Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 9, 2011, 12:45 pm

Canada Won't Decide on TMX Before Investor Vote, LSE Says

Editors: Nick Baker, David Scanlan To contact the reporter on this story: Doug Alexander in Toronto at dalexander3@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: David Scanlan at dscanlan@bloomberg.net; Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-09T19:04:04Z)

France state company to pay Taiwan $950 in damages

A Paris appeals court has ordered France and French defense company Thales SA to pay back €660 million ($957 million) to Taiwan in a long-standing dispute over a 1991 frigate sale. In the deal, the Taiwanese navy bought six Lafayette frigates from French ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-09T19:25:32Z)

Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck coming to Turning Stone

VERONA - Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck will appear onstage at the Turning Stone Event Center on Friday, July 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. O'Reilly presides over the No Spin Zone each weeknight on Fox News Channel ... (Source: Oneida Dispatch 2011-06-09T19:25:32Z)

HP's TouchPad tablet with Wi-Fi coming July 1

Retailers will include Best Buy, Staples and others. HP said the Wi-Fi version will be available in the U.K., Ireland, France and Germany a few days after going on sale in the U.S., and in Canada in mid-July. Sales in Italy, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong ... (Source: IT World 2011-06-09T19:18:23Z)

Ford Announces Plans to Make a Hybrid Minivan

The van goes on sale next year. The minivan will get more than 41 miles per gallon. A plug-in version will also be sold. It will be similar to the Chevrolet Volt, which can drive in all-electric mode but has a backup gas engine. (Source: CNBC 2011-06-09T19:18:23Z)

E3 2011: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Details, Screenshots, Videos Available

Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W's) add to the mix as players compete against their team's opposing squad but also tackle this third unpredictable element that could only exist in the twisted Resident Evil universe. The result is a brand new ... (Source: Softpedia 2011-06-09T07:22:33Z)

HP TouchPad tablet coming July 1 for $499

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- HP's iPad rival now has a launch date: The HP TouchPad tablet will go on sale July 1 starting at $499, the same price as the iPad. The TouchPad is the same size as the iPad, with a 9.7-inch screen. What makes the TouchPad stand out ... (Source: CNN Money 2011-06-09T19:39:51Z)

Nick Jonas launches talent search for the next `Willow Smith`

Nick Jonas has launched a competition to find the next Willow Smith. Singers and musicians Jonas Brothers (Nick, Joe and Kevin) hit the red carpet as the Disney Channel hosts the World Premiere of 'Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam', which was held at Alice Tully ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-09T09:02:46Z)

JGBs rally on U.S. Treasuries; 5-yr sale draws decent demand

JGBs firmed after a 2.4 trillion ($30 billion) auction of five-year JGBs drew decent demand on Thursday , even though the coupon was 10 basis points lower than at the previous sale in May. "The outcome of the auction was healthy. Looking at the outlook of ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-09T07:22:33Z)

Lebanon lifts ban on Lady Gaga`s album

Laurent Despois / Splash News The 25-year-old's album, which topped charts across the world when it was released in May, was stopped from going on sale in Lebanon after officials in the country seized a shipment of the CDs, ruling the track Judas was ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-09T09:38:33Z)

Ford announces Chevy Volt competitor, C-Max Energi

The cars are scheduled to go into production in Michigan next year. Gasoline and diesel-powered versions of the C-Max are already on sale in Europe but aren't planned for the U.S. Including these vehicles, Ford said it will triple production of ... (Source: CNN Money 2011-06-09T19:25:32Z)

East African Nations Raise Investment as Growth Outlook Dims

Yield Surge Kenya's yield on one-year Treasury bills jumped to 10.249 percent, the highest level in at least five years, at a sale yesterday, tracking rising inflation. The Kenyan shilling has depreciated 7.9 percent against the dollar this year ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-09T07:01:04Z)

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