Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2010, 8:10 pm

Richard Fisher, Senior Fed Official: White House Is Dead Wrong

And, I might add, the Federal Reserve has demonstrated quite effectively over the past two years that we not only have the capacity to deal with liquidity disruptions but also the ability to unwind emergency liquidity facilities when they are no ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-07T02:56:17Z)

Asia Stocks, Euro Tumble After U.S. Jobs, Hungary; Bonds Rally

Greece’s announcement on its deficit didn’t appear to be a big deal in media coverage at first.” Canon Inc. , a camera maker that gets 78 percent of its revenue outside Japan, slid 5.2 percent. KB Financial Group Inc. slumped 4.1 percent in ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-06-07T02:13:20Z)

Sandra Bullock to Appear at MTV Movie Awards

... Parks and Recreation" funnyman Aziz Ansari, will feature performances by Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg and Christina Aguilera, and never-before-seen footage from the forthcoming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." (Source: CBS News 2010-06-07T01:59:01Z)

Polls Show Australian PM Could Lose Looming Elections

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could lose elections later this year after a dramatic fall in support, two new opinion polls found on Monday, putting pressure on the government to reach a deal on its new mining tax. Lauren Victoria Burke / AP ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-07T03:03:27Z)

Live action from Game 2 of the NBA finals

Biggest play of this game? Made by Doc Rivers. You've got eight seconds to get the ball over half court in the NBA. The Celtics weren't going to get there with 1:26 left, so Rivers called time out - and sprinted onto the court, in his suit and shined ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-07T02:49:08Z)

Stephenie Meyer's 'Bree Tanner' will suck you in

And the timing of Meyer's novella, which went on sale over the weekend, is no accident: it comes just a few weeks before the release of the movie version of Eclipse on June 30. Bree dies in Eclipse, but in the novella we see what leads up to her ... (Source: USA Today 2010-06-07T02:27:39Z)

China Stocks Fall to 13-Month Low on Bank Shares, U.S. Jobs

paced declines for lenders, losing 1.6 percent after it cut the size of its rights offer and Agricultural Bank of China Ltd ... Agricultural Bank of China, the nation’s biggest lender by customers, plans to sell 22.235 billion shares in Shanghai ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-06-07T01:51:52Z)

Apologetic BP ads get criticism, not sympathy

MIAMI â€" An apologetic advertising campaign by BP for causing the biggest oil spill in U.S. history has earned the company more criticism than sympathy as the pollution spreads across the Gulf Coast from Louisiana into Alabama and Florida. The new ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-07T02:27:39Z)

Groundstar and Aegean Agree to Revised Sale Agreement Terms for the ...

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 6, 2010) - Groundstar Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE: GSA - News ) has conducted an extensive technical review of the seismic data over the West Kom Ombo block with its farm-in partner, Aegean Energy. The two ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-07T01:59:01Z)

V-Moda Remix Remote

The good: Stylish; secure fit; offer lots of bass; integrated mic and remote for the iPhone and iPod. The bad: May not be comfortable for everyone; audio quality is not particularly clean or balanced. The bottom line: The V-Moda Remix Remote ... (Source: CNET Asia 2010-06-07T02:34:49Z)

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