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Deals of the Hour / May 27, 2011, 2:49 pm

Ian Poulter slams course on tough day at Euro PGA Championship

"Maybe we should introduce a scheme like we have with historic buildings in this country," Casey said last year. "Ernie has a beautiful house by the 16th with the thatched roof and old plaster work. Now, he owns it, but that doesn't give him the right to ... (Source: Golf.com 2011-05-27T20:45:23Z)

Eva Mendes tells Chelsea Handler why she won't marry

"I'm not like anti-marriage or the institution for other people. I love the idea of a union, that's very beautiful. I just don't think it should be a piece of paper because society tells me to. "It's a very old fashioned archaic kind of thing. We did it ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2011-05-27T21:28:20Z)

PayPal and eBay sue Google over mobile phone 'wallet'

Customers can also use a Google Prepaid card to pay for purchases and take advantage of Google Offers, the Mountain View, California-based company's online discount coupon program. The company said Google Wallet will be accepted at more than 124,000 US ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-05-27T12:09:59Z)

Cassidy Turley buying part of Carter

Cassidy Turley, a commercial real estate firm based in St. Louis, is buying the brokerage and property management busisesses of Carter, an Atlanta-based company that also operates in Tampa. Mark Burkhart, Cassidy Turley's chief executive, says the addition ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-05-27T20:59:42Z)

Ex-Buckeye says he sold rings for cash

COLUMBUS -- A former Ohio State receiver told the school's student newspaper he sold Big Ten championship rings and other memorabilia for cash and got special car deals. Ray Small, frequently benched, suspended or disciplined during an erratic career at ... (Source: Fremont News-Messenger 2011-05-27T20:16:45Z)

Court clears way for Canada suit vs U.S. Steel

All deals over C$300 million ($306 million) involving a foreign buyer are required to pass a government review to ensure that the takeover provides a "net benefit" to Canada. While the government does not detail what "net benefit" means, it considers ... (Source: Reuters Canada 2011-05-27T20:38:13Z)

Deals wrap: MGM China IPO may be a gamble for investors

Macau casino operator MGM China, co-owned in part by casino mogul Stanley Ho's daughter Pansy Ho, raised $1.5 billion from its Hong Kong initial public offering after pricing it at the top of its indicative range, triggering some concerns about lofty ... (Source: Reuters Blogs 2011-05-27T13:50:12Z)

Eva Mendes Thinks Marriage Is 'Not Personal', Says Institution 'Archaic'?

"I'm not like anti-marriage or the institution for other people. I love the idea of a union, that's very beautiful. I just don't think it should be a piece of paper because society tells me to. "It's a very old fashioned archaic kind of thing. We did it ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2011-05-27T20:09:35Z)

Report: Ray Small backpedals on statement

Small, who told the school's student newspaper that he sold Big Ten championship rings and other memorabilia for cash and got special car deals during his playing days, backpedaled Friday, saying his words were taken out of context. In a report by WBNS ... (Source: ESPN.com 2011-05-27T21:28:20Z)

Is Google Wallet What Mobile Payments Need to Succeed?

To date, however, it's unclear how Deals has fared, especially after Facebook launched a daily-discount service, also called Deals , in April. Facebook representatives did not respond to requests for comment. Other payment processors may feel the pinch ... (Source: PC Magazine 2011-05-27T12:52:56Z)

Biz Break: Bay Area biofuel IPO: Solazyme climbs 15% in debut

The group's Pending Home Sales Index -- based on signed deals that haven't closed yet -- was down 11.6 percent from March and 26.5 percent from April 2010, when the market benefited from tax credits for many homebuyers. "The pullback in contract signings ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2011-05-27T20:31:04Z)

Kratos Awarded $12.8M Task Order to Provide Rocket Launch Services, Related Products, Engineering Support and Hardware for Ballistic Missile Defense Programs

Dave Carter, President of Kratos' Defense Engineering Solutions (DES) Division noted, "We are extremely pleased with this award. The specialized products, engineering and technical services to be provided by Kratos under this task order will support the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-05-27T12:09:59Z)

Collecting special: A place of his own

And when it eventually opened, the people who had protested – they had even demonstrated in the park, even old people who couldn't walk – they said, 'If we had known how beautiful it would be, we wouldn't have been against it'." As soon as it ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-05-27T21:28:20Z)

Former OSU Player: Student Paper 'Flipped My Words Around'

Small told the newspaper that he sold his Big 10 championship rings to make ends meet and that the "best deals" came from working with car dealerships. Among the players who didn't appreciate his allegations was center Mike Brewster, who tweeted ... (Source: Mediabistro.com 2011-05-27T21:06:51Z)

Trio tied for 2-shot lead at BMW PGA Championship

Casey said. "One of the beautiful things about Wentworth is always the great finish and the fact that guys could finish with maybe four threes (two birdies, two eagles) and shoot up that leaderboard. It's very, very difficult now." (Source: PennLive.com 2011-05-27T21:06:51Z)

Google wants to replace your wallet with its Wallet (but you still pay)

It will be interesting to see what kind of deals Google can get to pull people in.  At the event today Google hinted at half-price seats for baseball games.  That's a pretty good start, and if Google can really move major league teams to offer mobile ... (Source: Fortune Tech 2011-05-27T20:09:35Z)

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