Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / July 6, 2010, 8:12 am

Monta Ellis-To-New York Knicks Deal Makes Perfect Sense

There's no denying that Monta Ellis is an entertaining, explosive player on one of the worst teams in the NBA. Take Ellis away from the Golden State Warriors and it becomes a team with point guard Stephen Curry and a ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-06T14:46:21Z)

Yahoo Guns For Facebook's Growing Games Revenues, Signs Offerpal Deal

Tomorrow, Yahoo will announce a deal with Offerpal, the company that provides marketers the chance to buy virtual currency for prospective customers. The deal should come as a wake-up call to Facebook . In May, Yahoo took advantage of another round of Facebook limitations on social games virality to ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-07-06T12:30:21Z)

Netflix and Relativity Announce Streaming Deal

Netflix, Inc. and Relativity Media, LLC today announced a long term agreement through which major theatrically released films owned by Relativity will be licensed directly and exclusively to Netflix for streaming to its subscribers during the "pay TV window." Traditionally, these films have flowed ... (Source: Coming Soon! 2010-07-06T14:24:53Z)

Yahoo Guns For Facebook's Growing Games Revenues

Tomorrow, Yahoo will announce a deal with Offerpal, the company that provides marketers the chance to buy virtual currency for prospective customers. The deal should come as a wake-up call to Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. David Kirkpatrick, who spent hours interviewing Mark for a book called ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-06T12:01:43Z)

Wall Street Journal Throws A Softball To MySpace

I'm sort of scratching my head at the Wall Street Journal's article (mostly behind a paywall) that MySpace is in negotiations over some kind of new search advertising deal. "News Corp. is in discussions with Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. about replacing MySpace's crucial search ... (Source: TechCrunch 2010-07-06T12:23:11Z)

Port strike talks to resume

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Another day of negotiations have ended without a deal between shippers and clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Union negotiator John Fageaux Jr. said talks wrapped up Monday ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-07-06T10:28:39Z)

Talks conclude for day in LA port strike

Another day of negotiations have ended without a deal between shippers and clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Union negotiator John Fageaux Jr. said talks wrapped up Monday with little agreement on the job security guarantees and provisions against outsourcing that are the ... (Source: Salon 2010-07-05T20:45:27Z)

Where are they now? The many pieces of the Halladay-Lee deal

Trades aren't measured after only a few months, but since we can't jump in a DeLorean and see how it all pans out, here's a look at how the pieces in the Roy Halladay trade have performed in the short time since the offseason swap: Pitcher Kyle Drabek , the centerpiece of the package Toronto ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-06T07:58:20Z)

Mariners' Cliff Lee keeps on excelling

In this "year of the pitcher," some of the crowns have recently shown a little tarnish, but not Cliff Lee's. Former Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee is 8-3 with a 2.34 ERA for the Seattle Mariners this season. (Associated Press) In Sunday's 8-1 Mariners blowout at Detroit, a telling stat emerged. The ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-05T22:32:50Z)

Skagit Valley Hospital to buy big physicians group; in major shift, doctors are joining with ...

The 81-doctor Skagit Valley Medical Center is selling itself to Skagit Valley Hospital in a $17.4 million deal that reflects a growing trend of independent physicians' groups joining larger organizations. Within the ... (Source: Seattle Business Journal 2010-06-25T14:37:55Z)

MySpace In Ad Talks With Google, Yahoo And Microsoft

News Corp is reportedly in talks with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo about striking a search advertising deal for its struggling social network MySpace. Currently MySpace has a search advertising deal with Google that was reached in 2006 and is worth $900 million over a four-year period. That deal ... (Source: WebProNews 2010-07-06T14:10:34Z)

Only Some Celebrate Controversial Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama's 75th Birthday

The controversial Dalai Lama celebrates his 75th birthday today and festivities are being held all over to honor and commemorate the spiritual leader. On the other hand, many in China are not celebrating the birthday of ... (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-07-06T14:46:21Z)

St. Louis tops list of those staying put

EDMONTON - The cash windfall was a welcome sight --not many 35-year-old forwards get $22.5-million deals -- but Martin St. Louis says he wouldn't have signed again with the Tampa Bay Lightning if Steve Yzerman wasn't running the store now. "I've been through the good and bad here ... but I think ... (Source: Edmonton Journal 2010-07-01T23:56:19Z)

Forward Amare Stoudemire agrees to maximum deal to play for New York Knicks | NBA

NEW YORK — Amare Stoudemire is headed to the New York Knicks, and both sides are hoping the free-agent forward is not coming alone. Knicks officials said Monday they intend to sign Stoudemire to a contract later this ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-07-06T08:48:26Z)

NZ 'vital' to refugee plan

BREAKING NEWS: New Zealand may support a new regional refugee processing centre to deal with controversial "boat-people". In Seoul this afternoon, Prime Minister John Key said he had spoken to Australia's new prime minister, Julia Gillard, about the proposal for half an hour last night. Ms Gillard ... (Source: Stuff 2010-07-06T02:50:31Z)

Yahoo Guns For Facebook's Growing Games Revenues (YHOO)

Tomorrow, Yahoo will announce a deal with Offerpal, the company that provides marketers the chance to buy virtual currency for prospective customers. The deal should come as a wake-up call to Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. David Kirkpatrick, who spent hours interviewing Mark for a book called ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-07-06T14:24:53Z)

Netflix, Relativity Media Ink Landmark Deal

Netflix July 6 said it signed a distribution deal with Relativity Media enabling the online DVD rental pioneer to stream major theatrical movies ahead of the pay-TV channels such as Starz, HBO and Showtime. Studio deals with premium cable channels have traditionally pushed Los Gatos, Calif.-based ... (Source: Home Media Magazine 2010-07-06T13:56:15Z)

Money briefs

As BP PLC's costs for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill climb to just over $3 billion, the British oil giant is billing partners Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Japan's Mitsui for their shares of the cleanup. BP ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-07-06T08:26:58Z)

Despite obstacles, new Guy has always found the way

TAMPA - Meet the new Guy. Meet Guy Boucher, who was introduced Thursday as Lightning coach. Lightning GM Steve Yzerman made the 38-year-old Boucher the youngest coach in the NHL, despite Boucher never having played or coached at hockey's highest level. Quite the fast track, someone remarked. Boucher ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-07-06T14:32:02Z)

MySpace Ads Up for Grabs

News Corp. is in discussions with Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. about replacing MySpace's crucial search-advertising partnership with Google, which expires next month, according to people familiar with the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-07-06T14:10:34Z)

New York Knicks, Amar'e Stoudemire complete deal

NEW YORK — Amare Stoudemire is headed to the New York Knicks , and both sides are hoping he's not coming alone. 07/05/2010 Miami Heat fans showed up to greet Dwyane Wade upon his arrival in Miami, but were sent to the ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-07-06T03:33:28Z)

More Realtors turning to Facebook, other social media to meet new clients

A mutual friend of Craig LeClaire's learned through Facebook he's a real estate agent. Now she's selling her house through LeClaire, an associate broker at Falvey Real Estate Group in Albany. Jennifer Fortune Gras ... (Source: Albany Business Journal 2010-06-26T02:26:36Z)

New asylum centre for Pacific

LATEST: New Zealand may support a new regional refugee processing centre to deal with controversial "boat-people". In Seoul this afternoon, Mr Key said he had spoken to Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard about the proposal for half an hour last night. Australia's new Prime Minister, Julia ... (Source: Stuff 2010-07-06T02:50:31Z)

Lee, 3-run homers help Mariners beat Tigers

DETROIT -- Cliff Lee was poised to become the first pitcher in two years to have four straight complete games. He never got the chance. With the Mariners holding a commanding 8-1 lead on a 90-degree Sunday afternoon, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu decided to end Lee's streak after the eighth inning ... (Source: Battle Creek Enquirer 2010-07-05T08:20:59Z)

Netflix Cracks Movie Pay Window; Exclusive Streaming Deal With Relativity

Netflix ( NSDQ: NFLX ) has been accruing streaming rights steadily but until now has been unable to crack the pay window. A new deal with Relativity Media changes that, giving the video subscription service exclusive access during a window that has been dominated by HBO, Showtime and Starz. During ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-06T13:56:15Z)

N-deal with Pak will follow international norms: China

China has made it clear to India that its civil nuclear cooperation with Pakistan will be in accordance with international obligations. New Delhi will "wait and see" how Beijing presses ahead with its plans to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan's Chashma II plant, visiting National Security ... (Source: Deccan Herald 2010-07-06T13:13:18Z)

East Timor open to asylum seeker plan

East Timorese president Jose Ramos-Horta says the Federal Government's plan to establish a refugee processing centre in his country lacks a lot of detail. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced today she wants to send ... (Source: ABC Online 2010-07-06T14:32:02Z)

EOG Resources on the search for office space in San Antonio

EOG (NYSE: EOG), a leading independent oil and natural gas company with more than 2,100 employees, is on the hunt for space to accommodate its operations here, according to sources with intimate knowledge of the deal ... (Source: San Antonio Business Journal 2010-06-25T14:37:55Z)

Sino-Pak nuke deal: India to adopt 'wait & see' policy

China has made it clear to India that its civil nuclear cooperation with Pakistan will be in accordance with international obligations. New Delhi will "wait and see" how Beijing presses ahead with its plans to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan's Chashma II plant, visiting National Security ... (Source: Indian Express 2010-07-06T14:24:53Z)

Lightning bring back Kubina on two-year deal

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Pavel Kubina to a two-year contract, bringing him back to the club he helped to a Stanley Cup championship in 2004. Kubina, 33, spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Lightning, who selected him in the seventh round of the 1996 draft. He ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-07-01T23:56:19Z)

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