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Deals of the Hour / September 3, 2010, 2:40 pm

3G Capital buys Burger King at $3.3B

Burger King has more than 12,100 locations around the world and perennially lags its far larger competitor McDonald's Corp. It struggled to keep up with its rival during the economy's roller coaster of the past ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-09-03T04:03:43Z)

AAA: More people will hit road this Labor Day weekend

That's up nearly 10 percent from 2009 -- one of the lowest Labor Day volumes in AAA's record keeping history -- and ... AAA Travel Services Director Glen MacDonell said. "We're a little concerned on the fall and ... (Source: The Daily News Online 2010-09-01T21:16:53Z)

Watch those gas pumps; prices expected to fall

The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, but are still above levels in a healthy economy. The National Association of Realtors said the number of Americans who ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-03T15:59:33Z)

HP Beats Dell In 3Par Bidding War

Dell Inc. bowed out of its bidding war for data storage company 3Par Inc. on Thursday after rival Hewlett-Packard Co. raised its offer to $2.1 billion, or $33 per share. Dell's announcement came just an ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-03T11:13:13Z)

Crews Scour Landfill for Missing Man in Mystery Killing Spree Case

... Hercules who has been missing since last weekend. His father, Ricardo Sales, was found dead in their home last Saturday. Both men are connected to mass-murder suspect Efren Valdemoro ... Tran at a Vallejo nail ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-03T19:27:08Z)

More people hit the road this Labor Day weekend

That's up nearly 10 percent from 2009 – one of the lowest Labor Day volumes in AAA's record-keeping history ... AAA Travel Services Director Glen MacDonell said. "We're a little concerned on the fall and ... (Source: Sauk Valley Daily Gazette 2010-09-03T19:41:27Z)

Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout by 3G Capital

Burger King, with its 12,100 locations around the world, lags its far larger competitor McDonald's Corp., and has struggled to keep up with its rival during the economy's rollercoaster of the past two years. (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-09-03T10:37:25Z)

Clijsters wins before 25-minute rain delay at Open

NEW YORK -- Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with ... The Australian had never gotten past the second round at Flushing Meadows in six previous tries. But the 26-year-old is in the midst of a ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-03T20:17:15Z)

Stocks move higher following reports

The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly ... according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales plummeted in the months following the expiration of the government's ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-09-03T18:58:30Z)

Hawaii Home To Largest Human Trafficking Case in US History

They were telling the Thai workers one thing to lure them here ... If the FBI finds that they are victims of trafficking, the laborers can apply for temporary legal status, allowing them to remain in the United ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-03T19:27:08Z)

Some flooding on North Carolina Outer Banks as Earl passes

BUXTON, N.C. — Hurricane Earl roared past the North Carolina Outer Banks early Friday, flooding some parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out electricity before driving north at the start of at least ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-03T13:00:35Z)

Economic data less downbeat

the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average of claims ... according to the National Association of Realtors. But it remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak. (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-03T15:59:33Z)

Early signs of Hurricane Earl stop play at US Open; Clijsters wins before rain ...

NEW YORK - Play at the U.S. Open has been suspended because of rain, with one of the outer bands from Hurricane Earl reaching Flushing Meadows. As a light rain picked up Friday, players were sent back to ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-03T18:51:21Z)

Play resumes at US Open after short delay for Earl

NEW YORK (AP) — Play at the U.S. Open has been suspended because of rain, with one of the outer bands from Hurricane Earl reaching Flushing Meadows. As a light rain picked up Friday, players were sent back to the ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-03T20:10:05Z)

ECONOMY: Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises

a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were ... Scott Brown, an economist at Raymond James, said he sees no sign of the country ... (Source: Delaware Wave 2010-09-03T17:32:36Z)

VALLEJO: VIGIL TONIGHT FOR SLAIN HAIR STYLIST CINDY TRAN

... Vallejo. Authorities said Tran, 46, left Devyn's Salon and Spa with her boyfriend, Efren Valdemoro, on Tuesday ... also is suspected of killing Ricardo Sales, 73, who rented part of a Hercules home Tran owned. (Source: KPIX 2010-09-03T21:07:21Z)

National Unemployment Creeps Up

President Barack Obama says that a new jobs ... Obama spoke alongside his economic team in the Rose Garden after the Labor Department reported that private employers added 67,000 new jobs last month, and both July ... (Source: WHSV 2010-09-03T17:11:08Z)

HP boosts 3Par offer as Dell bows out

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. offered to buy 3Par Inc. for about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-03T19:34:18Z)

Six accused in forced labor of Thais

... laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in US ... (Source: Manila Bulleting Online 2010-09-03T07:52:47Z)

Private employers add 67,000 jobs, but unemployment rate rises

lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time ... Scott Brown, an economist at Raymond James, said he sees no sign of the country ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-03T15:23:45Z)

Companies add workers, but jobless rate rises

a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were ... Scott Brown, an economist at Raymond James, said he sees no sign of the country ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-03T19:12:49Z)

Obama To Congress: Help Small Business, Create Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says that a ... spoke alongside his economic team in the Rose Garden after the Labor Department reported that private employers added 67,000 new jobs last month, and both ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-03T16:13:52Z)

Biggest trafficking sting in US history

... Thai farm workers to Hawaii in the largest human trafficking sting in US history. Four Hawaii-based recruiters working for ... what they were doing," FBI Special Agent Tom Simon told local Honolulu news station ... (Source: News.com.au 2010-09-03T18:44:11Z)

Dell cedes 3Par rival to Hewlett-Packard

SEATTLE (AP) — Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said yesterday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-09-03T20:45:53Z)

Burger King Agrees to $3.3 Billion 3G Capital Offer

Burger King, which trails only McDonald's Corp. in the U.S., has seen a slower recovery than its larger rival as its clientele suffered more from the recession, said Tom Forte, an analyst at New York-based Telsey ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-02T16:50:50Z)

Obama: New jobs numbers not enough

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says that a ... spoke alongside his economic team in the Rose Garden after the Labor Department reported that private employers added 67,000 new jobs last month, and both July ... (Source: WPRI 2010-09-03T14:26:29Z)

Hurricane Earl Passes North Carolina, Heads Toward New England

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Earl passed off the Outer Banks of North Carolina and headed toward New England and Nova Scotia packing winds of 105 miles (165 kilometers) an hour after weakening ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-03T09:54:28Z)

AAA: More people to hit the road this Labor Day

That's up nearly 10 percent from 2009 - one of the lowest Labor Day volumes in AAA's record-keeping history - and ... AAA Travel Services Director Glen MacDonell said. "We're a little concerned on the fall and ... (Source: Reading Eagle 2010-08-29T04:16:48Z)

Hurricane Earl Reaches North Carolina's Outer Banks

Hurricane Earl had weakened to a category 2 storm by the time it brushed the Outer Banks in North Carolina Thursday night. Heavy winds and rain pounded the area. Earl sent high waves crashing over dunes. Portions of ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-09-03T13:36:23Z)

Police kill suspect in Hercules fatal beating; possible link to Vallejo missing persons case

HERCULES -- A man suspected in the weekend killing of 73-year-old Ricardo Sales was ... reported kidnapped from Vallejo last week and may be connected with the case, police said. Suspect Efren Valdemoro, 38, (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-08-31T17:00:22Z)

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