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 7, 2011, 6:42 pm

RPT-WRAPUP 2-Race quickens for Asia's fast-growing LNG market

Top natural gas producer Gazprom signed deals last week with Indian firms to supply a total of 7.5 million tpy of LNG. Top LNG importer Japan is buying more after the devastating March earthquake and tsunami shut down a chunk several nuclear reactors. (Source: Reuters 2011-06-08T01:25:49Z)

Wall Street Bets on Reinsurance After Record Japan Earthquake

Validus Holdings Ltd. and RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. each announced deals this month to raise capital from investors. The funding agreements, known as sidecars, have a limited life span and give investors the opportunity to bet on reinsurance risks in ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-08T01:11:30Z)

New video showcases Harry Potter's compelling decade of magic

The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Bonnie Wright, Kelly Macdonald, Jason Isaacs, David Thewlis and Julie Walters. (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-08T00:57:11Z)

Hamm blames battling billionaires for 'Mad Men' delay

The fifth series was slated to start shooting earlier this year, but studio bosses at Lionsgate failed to agree a deal over the program with TV distributors ... the executives behind the concept take long to carve out deals. He tells the BBC, "It was ... (Source: KSN.com 2011-06-08T01:04:21Z)

A search for truth brings justice to WWII Japanese American internees

In 1941, Aiko Yoshinaga was 17, a senior at Los Angeles High School. She loved roller skating and swimming with her friends at Santa Monica Beach. She was looking forward to prom. Then Imperial Japan bombed Pearl Harbor , and the United States was thrust ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-08T00:50:02Z)

Insurance Company For Paris Hilton's Brother Ordered To Pay Millions To Man He Hit While Drunk

A jury in Santa Monica on Tuesday ordered Barron Hilton 's auto insurance company to pay $4.6 million to the man he hit while driving intoxicated, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. Paris Hilton 's younger brother was sued by Fernando Telez ... (Source: Radar Online.com 2011-06-08T00:57:11Z)

Agent: Liverpool holding Doni talks

Liverpool are negotiating a deal with Serie A giants Roma to sign Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni, according to the player's agent. Liverpool have been searching for an experienced keeper to provide competition for Pepe Reina and Doni's representative ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2011-06-08T00:35:43Z)

MGM names Roma Khanna head of television

However, she left a little over a month after Comcast Corp. closed on its deal to take control of NBCUniversal.  Before joining NBCUniversal, she was senior vice president of CHUM Television broadcasting in Canada. She began her career at Sony Music ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-08T01:04:21Z)

Redevelopment plans for Herald site filed

A spokeswoman for the Herald could not be reached. Last month, the newspaper announced it was negotiating a deal to have the tabloid largely printed and distributed by The Boston Globe. The proposed redevelopment of the Herald's headquarters promises to ... (Source: Boston Globe 2011-06-08T00:57:11Z)

At Least One Good Thing Came Out Of The PSN Attack, An Uncharted Thing

And you can thank the folks who hacked the PlayStation Network for that. This is the deal: The developers at Uncharted studio Naughty Dog were making a game that would include a three-person co-op mode and a 10-person multiplayer mode that they're very ... (Source: Kotaku Australia 2011-06-08T00:50:02Z)

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