Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 17, 2010, 6:11 am

Should you tests your genes?

(CNN) -- Like anyone else, Dr. Rachel Zahn loves a deal, so when a friend e-mailed her a link to an internet site offering $99 genetic testing -- usually it costs $499 -- she figured, "Why not?" and sent away for the ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-17T12:31:24Z)

BP Stock SOARS On News Of Oil Spill Fund Deal

LONDON — Shares in BP rose in London Thursday, as the company's agreement to set up a $20 billion fund and cancel dividend payments to cover damage from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was seen as reducing uncertainty ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-17T12:52:53Z)

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Tenneco, School Specialty, BP, Peabody ...

Chicago, IL – June 17, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Tenneco (NYSE: TEN - News ) as the Bull of the Day and School Specialty (NasdaqGS: SCHS - News ) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T12:31:24Z)

The Democrats' favorite spittle-flecked Republican, Zach Wamp, lets his loony flag ...

Zach Wamp says if Tennessee will only outlaw abortion, God will give our state new jobs and a booming economy. According to Wamp, God already has blessed the economy of his hometown of Chattanooga for keeping abortion ... (Source: Nashville Scene 2010-06-17T12:52:53Z)

Cisco's Digital Media Suite Scores at FIFA World Cup(TM) Kick-Off Celebration Concert

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--(Marketwire - 06/17/10) - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News ) announced today that it collaborated with Control Room, a leading producer of global music events, to showcase the Cisco® Digital Media ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T12:17:05Z)

Austria, Meet Wolfpack: Country's Finance Minister Resists Calls To Reveal Bank ...

Stress tests are the new black in Europe. Spain will release data for its banks. Yesterday Germany agreed to do the same. Austria's Finance Minister Josef Pröll (ÖVP), however, the release of stress tests of individual ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-17T13:07:12Z)

Obama's Gulf Oil Spill Speech Worked, But Message Problems Linger

It's not the president's job to be all things to all people. You wouldn't know that from the harsh criticism his speech received across the political spectrum and the punditocracy. Apparently, we should all be ... (Source: US News and World Report 2010-06-17T11:55:37Z)

Film on Hitler Sparks Outrage Among Jews in India

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Protests by India's small Jewish community have prompted a leading actor to pull out of a film on the last days of Adolf Hitler, a rare subject for a movie in the Bollywood film industry. Anupam Kher ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-17T13:00:02Z)

LifeNet Health and Salvin Dental Specialties Announce Partnership

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. , June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. and LifeNet Health are pleased to announce they have signed an exclusive agreement to advance LifeNet Health's OraGraft™ allograft ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T12:52:53Z)

Obama's Appeal for Action on Clean Energy Applauded by Alternative Energy Partners

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA--(Marketwire - 06/17/10) - President Obama's call for federal legislators to act with him to quickly move the United States forward into an era of clean energy is being lauded by Alternative ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T13:00:02Z)

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