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Deals of the Hour / June 30, 2010, 12:15 am

Ford stock drops on sales estimates

Ford's stock price fell to its lowest level since Dec. 22 during mid-day trading today following reports that industry sales were sluggish in June and as the company faces a Wednesday deadline to make an $860 million ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-30T06:39:33Z)

Opening Comment 06.30

Stock markets were sent into a tailspin yesterday following Shanghai's hefty 4.27% loss after the Conference Board revised lower China's leading indicators showing that growth is beginning to slow. Over-night the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T05:27:58Z)

Democrats drop $19B fee from bank bill to secure votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democratic House and Senate negotiators who worked out a deal on a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations regrouped Tuesday to eliminate a $19 billion fee on banks that had threatened to ... (Source: USA Today 2010-06-30T06:53:52Z)

Munters has signed an agreement to divest division MCS to Triton

Munters focuses on the core business and has therefore signed an agreement to divest division MCS to Triton. The deal value and estimated cash flow effect comprises cash payment and repayment of intra-group loans to a ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T06:18:04Z)

Global Sources commences tender offer

NEW YORK , June 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global Sources Ltd. (Nasdaq: GSOL - News ) ( http://www.globalsources.com ) commences today its cash tender offer for up to 11,121,000 shares of its common shares at $9.00 per ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T07:01:01Z)

Sen. Robert C. Byrd: Longest-serving senator embodied changes in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 92, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often feared advocate for the state and the ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-06-30T07:01:01Z)

South Carolina makes its own history in final CWS at Rosenblatt

OMAHA, Neb. -- There is confusion at times between two schools that both bill themselves as USC. It's always been easy to distinguish one from the other in baseball, however. The one on the West Coast always has the ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-30T06:53:52Z)

YMCA overlooks military veterans

The Greensboro Metro YMCA branches offer a membership discount to active-duty service members, which is a commendable policy. Active-duty military service members, and their families, give of themselves on a daily basis ... (Source: Greensboro News & Record 2010-06-30T06:53:52Z)

Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Hurricane Alex is churning westward through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Mexico and a small section of Texas coastline but far from oil spill cleanup efforts. The National ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-30T07:08:11Z)

Sixth sins: Rangers' failure to close out Angels in 6th leads to 6-5 loss

A pop fly toward the right-field stands drifted away from Nelson Cruz, who did all he could to make a catch that would end the sixth inning. Instead, the ball fell foul, and Jeff Frandsen had another chance to keep the ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-30T06:46:42Z)

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