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Deals of the Hour / May 31, 2011, 12:52 pm

4 killed when tour bus crashes, flips in Virginia

Fifteen passengers were killed and 18 injured. The fleets of inexpensive buses plying the highways of the Northeast offer cheap fares, convenient routes and in some cases free wireless Internet. Customers are picked up daily from Boston, New York ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-05-31T19:36:13Z)

US Supreme Court refuses to hear Conrad Black case

In July 2007, Black and three colleagues were found guilty of diverting $3.5 million (£ 2.1 million) from the sale of stock of Hollinger to the Canadian press group Canwest, and of destroying documents in the sale. He was also accused of diverting some $ ... (Source: My Fox Boston 2011-05-31T19:36:13Z)

NetApp to resell CommVault's tape backup, snapshot, replication tech

Computerworld - Storage vendor NetApp said today it can now support all types of backup through a single interface as a result of a reseller agreement with CommVault and will offer its SnapProtect branded software , a package of CommVault's Simpana 9's ... (Source: Computerworld 2011-05-31T19:00:25Z)

Former Utility Executive, NRDC Cofounder Bryson Nominated as Commerce Secretary

The White House has declined to submit the treaties without reauthorization of Trade Adjustment Assistance, an expired program to retrain workers displaced by such deals, leading to what appears to be a standoff. "Until the President submits [the trade ... (Source: NationalJournal.com 2011-05-31T19:07:35Z)

NHL returns to Winnipeg with Thrashers purchase

The sale and proposed relocation to Winnipeg must still be approved by the league's board of governors on June 21. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presided over the league when the NHL left Winnipeg in 1996, but said he's pleased Winnipeg is getting a franchise again. (Source: Calgary Herald 2011-05-31T19:29:03Z)

Obama proposes former electric firm head for Commerce post

Bryson's nomination must be approved by the Senate, but Republicans in the upper chamber indicated they could consider blocking the nomination in order to force action on languishing trade deals with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. White House spokesman ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-05-31T19:29:03Z)

Under New Ownership, Atlanta Thrashers Will Head to Canada

It is unclear whether the team will again be called the Jets, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. The sale will not become final until a June 21 vote by the NHL's board of governors. Three-fourths of the owners must approve the sale while a simple ... (Source: myfoxny.com 2011-05-31T19:29:03Z)

CORRECTED-Hightower nabs Morgan Stanley team in Calif. desert

They reject the toxicity of the wirehouse model." The pace of breakaways from the big brokerage firms will grow because retention deals that advisers signed in 2008 and 2009 with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch UBS Wealth Management and other big firms are ... (Source: Reuters 2011-05-31T19:14:44Z)

Want to help Joplin? Financial gifts offer the most benefit, sources say

A little more than a week after a deadly tornado hit Joplin, Mo., the question of how to help remains on many people's minds. And the answer — hint: it's not supply drives or immediately driving to Joplin to volunteer — may not be the first ... (Source: The Business Journal 2011-05-31T19:29:03Z)

Korea Aerospace aims to price $475 mln IPO at 14,000-16,000won/share

The South Korean aircraft maker seeks to price the share sale at between 14,000 won and 16,000 won a share, the company said in a filing to financial regulators. ($1 = 1080.150 Korean Won) (Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by David Chance (Source: Reuters 2011-05-31T08:01:51Z)

Army probes Egypt blogger, TV host on abuse claims

Hamalawy said that writer and former policeman Nabil Sharaf el-Din was questioned at the same time over an article he wrote on a Website accusing the military of having secret deals with Egypt's Islamist opposition Muslim Brotherhood. Separately ... (Source: Daily Press 2011-05-31T19:29:03Z)

Indian GDP Growth Slows to 7.8%; Pressure for Rate Rises Stays

Sales at Maruti Suzuki rose 4.4 percent in April, the least in 28 months, the company said May 2. Home-sale registrations in Mumbai fell 30 percent in April from a year earlier, dropping to a 23-month low, according to a May 17 report by brokerage ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-05-31T06:00:10Z)

Obama Picks Energy Executive Bryson to Lead Commerce

A spokesman for Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, Don Stewart, reiterated the Republican leader's previous statements that the party has vowed to block any commerce nominee until the administration submits for approval free-trade deals with South Korea ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-05-31T19:00:25Z)

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