 16, 2010, 7:11 am

GigOptix Announces Design Win with Hatteras Networks for Next Generation ASIC Design

PALO ALTO, Calif. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GigOptix (OTC Bulletin Board: GGOX - News ), a leading supplier of electronic and electro-optic semiconductor products for fiber-optic communications ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T11:42:29Z)

American Lighting Achieves Record-Setting Year for LED Lights; Market Demand ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American Lighting , an innovative manufacturer and distributor of lighting technologies for residential, commercial and specialty markets, today announced a record-setting 2009 and first quarter ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T14:05:39Z)

BP math finally adds up... to trouble

The math on this BP (BP) deal is starting to make sense. If you are blowing $500,000 a day on an oil rig, there had better be something like 50,000 to 60,000 barrels a day spewing out of it, or else it wouldn't be worth ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-16T13:58:29Z)

Campbell yet to decide on future

Sol Campbell has told Soccernet he is currently deciding between a one-year contract extension at Arsenal and a two-year deal at Celtic. GettyImages Sol Campbell returned to Arsenal in January Campbell, 35, returned to ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-16T13:44:10Z)

At oil hearing, Republican Cao notes dishonored executives in past faced 'harakiri'

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) on Tuesday called for BP America President Lamar McKay to resign, while Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) suggested BP executives' fate would have been even worse in another place and time. "Mr. Stearns ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-16T13:37:01Z)

Mysterious structure at bottom of gulf

The Washington Post has obtained a great deal of subsea video footage from the Deepwater Horizon well site, and here's just one of the clips. I've asked BP to explain what we're looking at. It was apparently taken on or ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-16T13:15:32Z)

How to overcome being overqualified

Being overqualified can be a red flag that keeps employers from wanting to know you better Pitch: "I can operate as your wing man -- together we can really get job done fast and well" Change resume terms -- for example ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-16T13:44:10Z)

Fifth Street Finance Corp. Prices Public Offering of Common Stock

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NYSE: FSC - News ) ("Fifth Street") today announced that it priced a public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T14:05:39Z)

Report: B of A tells traders not to trade with BP

Bank of America (BAC) told its traders not to enter into oil trades with BP (BP) that extend beyond June 2011, according to a report from Reuters. A high-level executive at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch gave the order on ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-16T12:39:45Z)

'Save Our Synagogue' is the Plea From Temple Beth Haverim After Serving the Jewish ...

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. , June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura Hills , a conservative synagogue serving the Jewish community of the Conejo Valley since 1984 , is faced with losing its site and dispersing ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T14:05:39Z)

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