Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 21, 2011, 6:45 pm

Home sales fell to 2011 low, few 1st-time buyers

That's 4.6 percent lower from the same month one year ago. The median price of a new home is nearly 31 percent higher than the median price for a re-sale, or twice the normal markup. The gap is largely because of the flood of foreclosures or short sales ... (Source: Salon 2011-06-21T13:56:20Z)

Investment in equity mkt is risky, says EPFO chief

It is only 10-15% on which we can hope to earn a little more, given the higher rates that are on offer at present. So, on Rs 1.8 lakh crore our returns are booked, on the incremental Rs 30,000 crore we may gain a little but it will not make substantial ... (Source: Times of India 2011-06-22T01:09:13Z)

AP Sources: Hulu mulls putting itself up for sale

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Online video service Hulu is exploring putting itself up for sale after receiving an unsolicited takeover offer, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The offer was large enough to make Hulu's board review the deal and consider ... (Source: Oregonian 2011-06-22T01:23:32Z)

Cash buyers are kings in weak home-sales market

"These are people who're … getting back into the market because they see good value." Cash buyers often get better deals because sellers know their offers won't fall through for lack of financing, says Walt Danley, president of the luxury real estate ... (Source: USA Today 2011-06-22T00:54:54Z)

ABC's 'Nightline' begins summertime series

"It's in that area between what we know we know, what we can know and what we're worried that we'll never know. That makes it sort of beautiful." "Nightline" is being given 13 weeks for its summer series. (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-22T01:37:51Z)

TV site Hulu considers putting itself up for sale

The offer was large enough to make Hulu's board review the deal ... He has said the company is profitable. The sale talk comes about five months after cable TV and Internet service provider Comcast Corp. completed its takeover of NBC Universal, which ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-22T01:23:32Z)

Bam Margera Furious With Roger Ebert for Slamming Ryan Dunn as Drinking "Jackass"

UPDATE at 9:30 a.m. PT: This morning, Ebert took to his blog to clarify his tweet. "To begin with, I offer my sympathy to Ryan Dunn's family and friends, and to those of Zachary Hartwell, who also died in the crash. I mean that sincerely. It is tragic to ... (Source: Entertainment Online 2011-06-22T01:02:04Z)

Minchin delivers final Senate speech

I had Peter Costello's strong support in one of my toughest challenges, the sale of the government's remaining 50 per cent shareholding in Telstra—which, in a process known as T3, completed the privatisation of Telstra. I do not wish to be partisan ... (Source: Crikey 2011-06-22T01:16:23Z)

Roger Ebert (sort of) apologizes for 'Jackass' tweet

In the backlash to his tweet about the death of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn on Monday, Roger Ebert posted this to his Chicago-Sun Times blog today: "To begin with, I offer my sympathy to Ryan Dunn's family and friends, and to those of Zachary Hartwell , who ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2011-06-22T01:37:51Z)

Snail's-Pace U.S. Senate Has Pared-Down Agenda as Default Deadline Looms

Beyond the debt limit, the chamber faces unfinished business on energy, immigration, transportation and education. Senators offer various reasons for their chamber's slow pace, including increased partisanship, re-election politics, and the decline of ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-22T01:30:42Z)

Hearing delayed in legal battle between Coachella Valley olive farmer and balloonists

Robert Gilliland, who represents Fantasy Balloon Flights, one of two companies still fighting the lawsuit, has said defendants should be allowed an inspection to determine what threat balloonists create at the complex, which is shrouded in secrecy. (Source: Desert Sun 2011-06-22T01:02:04Z)

Police: Be on the lookout for man who fatally attacked elderly woman in Farmington

The apartment is in the Margaret Chase Smith elderly housing complex. McDonough said police were looking for a man of small to medium build, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, wearing dark clothing and a black hooded sweat shirt, and carrying a black backpack. (Source: Bangor Daily News 2011-06-22T01:30:42Z)

Sean Bean on 'Game of Thrones,' Emmys and losing his head [video]

"Game of Thrones" is dark, gritty and maybe even too young-skewing for those ... he starred in the "Lord of the Rings" films as well. "'Game of Thrones' is a fantasy set in a timeless land with these very peculiar people, but it isn't magical," Bean ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-22T01:30:42Z)

Britney Spears wows L.A. crowd in lip-synced show

Additionally, Spears' "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" came with pulse-racing projection imagery of beefcake models that echoed Minogue's "Red Blooded Woman" from her 2005 Showgirl trek. In the final stretch of the show, the simple staging of her latest single ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-22T01:23:32Z)

Source: Hulu mulls putting itself up for sale

L OS ANGELES — Online video service Hulu is exploring putting itself up for sale after receiving an unsolicited takeover offer, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The offer was large enough to make Hulu's board review the deal and consider ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-22T01:02:04Z)

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