Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / October 3, 2010, 6:42 am

Continental, United Airlines Join Together

The $3.2 billion merger deal between Continental Airlines Inc. and United Airlines Corp. has been finalized on Friday, bringing two major airlines together to work as a combined company known as United Continental Holdings Inc. But they will continue to ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-10-01T15:33:30Z)

Moon Exploration Is Not Dead, NASA Official Says

This story was updated at 11:46 p.m. ET. NASA's new space exploration program may be skewed toward sending astronauts to an asteroid and onto Mars, but a return to Earth's moon is not completely lost, NASA's deputy chief told reporters today (Sept. 30 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T14:14:45Z)

UAL, Continental close deal to form No. 1 airline

CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp UAUA.O and Continental Airlines Inc CAL.N closed their merger deal on Friday to form the world's largest carrier, called United Airlines. The new holding company formed from the $3.17 billion all-stock merger is called United ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T12:05:54Z)

UPDATE 3-UAL, Continental close deal to form No. 1 airline

CHICAGO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - UAL Corp UAUA.O and Continental Airlines Inc CAL.N closed their merger on Friday to form the world's largest carrier, called United Airlines. The airline is a unit of United Continental Holdings Inc ( UAL.N ), the holding company ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-01T15:12:01Z)

Schwarzenneger, legislative leaders reach California budget deal

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say they've reached a budget deal. The governor and lawmakers say after nearly five hours of talks Friday they agreed on a deal that breaks the record-long budget impasse and attempts to ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T02:32:04Z)

Schwarzenegger, legislative leaders reach California budget deal

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting Friday night, signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate after 93 days. Virtually no details ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T16:08:06Z)

California Budget Deal Ends Impasse With Vote Expected in Days

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers came up with a compromise to close a $19.1 billion deficit and give the state a budget, ending a record three-month impasse with a vote expected next week on the spending ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-02T04:05:07Z)

Snyder touts select funding boosts

Lansing -- Increased investment in mental health services would result in long-term savings for the state, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Friday morning on a call-in radio program on the Michigan Public Radio Network. "We've cut too ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-02T05:02:23Z)

Investors OK Carolina First sale to TD Bank

Shareholders of Carolina First's owner today approved a deal to sell the struggling bank and its holding company to Canada's TD Bank Financial Group, according to a news report. The Upstate lender will be renamed TD Bank as part of the $192 million ... (Source: The Post and Courier 2010-09-28T17:02:57Z)

Deal ready to steer NASA future

WASHINGTON — The acrimonious political schism between the White House and Congress over NASA's manned space program is poised to end Wednesday with a hard-won deal that gives President Barack Obama money for commercial spacecraft and Congress the NASA ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-28T05:28:36Z)

South Financial shareholders OK TD Bank deal

Shareholders of The South Financial Group overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of the company by the Toronto-Dominion Bank . About 97 percent of the votes cast at a special shareholders meeting Tuesday in Greenville, S.C., where South Financial ... (Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal 2010-09-29T18:06:12Z)

Barnes outlines jobs plan

ATLANTA — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Roy Barnes unveiled a jobs plan to jump start Georgia's sluggish economy. The proposal Barnes promoted on Thursday would expand access to high-speed Internet and invest $25 million to create a biomedical ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-30T22:15:33Z)

TD Bank completes purchase of South Financial Group

The South Financial Group , once the largest bank headquartered in South Carolina and a longtime supporter of community and civic ventures statewide, has ceased to exist as an independent entity. Today, Carolina First bank branches opened their doors as ... (Source: Charleston Regional Business Journal 2010-10-01T19:44:02Z)

Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial nominee unveils jobs plan

GEORGIA, (AP) Democratic gubernatorial nominee Roy Barnes unveiled a jobs plan to jump start Georgia's sluggish economy. The proposal Barnes promoted Thursday would expand access to high-speed internet and invest $25 million to create a biomedical research ... (Source: Wrcbtv.com 2010-10-01T10:54:20Z)

TD Bank CEO sees 'huge opportunity' for U.S. lending

Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Toronto- based lender that today completed its acquisition of South Financial Group Inc., expects a "huge opportunity" in making loans to U.S. consumers and small businesses. "The lending business in the United States is a ... (Source: Regina Leader-Post 2010-10-01T18:39:37Z)

Motorola S10-HD Bluetooth headset designed to take on sweat

Whether you're hitting up the gym or going outside for a run, you probably want to have some tunes on hand. At the same time, you don't want to deal with wires and cables. The Motorola S10-HD lets you handle both in style with a sporty wraparound ... (Source: MobileMag 2010-09-28T23:29:30Z)

Captain Sullenberger Goes Hollywood With Movie Deal

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has made it to Hollywood. His book about his heroics while landing U.S. Air flight 1549 in the Hudson River, with all passengers and crew safe and sound, will be made into a motion picture. At least that is the plan ... (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-10-02T18:31:16Z)

Sully Lands a Movie Deal

It looks like hero Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is not quite done with his 15 minutes of fame. The retired Danville, Calif., pilot who splash landed his U.S. Airways plane in the event known as "the Miracle on the Hudson" has now agreed to a movie ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T13:46:07Z)

Sully Lands Movie Deal

The Hero of the Hudson has landed a Hollywood deal. Variety is reporting that heavyweight film development firms Flashlight Films and Kennedy/Marshall Co. have reached a deal with former U.S. Airways Capt. Chesley Sullenberger for the rights to the film ... (Source: AVweb 2010-10-02T23:31:55Z)

Virg Bernero in Marquette

Posted: 32 mins ago MARQUETTE -- It's not looking good for Democrats in the midterm elections. And Michigan is no exception. In recent polls Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero is down more than 20 points to Republican Rick Snyder. But Bernero ... (Source: UpNorthLive.com 2010-10-01T22:14:22Z)

MU medical school hit with new sanctions

COLUMBIA (AP) - The largest physician residency program at the University of Missouri has been put on probation by a national accreditation group. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Thursday that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ... (Source: Jefferson City News Tribune Online 2010-10-01T17:42:21Z)

Tech Lab: Apps, headsets to deal with the texting ban

I've been sending and receiving a lot of cellphone text messages lately, mainly to myself. Call it research. The new Massachusetts ban on texting while driving may save lives, although I have my doubts. But it certainly provides an economic stimulus for ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-29T22:31:03Z)

Small business federation backs Nathan Deal for governor

Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal came to Savannah on Thursday to receive the endorsement of a major business group. Deal won the backing of the state division of the National Federation of Independent Business, which says it represents 7,000 ... (Source: Savannah Morning News 2010-10-01T10:11:23Z)

Dinosaurs Significantly Taller than Previously Thought, MU Researcher Find

COLUMBIA, Mo.- It might seem obvious that a dinosaur's leg bone connects to the hip bone, but what came between the bones has been less obvious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri and Ohio University have found that dinosaurs had thick layers ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-10-03T00:36:20Z)

Android phone review: Motorola Charm on T-Mobile

Got square? Motorola's Charm sure does, and we like the distinctive look. The Charm is a very affordable Android smartphone with an excellent QWERTY keyboard that requires no sliding, flipping or twirling. Like a BlackBerry, the keyboard is ever-ready and ... (Source: MobileTechReview 2010-10-01T20:34:09Z)

Bernero, Lawrence slam Snyder on abortion, Gateway deal

Lansing -- Democratic gubernatorial contender Virg Bernero and women's rights advocates slammed Republican Rick Snyder's anti-abortion stance at a Lansing press conference today. Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, Bernero's running mate, said Snyder, a ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-20T21:51:37Z)

NASA's future is unclear despite a new direction

WASHINGTON — A new law passed by Congress last week finally gives NASA some badly needed direction, but the future of the space agency remains bleak — at least in the near term. The bill cements a new philosophy for the agency that largely bypasses its ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-03T01:47:55Z)

Canada's TD bank completes US bank deal

The chief executive of Toronto-Dominion Bank said Friday Canada's second largest bank is looking to do more acquisitions in the United States after completing the purchase of South Carolina-based South Financial Group. TD CEO Ed Clark said in an interview ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-01T18:03:49Z)

MU deal changes concessions at games

University of Missouri sports fans already might have noticed an expanded selection of food choices at events this fall, the result of a new partnership between its athletic department, marketing partner Learfield Sports and food service company Levy ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-10-03T01:33:36Z)

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