Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 7, 2010, 2:10 pm

Can You Really Accomplish Everything You Need With One ...

... arena of Exchange Traded Funds where a large number of funds have a hard time getting off the ground (some of them have been closed due to lack of investor demand), a newbie is facing an uphill struggle. That shows in the minute value of the ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-07T20:35:43Z)

History Of The T-Bill Auction

All deals would be settled in cash, and the government would be allowed to sell T-bills when funds were needed. During the first offering, the Treasury offered $100 million in 90-day bills. The auction actually saw investors bid for $224 million in ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

Tom Izzo, Cavaliers would be wise to wait few weeks

The reports this morning make it sound like contact has been made between Gilbert and Izzo -- or their intermediaries -- but that no official offer has been made. My gut feeling remains that Izzo will stay at Michigan State for the same reasons I and ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

First Look: 2011 GMC Sierra 3500 HD Denali

@ Ben - I think Dodge was first with a boxed frame. They then came out with a c-channel chassis cab because the boxed frame killed their commercial business. I bet GM will offer a c-channel frame in 3500 - 5500 soon due to commercial applications ... (Source: PickupTrucks.com 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

Helen Thomas retires after controversial comments on ...

Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas has just announced she is retiring, effective immediately, in the wake of recent controversial comments she made about Israel. Thomas, who has covered every administration since Eisenhower and is a well ... (Source: USA Today 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

Nats offer standing-room only tickets for Strasmas

With Strasmas eve on the horizon, the Nats announced that they are now releasing even more seats for Stephen Strasburg's debut to the buying public. The headline is the 2,000 standing-room only tickets for $10 apiece, which are going on sale at the ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

Hooker Furniture Reports Improved Net Income for First ...

... purchases and the availability of consumer credit; and higher than expected costs associated with product quality and safety, including regulatory compliance costs related to the sale of consumer products and costs related to defective products ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

Cypress Introduces New Development Platform for PSoC ...

PSoC 5 devices offer industry-leading integrated analog resources, including one 20-bit Delta Sigma ADC and two 12-bit SAR ADCs with sample rates as high as 1 Msps. The PSoC 5 architecture also includes the powerful, PLD-based Universal Digital ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-07T21:04:21Z)

Ubuntu Linux wins over Windows power user

Then again, how many times does a Windows machine offer up some mysterious error code, with equal frustration?). Eventually, it occured to me to stop following instructions. Ten minutes later, by clicking on all the logical spots, I deleted the old ... (Source: Network World Fusion 2010-06-07T20:35:43Z)

Embroiled By Comments About Israel, Helen Thomas ...

Helen Thomas , the forever fixture at White House press conferences who has been covering presidents going ... That last paragraph deals with another matter but one worth exploring as well.  And that is, should an opinion columnist hold a front row ... (Source: NPR News 2010-06-07T20:50:02Z)

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