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Deals of the Hour / June 30, 2010, 4:13 am

Jobless Aid Back on Senate Agenda

Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled yet another effort to extend unemployment benefits as part of a pared package that includes an extension of the deadline for homeowners to claim a tax credit. After Republicans ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-30T10:57:15Z)

Irish Dairy Board Realises Cost Savings on Cross Border Invoicing With Sterling e ...

LONDON , June 30, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Irish Dairy Board (IDB), a major international exporter of Irish dairy products with an annual turnover of over EUR1.8 billion , has implemented Sterling e-Invoicing ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T08:55:33Z)

In U.S. Bailout of A.I.G., Forgiveness for Big Banks

Sarah J. Dahlgren, second from left, is a senior vice president for the New York Fed who oversees A.I.G. Thomas C. Baxter Jr., second from right, is general counsel at the New York Federal Reserve. A shareholder asked ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-30T11:04:24Z)

Cal Ripken Jr. Signs Middle Grade Book Deal With Disney Book Group

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Book Group will publish a middle-grade baseball series written by National Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and co-authored by Baltimore Sun sportswriter Kevin Cowherd. The series ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T10:14:18Z)

Fresenius Medical Care expands in Russia

BERLIN - German-based health care company Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA says it is expanding its dialysis services business in Russia by acquiring a private clinic operator. The company said Wednesday it expects ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-30T10:57:15Z)

Spain's Telefonica Raises Bid for Brazil's Vivo

Spain's Telefonica raised its bid for Brazil's leading cell phone company Vivo to euro7.15 billion ($8.72 billion) just hours ahead of a shareholder meeting which on Wednesday is considering the unsolicited offer. The ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-30T10:21:27Z)

Stores See Google as Ally in E-Book Market

Darin Sennett of Powell's said a Google deal would make the store independent of the e-readers sold by the big booksellers. Now the electronic book age is dawning. With this latest challenge, these stores will soon ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-30T10:57:15Z)

Dems Drop $19B Bank Fee from Finance Reform Bill

(CBS/AP) Top Democratic negotiators from the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate who worked out a deal on a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations regrouped Tuesday to eliminate a $19 billion fee on banks ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-30T10:57:15Z)

Fort Myers officer injured in crash while chasing suspect

FORT MYERS: A Fort Myers police officer was injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer while pursuing a burglary suspect Wednesday morning. The crash occurred on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Ortiz Avenue. The ... (Source: NBC 2 2010-06-30T10:28:37Z)

Helmer fit for Fox's 'Mitty'

Twentieth Century Fox is aggressively moving ahead with the long-gestating update of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," inking a deal with Gore Verbinski to direct the update of the 1947 classic film. Verbinski is one of ... (Source: Variety 2010-06-30T10:57:15Z)

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