Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 22, 2010, 1:11 pm

Bankruptcy judge delays Rangers sale by requesting new sale plan

FORT WORTH, Texas – A federal judge has ruled that Rangers owner Tom Hicks cannot sell the team to a group including Nolan Ryan without satisfying the banks that loaned Hicks more than $525 million. The ruling handed ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-22T20:03:36Z)

Harrah's Entertainment Atlantic City Announces Paula Deen to Headline Upcoming 2010 ...

Chefs on Stage: Paula takes the stage at Caesars Circus Maximus Theater from 5 – 6 p.m. for an exciting culinary demonstration. She will join her fans immediately following the exhibition for a book signing and photo ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-22T18:37:42Z)

Stocks slide on new concerns about housing, banks

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks slid Tuesday after home sales fell unexpectedly and the White House vowed to fight a ruling against the offshore drilling moratorium. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 130 points in late ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-22T19:42:08Z)

World Cup 2010

Overall record at finals: Played 45 games, Won 11, Drawn 12, Lost 22. Best performance: The quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986. Most appearances at finals: Antonio Carbajal (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) - 10. Most goals at ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-22T19:56:27Z)

Author Scott Sigler's unusual approach brings ready fan base to first hardback novel

Scott Sigler's techno-horror mash-up of a novel, Ancestor , on sale today, has a little bit of everything: recklessly ambitious medical research, monsters bursting from the bellies of host cattle, heavily armed ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-22T19:06:20Z)

Giants agree to terms with another rookie linebacker: fourth-round pick Phillip ...

John Munson/The Star-Ledger Giants linebacker Phillip Dillard, the team's fourth round pick in April, has agreed to terms on an undisclosed contract. Only minutes after the signing on Adrian Tracy was made official, the ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-22T20:03:36Z)

Chesapeake Issues More Preferred Shares

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK - News ) issued $900 million in preferred stock to a group of private investors, including Asian sovereign wealth funds. This follows Chesapeake's sale of $1.7 billion worth of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-22T19:49:17Z)

Strategies to invest in stocks, bonds and funds

Question: I just sold my house and have $300,000 to invest. Everyone has suggestions, but what do you think I should do? -- John, Pacific Palisades, Calif. Answer: I'm sure you're getting all kinds of suggestions about ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-22T19:42:08Z)

Spartan Motors Announces Business Realignment: Exiting Road Rescue Ambulance ...

CHARLOTTE, Mich. , June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR - News ) today announced its intent to exit its Road Rescue ambulance operation as part of the Company's continuing review of all ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-22T19:20:39Z)

Argentina, Greece level at 0-0 after 75 minutes

POLOKWANE, South Africa (AP) -- Argentina hasn't been able to find a way through Greece's packed defense, with the score tied at 0-0 after 75 minutes of their Group B match at the World Cup on Tuesday. Argentina has ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-22T20:03:36Z)

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