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Deals of the Hour / June 4, 2011, 4:42 pm

The economy is going to get much worse

One significant value of the financial industry is the exchange of money. The industry enables the production and sale of goods. Without sound financial institutions the economy goes to hell. Thus there will of necessity be another bail out, perhaps ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2011-06-04T11:17:33Z)

Questions grow over private care firm Circle Health ahead of flotation

The financial strength of Circle Health, one of the UK's most prominent private health providers, will come under close scrutiny as its parent company prepares to float this week. Backed by some of the City's most powerful hedge fund tycoons and run by ... (Source: The Guardian 2011-06-04T22:59:03Z)

New car buyers may have to wait to find bargains

DETROIT (AP) -- New car buyers looking for a bargain this summer may have to wait ... most analysts don't expect many good deals until the end of the summer. Some are advising people to delay their purchases. "If you don't have to buy, wait until fall. (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-06-04T14:23:40Z)

Hall-of-Fame FB John Henry Johnson passes away

Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - Former San Francisco 49ers fullback John Henry Johnson died Friday at the age of 81. Johnson, a member of the famed "Million Dollar Backfield" passed away in Tracy, California, according to a statement released by the ... (Source: First Coast News 2011-06-04T23:27:41Z)

UPDATE 2-Iraq sees oil output at 3 mln bpd by year-end

Iraq is rebuilding its oil infrastructure after years of conflict and has signed deals with oil majors to reach a proposed production capacity of 12 million bpd by 2017. Most analysts see 6-7 million bpd as more realistic. [ID:nLDE74K04U] Shahristani ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-04T12:57:46Z)

Metro Offering Free Red Line Service During 405 Closure

And because the closure will extend as far south as the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, major jams can be expected on the Westside, including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and even Malibu. Metro plans to run extra buses on major east-west streets, like Ventura ... (Source: NBC Los Angeles 2011-06-04T22:23:16Z)

Book Review: 'Stan Musial' by George Vecsey

That, somehow, his stature has shrunk like St. Louis itself, a metropolis of more than 850,000 back in 1950 when fans flocked to see the Man but as of the 2010 census a city with a population smaller than that of California communities like Santa Ana ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-04T22:37:35Z)

2nd San Francisco firefighter dies from injuries

His brother Mark Valerio described a time when the two were on a beach in Santa Cruz on a day off when a person in the water was attacked by a shark. Valerio said his brother was the first to rush to the victim's aid. "He knew that he liked helping people ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-04T21:18:50Z)

4 NATO troops killed in eastern Afghanistan

The Taliban have made it one of their goals to try and once again take control of the provinces of Kandahar and Helmand, which are both the wellspring of their movement and the main source of their funding - mostly from the cultivation and sale of opium. (Source: CBS News 2011-06-04T11:39:01Z)

CORRECTED-China's Harbin Electric to buy 4 gas turbines from GE

An announcement of the news did not include the amount of the sale or the capacity of the turbines. GE and Harbin Electric have been partners in China since 2003. In 2010 they formed a joint venture to serve China's wind energy industry. "China is ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-04T13:26:24Z)

How Ryan's MediStamp Plan Screws You NOW!

This year, beneficiaries who use between $2,840 and $6,450 worth of prescription drugs will receive a 50% discount on those brand-name drugs; by 2020, the donut hole is completely eliminated. The Republican budget repeals the provisions in the Affordable ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2011-06-04T21:40:19Z)

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