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 / September 17, 2010, 12:41 pm

Continental and United Merge

... Continental Airlines Inc. and UAL Corp. approve a deal to form the world's biggest airline ... United shareholders approved it at a meeting near Chicago. The votes clear the way for the $3 billion stock swap to ... (Source: KKTV 2010-09-17T17:58:57Z)

Karl becomes hurricane and heads for eastern Mexico

... Mexico's main oil exporting ports closed as Karl passed through the region. The storm was a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson ... to inflict lasting damage and oil prices fell ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T02:42:41Z)

TPI Composites names Henry Hirvela as CFO

Scottsdale-based TPI, which manufacturers blades for wind turbines ... in San Jose and as CFO for Allied Waste Industries in Phoenix. "Henry's extensive experience with growing private and public companies will ... (Source: Phoenix Business Journal 2010-09-16T00:13:33Z)

Powerful Hurricane Karl strikes Mexican Gulf coast

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico's Gulf Coast on Friday, creating havoc in the major port city of Veracruz and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear power plant and its central ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-17T18:27:35Z)

Fiat hires Toyota's Formica to run auto sales

Fiat has a 20-percent controlling stake in Chrysler. CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed Wednesday management changes over the coming months in connection with the spinoff of the industrial business from automotive, (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-17T18:27:35Z)

Pope visit: Benedict XVI celebrates Catholic education

In a speech to school children and teachers on the second day of his UK tour, the pope has paid tribute to the ''outstanding contribution'' made by religious orders to education in Britain. He told an audience of ... (Source: Daily Telegraph 2010-09-17T12:22:31Z)

Possible Go Daddy sale sparks speculation

While the Scottsdale company itself has said it won't comment on rumors ... chairman, president and CEO of the Miller Group in Phoenix, which advises companies in the mergers and acquisitions process. " (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-09-15T23:44:55Z)

Karl Prepares To Hit Mexico; Bermuda Awaits Igor

... while Igor, its partner in power, moved toward Bermuda, where it could strike Sunday. The third hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, Julia, continued to sputter, forecasters said. At 11 a.m. ET Friday, the center of Category ... (Source: WIBW 2010-09-17T16:04:25Z)

DODGERS: Former owner calls for sale of team

LOS ANGELES -- Peter O'Malley, whose family owned ... understand the culture of the organization and the importance of the Dodgers in this city." McCourt's spokesman, Steve Sugerman, said, "Frank has made it ... (Source: North County Times 2010-09-17T04:51:32Z)

Continental shareholders approve sale to United Airlines

Continental officials announced the preliminary results of voting during a brief shareholder meeting Friday in Houston. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting near Chicago to vote on the $3 billion ... (Source: WKYC 2010-09-17T16:33:03Z)

GOP in 'deep civil war,' Kaine says

Mike Castle, a fixture in Delaware politics for a ... aggressive primary battle in Delaware that pitted Republican establishment heavyweights -- including Karl Rove -- against conservative tea-party-backed leaders ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-16T17:45:49Z)

Diet pill Meridia should be pulled off market, half of FDA panel says

half of the 16 members on a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Wednesday that the ... Meridia raised heart attack and stroke risk 16% in patients with heart disease and was associated with ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-17T03:11:19Z)

Former Dodgers owner O'Malley calls for sale of team

... Peter O'Malley, whose family owned the Los Angeles Dodgers for 47 years ... Steve Sugerman, saying that he is the long-term owner of the team. Copyright 2010 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-17T05:05:51Z)

The Valley's priciest home sales

... Phoenix. Jeffrey Katz purchased an 8,175-square-foot home with pool originally built in 2004 northeast of Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club ... He serves as CEO and chairman. Gilliland co-founded Wild Oats ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-08T02:53:22Z)

Karl makes second landfall near Veracruz as a category three hurricane

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – Hurricane Karl makes his second landfall around 11:30 A.M. Friday morning along the south central Mexican coastline, just north of the city of Veracruz. Karl slammed into the Mexican coast ... (Source: KPLC TV 2010-09-17T17:37:29Z)

Tea party win spurs debate

... Donnell over Congressman Mike Castle ... Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush, has been all over TV saying she can't win and, after her triumph, the National Republican Senatorial Committee said ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T10:13:40Z)

Hurricane hunter plane finds Igor slightly weaker; warning issued for Bermuda

The center of Hurricane Igor ,a Category 3 storm, was located near latitude 23.4 north, longitude60.7 west. Igor is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph. This generalmotion with some increase in forward speed is ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-09-17T17:58:57Z)

Continental shareholders approve sale to Chicago-based UAL

Continental officials announced the preliminary results of voting during a brief shareholder meeting Friday in Houston. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting near Chicago to vote on the $3 billion ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-09-17T15:28:38Z)

UPDATE 6-Karl intensifies as it heads for Mexico coast

... Mexico's main oil exporting ports closed as Karl passed through the region. The storm was upgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson ... inflict lasting damage and oil prices (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-17T03:25:38Z)

UPDATE 5-Karl becomes hurricane, heads for eastern Mexico

... Mexico's main oil exporting ports closed as Karl passed through the region. The storm was a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson ... to inflict lasting damage and oil prices fell ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-09-17T02:35:32Z)

Fiat hires Toyota's Formica to run Fiat auto sales

Fiat has a 20-percent controlling stake in Chrysler. CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed Wednesday management changes in connection with the spinoff of the industrial business from automotive. Shareholders approved the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-17T17:01:41Z)

Hurricane Karl nears Mexican Gulf coast

VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico's Gulf Coast on Friday, creating havoc in the major port city of Veracruz and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear power plant and its central Gulf ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-17T19:03:23Z)

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia after study shows higher heart attack, stroke ...

... Meridia had a 1-in-70 chance of suffering a heart attack ... European Medicines Agency recommended in January that the diet pill no longer be sold in Europe and Abbot suspended sales. The U.S. Food and Drug ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-05T05:05:46Z)

Fiat hires Toyota's Formica to run Fiat auto sales

Fiat has a 20-percent controlling stake in Chrysler. CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed Wednesday management changes over the coming months in connection with the spinoff of the industrial business from automotive, (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-17T17:51:48Z)

Karl Strikes Mexico, Bermuda Readies for 'Direct Hit' From Igor

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Karl roared ashore in Mexico about 10 miles north of Veracruz as a "major" Category 3 storm, the fifth of the season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Karl ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-17T18:49:04Z)

FDA Panel Says No To New Obesity Drug Lorcaserin

A US Food and Drug Administration ... risk of heart attack and stroke in this group. In July, the FDA panel voted against approving the obesity drug Qnexa, made by Vivus, because of safety concerns. Meridia and Xenical, (Source: Medical News Today 2010-09-17T08:54:55Z)

Pope Benedict XVI is seen through candles as he attends a Service of Prayer at St ...

Pope Benedict XVI is seen through candles as he attends a Service of Prayer at St Mary's University College Chapel at Twickenham, London Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Thousands of cheering Catholic schoolchildren feted Pope ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-17T14:24:12Z)

Ex-Dodgers owner calls for sale of team

Peter O'Malley, whose family owned the Dodgers ... understand the culture of the organization and the importance of the Dodgers in this city.'' McCourt's spokesman, Steve Sugerman, said, ''Frank has made it ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-09-17T04:51:32Z)

Tea party gains clout for 2012

may turn out to be every bit as unelectable as Karl Rove predicted she will be ... the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, to presidential aspirant Mitt Romney scrambled Wednesday to get behind O ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-16T12:09:23Z)

Pope Speaks of Failures of Catholic Clergy

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed "shock" and "great sadness" over failures of the Catholic clergy centering around the issue of child abuse. The Pope shared his thoughts during a media call on his plane on Sept. 16 ... (Source: The Epoch Times 2010-09-17T16:54:32Z)

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