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Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2010, 9:11 am

Tesla bets that stock sale will fund electric car work

Tesla Motors' Elon Musk is trying to pull off the first initial public offering of a U.S. automaker in a half-century for an electric sports-car company that's lost money every year since its founding in 2003. The maker ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-27T15:11:21Z)

US Scatters, Pondering What Might Have Been

(AP) IRENE, South Africa (AP) - They started scattering Sunday to the United States and Europe, never to come together as a group again. All the optimism had vanished, four years of planning and effort foiled by a ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-27T15:04:11Z)

World Cup: Germany Defeats U.K. 4-1

32 countries battle it out in South Africa for soccer's ultimate prize. Stories World Cup: Ghana Defeats U.S. 2-1 in Extra Time World Cup Renews Classic England-Germany Rivalry (CBS/AP) Thomas Mueller scored twice in the ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-27T16:01:27Z)

G20 leaders aim for deal to cut deficits by 2013

TORONTO (AFP) – G20 leaders closed in on a deal to slash national deficits within three years on Sunday, seeking to overcome divisions among world powers on how best to nurture a fragile global economic recovery ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-27T15:32:49Z)

Family of captured Israeli soldier launches march to Jerusalem to press for his ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of a captured Israeli soldier, flanked by hundreds of supporters, set out Sunday on a 12-day march to Jerusalem to press their government to make a deal with Hamas militants to win his ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-27T16:01:27Z)

Plan Sponsors Find Stable-Wrap Has Become Elusive

Wrap capacity for stable-value funds has evaporated, leaving defined-contribution plan executives scrambling to find insurance for new assets. By Jeff Nash Comments 0 | Recommend 0 rap capacity for stable-value funds has ... (Source: Workforce Management 2010-06-27T15:54:18Z)

Cuyahoga County Council District 1 voters say key issues are honesty, accountability

If the new government body accomplishes nothing else, residents here want an end to the closed-door meetings, the patronage, the rigged bidding. "No. 1 is making sure there's no dishonest stuff going on," said Eleanor ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-27T16:01:27Z)

Capello bemoans disallowed goal

Fabio Capello said he did understand why FIFA would not use video technology after Frank Lampard saw a clear goal not awarded and insisted his team played well. GettyImages England stand dejected after conceding to ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-27T15:54:18Z)

World Cup 2010

Brazil boss Dunga endures a strained relationship with his country's media for being too defensive for their extravagant taste. But the 1994 World Cup-winning captain has constructed a team built on solid foundations ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-27T15:18:30Z)

Special Report on HR Technology: In SaaS Battle, Customers Win

holy war is under way among HR product vendors over "software as a service," or SaaS. The phrase generally refers to providing software applications over the Internet rather than installing them on a company ... (Source: Workforce Management 2010-06-27T15:54:18Z)

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