Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 18, 2010, 6:11 am

Lansing's Grand River, Delta Twp. plants to skip summer shutdown

General Motors Co. is ramping up production and adding temporary workers as buyers drive off with more of its cars, trucks and SUVs. The Detroit carmaker said Thursday it will keep its Lansing Delta Township and Lansing ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-06-18T12:30:13Z)

Early Volt buyers may get charging station

Early buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric car could receive a free home-charging station through a program by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors announced Thursday. The Volt goes on sale late this year, and ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-18T12:44:32Z)

Unless the market knows something we don't, there's little room left at the top of ...

All my trading life, I have tried to see order where there appeared to be chaos. I always wanted to know what the market knew, what made it act the way it did when I couldn't understand it for a couple of days. We are in ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-18T12:58:51Z)

Pier 1 reports profit, beats expectations

Home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. said it expects another turnaround year after reporting a surprise first-quarter profit Thursday. After years of cost-cutting, the company feels confident enough to spend a ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-18T12:37:23Z)

Global Technologies Increases Income and Asset Valuation Projections: DOE Chief Cites ...

LONDON--(Marketwire - 06/18/10) - Global Technologies, Ltd. (Pinksheets: GTLL - News ) announced today that it has increased its income and asset valuation projections based on Energy Secretary Steven Chu's statement ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-18T12:37:23Z)

New tech moves beyond the mouse, keyboard and screen

(CNN) -- Goodbye computer mouse, keyboard and monitor. Say hello to a new, simpler era of human-computer interaction -- this time, with no clunky hardware standing between you and digital information. In this new world ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-18T12:01:35Z)

President Obama speech has energy bill in limbo

Proponents of a cap-and-trade plan had hoped for a big boost from President Barack Obama's address Tuesday night. AP President Barack Obama's less-than-specific Oval Office address on energy has White House aides and ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-18T11:47:16Z)

U.S. Futures Steady After European Shares Rise

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday, following a late rally in a choppy session on Wall Street as investors positioned for the expiration of futures and options contracts. Four types of June equity futures ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-18T12:37:23Z)

Comcast to Launch 81 New TV Networks in Sacramento as Part of Its XFINITY TV Service

SACRAMENTO, Calif. , June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast's California Region today announced that it will launch 81 new TV networks for customers in Sacramento , including 61 high-definition (HD) networks, 14 international ... (Source: Embedded.com 2010-06-18T13:06:01Z)

Some GOP stalwarts plan to vote for Bill White

Wales Madden Jr., an Amarillo attorney and civic leader, cast his first Republican vote in 1948, for almost-President Thomas E. Dewey. Although he admits to voting for Democrats in the 1950s and 1960s, when Texas ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-06-18T12:44:32Z)

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