Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 12, 2011, 4:43 pm

Local talent, global expertise

The schools do offer mentoring and coaching, although the Dubai government also uses local coaching agencies. Mentoring and coaching are an acknowledgement that a spell in the classroom will not provide a complete career package. "We need to shape skills ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-06-12T23:11:03Z)

UPDATE 3-ADCB plans to sell RHB stake to Abu Dhabi fund

the bank received approval from Bank Negra (the Malaysian central bank) to enter into negotiations with Aabar Investments regarding a potential sale transaction," ADCB said in a bourse statement on Sunday. A sale to Aabar, which had expressed early ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-12T12:12:29Z)

How much was 'Super 8' influenced by 1980s films? J.J. Abrams and the stars weigh in [Video]

"I tried not to deal with the kids from the outside in and sort of tell them about other movies as much as sort of focus on who these characters were and what that story was," he explained. "They already came on, honestly, fans of movies like 'The ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-12T23:18:12Z)

Duncan working on 'plan B' for US schools

Nathan Deal. But some observers say Duncan's plan might backfire with Congress because waivers aren't popular with lawmakers who want more accountability for schools. "I don't get all the drama. It almost has the feel of a threat to Congress," said Sandy ... (Source: Savannah Morning News 2011-06-12T11:51:00Z)

Five ETF Strategies For A Sideways Market

While most VIX ETPs offer long exposure to various indexes ... the portfolio consists of a long position in the index (i.e., the S&P 500) and the sale of a series of call options on the same benchmark (in the case of PBP, a series of at- or slightly ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-06-12T23:11:03Z)

Obama May Ease No Child Left Behind Law to Avoid 'Train Wreck'

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's administration said it would offer states relief from the nation's main public-education law if Congress fails to enact changes by the start of the school year. States may avoid requirements of the No ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-12T11:00:54Z)

UConn Is Making a Name for Itself in Baseball

That whole deal. You can't give your dad and mom a hug ... In addition to Springer, pitcher Matt Barnes was taken in the first round by Boston, and shortstop Nick Ahmed was picked in the second round by Atlanta, giving the Huskies three picks in ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-12T22:49:34Z)

Bank of England Googles to track latest trends

"Internet search data have the potential to be useful for economic policymaking," Nick McLaren and Rachana Shanbhogue wrote in an article for the Bank's quarterly bulletin. "Monitoring current economic activity closely is an important aspect of ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-06-12T23:32:31Z)

'Super 8' Opens to Solid $38M at the Weekend Box Office

Here's how the top 10 finished. Report continues below chart: Only one other movie opened wide this weekend, with Relativity's youth-targeted "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" – distributed under service deal – hitting pre-release forecasts ... (Source: TheWrap 2011-06-12T23:25:22Z)

UPDATE 1-Prada IPO five times subscribed - source

HONG KONG, June 12(Reuters) - Italian fashion house Prada, which is seeking to raise up to $2.6 billion through a Hong Kong IPO, has generated five times demand for its offer, a source familiar ... pulling its $3.6 billion sale. "We are not worried at ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-12T11:00:54Z)

Prada's Hong Kong Initial Offering May Raise Up to $2.6 Billion

The Milan-based luxury-goods company is selling 423.3 million shares and set a price range of HK$36.50 to HK$48 each, according to a prospectus for the sale distributed to reporters in Hong Kong today. Prada's IPO may be double that of Chinese shoe ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-12T11:22:22Z)

Several Tulsa County Properties Set To Hit The Auction Block

Tulsa County is selling off about 500 properties whose owners haven't paid back taxes. The County treasurer says this year's sale is almost three times larger than usual. Registration begins Monday morning at 8 a.m. at the Tulsa Convention Center. (Source: News On 6 2011-06-12T22:56:44Z)

GAIL set to bid for 20% shale gas assets in US co

Nicknamed 'Project Gold' , the deal is estimated to cost some $400-500 million, persons familiar with the negotiations said. TOI is not identifying the US company to avoid any adverse impact on the deal in view of the strict confidentiality clause in the US. (Source: Times of India 2011-06-12T23:18:12Z)

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