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Deals of the Hour / June 23, 2010, 7:11 am

U.S. Shuffles Lineup Ahead of Decisive World Cup Match

PRETORIA, South Africa -- The United States left center back Oguchi Onyewu on the bench in a shakeup to its lineup as it took on Algeria in a Group C World Cup match Wednesday. Onyewu was replaced by Jonathan Bornstein ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-23T13:57:21Z)

U.S. battling Algeria in World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It took England barely four minutes to pierce the U.S. defense before the back line stiffened. It took Slovenia all of 13 minutes to find a way through the U.S. rear guard before American ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-23T13:50:11Z)

Australia's Rudd Calls Leadership Vote

(AP) CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's government was thrown into turmoil Wednesday when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was challenged by his deputy for the leadership just months before national elections. Rudd called a ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-23T13:50:11Z)

The Rise of the Mom Blogger

Fewer people are getting their information from traditional sources. More are finding out about news and new products on social media sites like Facebook. Who is on Facebook? Moms. I know this for a fact. There are ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-23T13:35:52Z)

Hasbro's NERF Brand Teams Up Again with 2010 Dew Tour for the Second Annual NERF DART ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following an action-packed NERF DART TAG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP premiere in 2009, Hasbro, Inc.'s (NYSE: HAS - News ) NERF brand is back at Dew Tour to bring fans an awesome way to suit up ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T14:04:30Z)

Chimera Investment Corporation Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM - News ) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 100 million shares of its common stock for expected gross proceeds of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T13:21:33Z)

Henin reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Justine Henin sweated a bit Wednesday at sunny Wimbledon, and not just because of the warm weather. The seven-time Grand Slam champion twice was broken serving for the match, then regrouped and ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-23T14:04:30Z)

World Cup 2010

Comment from Jayaditya Gupta at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium: I think the real losers tonight will be the vuvuzelas. They don't stand a chance against good old vocal chords. A draw is enough for Slovenia to go through, and ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-23T13:50:11Z)

Critical Alerts for IBM, Philip Morris International, Norfolk Southern, DR Horton ...

CHICAGO , June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for IBM, PM, NSC, DHI, and ARO. To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the Seven Summits Strategic ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T13:35:52Z)

Road trip! Eat healthy -- anywhere

(Health.com) -- Whether you're heading to a spa for a girls-only weekend or chugging down the highway in a car full of Disney-crazed kids, a road trip is the ultimate rite of summer. But along with the classic rock ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-23T12:24:17Z)

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