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Deals of the Hour / June 23, 2011, 2:43 pm

'Transformers' holds world premiere in Moscow

Stars from the $200-million, 3D blockbuster "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" will grace the red carpet at the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival -- a rare world premiere in the Russian capital, which is increasingly beating Western rivals for the ... (Source: Cleveland News - Fox 8 2011-06-23T20:56:18Z)

EU to pressure Greece amid bank rollover talks

STRESS THE POSITIVE In an attempt to offer positive incentives to Greeks ... (Additional reporting by Martin Santa in Bratislava, Ben Deighton and Robert-Jan Bartunek in Brussels, George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas in Athens; Writing by Paul ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-23T10:04:54Z)

The Best Stocks for the Rest of 2011

But Foolish investors like us know that lower prices mean an opportunity to find bargain-priced stocks ... The stocks are reasonably priced, offer very attractive dividends, and even give you great downside protection as some investors grow concerned ... (Source: Motley Fool 2011-06-22T19:17:17Z)

Airbus-Boeing Duopoly Holds Upstarts at Bay

Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China's C919 may be most likely to mount a challenge after enlisting Ryanair Holdings Plc (RYA) as a development partner, though the Irish discount carrier is also in talks with Boeing, and analysts said a deal for the Comac ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-23T11:16:29Z)

Famed crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger arrested in Santa Monica

Legendary Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who has been on the run for more than a decade, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, multiple law enforcement sources told The Times. Bulger, 81, has been the subject of several books and was the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-23T05:54:22Z)

What's next for Hulu?

Hulu declined to comment and declined to say whether Kilar has committed to remain with the Santa Monica company. The outcome of the sale may determine whether Kilar stays or goes. (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-23T21:17:47Z)

U.S. Mission Exposes Divisions in Congress and Within G.O.P.

The divisions came to the fore on Tuesday when Senator John McCain , an Arizona Republican, introduced a measure with Senator John Kerry , a Massachusetts Democrat, to offer President Obama official Congressional authorization for the Libyan operation. (Source: New York Times 2011-06-22T09:58:56Z)

FTC to Serve Google With Subpoenas in Broad Antitrust Probe

Surfboards lean against a wall at the Google office in Santa Monica, California. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is poised to serve Google with civil subpoenas, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling the start of a wide-ranging ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-23T21:17:47Z)

American Said to Be In Talks for 100 Airbus Single-Aisle Planes

An A320 has a list price of $85 million, giving a potential American order a value of about $8.5 billion. Airlines typically buy planes at a discount. "We assume AMR is attempting to seek out price concessions from Boeing" or urge 737 efficiency gains ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-23T10:55:01Z)

Austerity Is Good

He isn't buying it any more, if he ever did. So, senior politicians and their finance ministers are going through the motions of driving a hard bargain. If they were serious, they would tell the Greek government that there will be no further bailouts ... (Source: Lewrockwell.com 2011-06-22T03:53:52Z)

Whitey Bulger arrest sheds perspective on Pakistan

James "Whitey" Bulger's arrest Wednesday night in Santa Monica shows that it is entirely possible for a fugitive to hide in plain sight just as Osama bin Laden did in Pakistan. Will this help change the view of many Americans who are convinced that ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-23T20:49:09Z)

Barca underline Fabregas stance

"[Pep] Guardiola knows the values of players and Cesc's is less than ¬40million. Barcelona will offer less and if they don't accept, then he won't come. Pep knows the club is not well-off in terms of money." (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2011-06-22T07:42:55Z)

AIRSHOW-WRAPUP 3-AirAsia rules Paris with record order

Industry analysts say the rush of orders may put pressure on Boeing to make up its mind whether to re-engine its competing 737 airplane in 2016 or wait a few years longer and build an all-new model from scratch to offer even greater benefits. Boeing has ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-23T10:12:04Z)

The Plague of Greek Debt Punishes Banks

With a current stock price of $40.48, JP Morgan is trading at a significant discount to its 52-week high of $48.36 reached on February 16, and below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages. JPM has $70B in global derivative liabilities through credit ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2011-06-22T11:24:50Z)

Casey Anthony's mother testifies

Still more slides were shown during prosecutor Jeff Ashton's cross examination, as he attempted to assure jurors that experts could indeed identify hair from a dead body through the microscopic identification of specific dark areas on the hair. Separately ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-23T21:03:28Z)

In Congress, divisions over Libya

GOP leaders also want to offer a resolution similar to the McCain-Kerry measure, but that is expected to fail in the House. The House ban, if approved by both chambers, would represent a further repudiation of President Obama 's policy and would force the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-22T04:22:30Z)

Why Google should buy Hulu.

The negotiations about these restrictions have been tense. Last year, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar threatened to quit when executives rejected his plan to offer Hulu Plus for $5 a month rather than $10. That time, the two sides managed to compromise: Hulu Plus now ... (Source: Slate 2011-06-23T21:32:06Z)

Google Offers Holding Its Own Against Groupon in Portland

Google may have a shot at entering the daily deals market despite being very, very late to it. After Groupon turned down Google's $6 billion offer, the online search giant boldly decided to start from scratch and build its own service. Now after 22 days ... (Source: All Things Digital 2011-06-22T19:53:04Z)

Video made in Maine leads FBI to most-wanted mobster

There's one fugitive with a $1 million price on his head, and the others offer $100,000 each ... an impromptu editing suite set up in the dining room. Initially, as the dark cars and serious agents came into the housing development, it was a bit ... (Source: Bangor Daily News 2011-06-23T20:56:18Z)

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