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Deals of the Hour / September 11, 2010, 4:40 am

Catherine Ashton, William Hague

EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton and British Foreign Secretary William Hague speak with each other prior to a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. EU ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-10T12:45:08Z)

Today In History

Highlights in history on this date: 1565 - Spanish troops arrive from ... Serbia and Wallachia. 1813 - French under Marshal Michel Ney are defeated by Prussians at Dennewitz in Germany. 1901 - U.S. President William ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-29T23:57:55Z)

Continental Airlines and Its Technicians Reach Tentative Agreement on New Labor ...

... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - News ) today announced that it has reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ... coming weeks. "This is a good agreement (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-10T14:32:30Z)

Verizon, Microsoft: Bing not exclusive for all Android phones

customers will be able to download Google's search engine as an application from the Android Market. While Verizon's decision to pre-load the Fascinate with Bing raised eyebrows among reviewers of the phone, (Source: FierceWireless 2010-09-10T13:42:24Z)

State, Feds May Make Deal on Overseas Votes

... the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on how the state will comply with a new law designed to ensure all military and overseas voters have their ballots counted. MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-10T13:42:24Z)

Business briefs: Herald, Times negotiating joint delivery deal

GM CEO to get pay, stock of $9 million New General Motors Co. CEO Daniel Akerson will get a pay package worth $9 million in salary and stock to ... He replaces Ed Whitacre who didn't want to stay with the company for ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-11T07:00:21Z)

Steady stock rally continues

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that German banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: Register-Guard 2010-09-11T06:38:52Z)

Ebay Wins Ruling In Shareholder Suit Against Craigslist - Quick Facts

... based eBay said Chancellor William B. Chandler III of the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled in its favor in a shareholder suit filed against Craigslist, and its majority shareholders Jim Buckmaster and Craig ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-09T22:18:59Z)

Positive glimmers keep stocks rising

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that the German banking giant Deutsche Bank was considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-11T09:09:12Z)

Bing not taking over all phones on Verizon

once the Fascinate gets updated to Android 2.2 (Froyo), still no confirmed date, that Google Search will be available in the Android market. However, Bing will still be the only option in the browser on the devices ... (Source: ANDROID COMMUNITY.COM 2010-09-09T23:52:02Z)

Stocks continue rally

when concerns resurfaced about European banks. European markets fluctuated Friday after a report that German banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering raising new cash through a stock sale. Many of the recent ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-09-11T10:56:34Z)

Continental Airlines, technicians reach tentative agreement on new labor contract

... agreement on a new labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) representing Continental ... within the coming weeks. The count is expected in mid-October. "This is a good agreement, (Source: New Kerala 2010-09-10T17:02:50Z)

China's JA Solar in $4.4 billion credit deal with CDB

BANGALORE (Reuters) - China's JA Solar Holdings Co said early on Friday that it has signed a 30 billion yuan ($4.42 billion) credit agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) to finance the company's long-term ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-09-10T06:32:54Z)

EBay Wins Partial Victory in Battle Against Craigslist

... when a Delaware court found Craigslist guilty of breaching its fiduciary duties when it diluted eBay's stake in Craigslist. Craigslist executives Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, however, did not breach their ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-10T17:31:28Z)

EU tries to put Turkey accession row aside (1st Lead)

Brussels - European Union foreign ministers on Saturday tried to ... partner with us in lots of issues across the world,' said the EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, as she arrived at the informal meeting. (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-09-11T09:16:21Z)

Wisconsin reaches deal on military, overseas voting

MADISON — Wisconsin election officials and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on how the state will comply with a new law designed to ensure all military and overseas voters have their ballots ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-09-10T09:17:32Z)

Samsung Fascinate Now On Sale at Verizon

... Android market. Verizon Wireless customers interested in the purchase of the new Samsung Fascinate would have to subscribe ... and provides one-touch access to Samsung Widgets and Bing Voice Search. The charging ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-08T06:06:38Z)

GM chief's pay package worth $9M

DETROIT - General Motors Co. CEO Daniel Akerson will get up to $9 million in salary and stock, the same pay package granted to his predecessor, Ed Whitacre. Akerson, a former telecommunications industry ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-11T07:57:37Z)

Continental reaches contract deal with technicians

Continental Airlines ... workers would vote on the contract in the coming weeks. The employees are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. "This is a good agreement that recognizes the hard work of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-10T15:15:27Z)

EBay wins suit over Craigslist's takeover moves

EBay Inc. won a partial victory in a lawsuit saying that Craigslist Inc. created anti-takeover defenses to weaken eBay's role in the online classifieds company. Delaware Chancery Court Judge William ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-10T07:37:19Z)

'Strada Romana' From Elfin Werks

which is currently in transit from Germany , features a newly revised rulebook ... and a full color rulebook with rules in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. (Source: ICV2 2010-09-10T20:51:54Z)

New GM CEO's pay package worth $9M

DETROIT -- New General Motors Co. CEO Daniel Akerson will get up to $9 million in salary and stock, the same pay package granted to his predecessor, Ed Whitacre. Akerson, a former telecommunications ... (Source: Vacaville Reporter 2010-09-11T08:04:46Z)

On this Day in History for September 11

... spreads from monasteries to parishes. 1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English ... Barcelona surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in ... (Source: ArkansasMatters 2010-09-11T00:05:10Z)

Kosovo deal would speed up Serbia's EU entry: diplomats

... EU entry appeared a shade brighter Friday with several European foreign ministers pledging to plead Belgrade's case following an agreement to talk with breakaway Kosovo. UN foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-10T20:01:47Z)

JA Solar signs $4.4B credit, financing deal with China Development Bank

JA Solar has signed a financial partnership agreement with the Shanghai branch of government-owned China Development Bank. The terms of the deal call for CDB to provide up to RMB 30 billion of credit facilities and ... (Source: PV Tech 2010-09-10T22:46:26Z)

China's JA Solar in credit deal with CDB

China's JA Solar Holdings Co said that it has signed a 30 billion yuan ($A4.77 billion) credit agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) to finance the company's long-term growth plans. JA Solar said collaboration ... (Source: Business Spectator 2010-09-10T08:41:45Z)

EBay Wins Suit Over Craigslist Takeover Defenses

Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- EBay Inc ... lawsuit claiming that Craigslist Inc. created its anti-takeover defenses to weaken EBay's role in the online classified-advertising company. Delaware Chancery Court Judge William B. (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-09T22:26:08Z)

EBay wins suit over Craigslist's poison-pill plan.

EBay Inc. won a lawsuit claiming that Craigslist Inc. created its anti-takeover defenses to weaken EBay's role in the online classified-advertising company. Delaware Chancery Court Judge William B ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-10T07:08:41Z)

EBay wins round in court against Craigslist

EBay sued in 2008. A nine-day trial was held last year. On Thursday, a judge in Delaware's Court of Chancery ruled that Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and CEO Jim Buckmaster breached their fiduciary duties to ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-09-10T11:26:23Z)

Wisconsin Reaches Deal with Feds on Military Voting

Madison, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin election officials and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement over how the state will comply with a new ... Five States Granted Waivers to Military Ballot Law; Four States Denied ... (Source: CNS News 2010-09-09T20:02:58Z)

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