Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / June 3, 2011, 10:43 pm

California firm buys Lunda Construction Co. for $153.5 million

"We go back to 1938, and it was a difficult choice," Lunda said. "We think this is a good match with Tutor Perini." Lunda said the sale won't affect the Lunda Charitable Trust, which has made numerous financial donations to the community of Black River ... (Source: Winona Daily News 2011-06-04T05:05:19Z)

Dow Average Has Its Longest Weekly Slump Since 2004 on Employment Report

To contact the reporter on this story: Inyoung Hwang in New York at ihwang7@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-04T04:58:09Z)

K-State tumbles in regional opener

He ranks 10th all-time and needs one more to tie teammate Nick Martini.... Stanford's Tyler Gaffney extended his hit streak to 18 games. E—Witt (17), Klein (3), Brown (12), Lindsey 2 (2). DP—Stanford 1. LOB—Kansas State 4, Stanford 10. 2B—Urban (8 ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2011-06-04T05:05:19Z)

Thunder success brings bittersweet memories to Seattle

But I remember Kevin Durant imploring the crowd to keep chanting "Save Our Sonics" at the last game and Nick Collison making the final basket. Take care of our team, Oklahoma City. And take heart, too. We would have rooted for the Thunder over the Heat (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2011-06-04T05:05:19Z)

Saturday Morning Tip: How Harmon handles the hated half-wedge

In the July issue of Golf Digest (on sale June 7, with Adam Scott on the cover), Butch Harmon, ranked No. 1 among America's 50 Best Teachers, shows you how to play one of the most dreaded shots in golf: the partial-wedge. Of course, it's best to not leave ... (Source: Golf Digest Magazine 2011-06-04T04:58:09Z)

Short sales may be targeted for fraud

Then they contact the bank with the investors' short-sale offer. Meanwhile, the agent finds legitimate buyers who are willing to pay more for the property, but the agent never presents their offers to the bank. To back up the investors' lowball offer ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-04T05:05:19Z)

Having your jam today can prove bittersweet

Southern Cross , which runs 750 care homes housing 31,000 mostly elderly people, is in danger of going under because, after pursuing a particularly aggressive sale and leaseback policy, it cannot pay its landlords. The tale is a salutary one. Blackstone ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-06-04T05:19:38Z)

Flying part of the game for some top drivers

I wound up having to pick up the slack a little bit, otherwise I wouldn't be racing it (in Chicago)." Sponsorship deals often dictate such inconveniences, but Edwards and Keselowski are genuinely eager for the dual-city, dual-race challenge. "The reason I ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2011-06-04T05:05:19Z)

Gardner feels 'terrific' after surgery for prostate cancer

"I feel terrific," says Gardner, who was diagnosed six months ago with a high-risk form of the disease. Gardner, 64, had been urged by John Carter , who does the early news shift on WBTV (Channel 3), to get his PSA levels checked. Carter was diagnosed in ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2011-06-04T04:51:00Z)

Robert Redford, Mr. Nice Guy

No matter how any of us may feel about Redford's skill as an actor — he was sometimes terrific, sometimes terrifically bland — he was one of the great fantasy figures of American movies in the '70s: he seemed to glow gold. That kind of glow is ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-04T05:12:28Z)

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