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Deals of the Hour / June 18, 2010, 7:10 am

5 questions with Jack Meyer

By ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer Published: 6/18/2010 2:19 AM Last Modified: 6/18/2010 6:51 AM Jack Meyer, owner of Vinco Construction, Grand National Trailer and Benchmark Machine Tools, built his first apartment ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-18T13:56:07Z)

Gold Prices Top Record, Break $1,260

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Gold prices hit a new record high Friday as investors fled into gold as a safe-haven asset. Gold for August delivery was popping $8.70 to $1,257.40 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-18T13:13:10Z)

Budget bills and contingency-fee lawyers on tap at Capitol

BATON ROUGE -- There are three working days left before the Legislature adjourns, and the issues that have dominated the session -- the $25 billion state budget and a companion bill that plugs a $580 million mid-year ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-06-18T13:56:07Z)

Supe has way to make PG&E repay customers

Fresh off the win beating back the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.-funded statewide ballot proposal to make it harder for municipalities to enact public power programs, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi has called on ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-18T13:27:29Z)

As Japan Goes, So Does Commercial Whaling Ban

(AP) A quarter-century ban on commercial whaling - one of the world's most successful preservation agreements - could crumble altogether if conservationists cannot persuade Japan to cut back on the tradition it champions ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-18T13:48:58Z)

10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

Sony may have posted back to back yearly losses, but it still paid Chairman Howard Stringer $4.5 million in yearly compensation . Sony shares did, however, rise 79% in Stringer's pay period year. Consumer sentiment over ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-18T12:23:04Z)

Serbia Beats Germany 1-0 at World Cup After Podolski Misses Penalty

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- Milan Jovanovic scored one minute after Germany striker Miroslav Klose was sent off Friday, giving Serbia a 1-0 win over the three-time World Cup champions in Group D. Jovanovic side ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-18T14:03:17Z)

World Cup 2010

Slovenia and the United States took advantage of errors by opposing goalkeepers to gain favorable results in their Group C openers. The storyline heading into this matchup, though, is midfielder Andrej Komac 's bold ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-18T13:56:07Z)

Brown: Nazi comment was off-the-record

California Attorney General Jerry Brown says that his recent comment comparing GOP rival Meg Whitman's ad campaign to Nazi propaganda was off the record and should not have been reported. Asked about the incident ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-18T12:58:51Z)

Serbia leads Germany 1-0 after 75 minutes

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) - Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic saved a penalty by Lukas Podolski to preserve his team's 1-0 lead over 10-man Germany through 75 minutes of the teams' Group D match at the World ... (Source: WDBJ7.com 2010-06-18T13:06:01Z)

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