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Deals of the Hour / October 7, 2010, 5:44 am

More evidence of Dodgers' decline: SI poll of major league players finds they would rather be Angels

Ah, the love that once was. Back when the Dodgers were the jewel of the National League. A winning and respected franchise. The one NL team other players wanted to play for. No more. Gone with yesterday's divorce news and shrinking payroll. The Dodgers ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-05T23:57:00Z)

Los Angeles Dodgers reach deal with former Los Angeles Angels affiliate Rancho Cucamonga

The Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes will be the Los Angeles Dodgers' California League affiliate for 2011 and '12. The Quakes had been affiliated with the Angels from 2001 through this season. The Dodgers announced the deal Tuesday. The Quakes replace the ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-28T19:33:17Z)

Liverpool soccer team sale a mess for Hicks

As baseball legend Yogi Berra would say, it's déjà vu all over again for Dallas financier Tom Hicks and another of his troubled professional sports teams. This summer, the sale of Hicks' Texas Rangers had to be sorted out in a Fort Worth bankruptcy court ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-07T04:20:40Z)

Renault raises euro3 billion through sale of stake in Swedish carmaker Volvo

PARIS (AP) - French carmaker Renault says it has raised euro3 billion (US$4.16 billion) selling part of its stake in Swedish automaker Volvo AB. France's second largest carmaker says in a statement Thursday that it sold Volvo stock representing 14.9 ... (Source: Today Online 2010-10-07T10:04:16Z)

British Airways to try S.D.-to-London flight for a third time

Oct. 6, 2010: British Airways announces plans to return nonstop flights to London from San Diego, starting June 1, 2011 with its partner American Airlines. June 2010: European Union approves the joint business alliance of British Airways, American Airlines ... (Source: San Diego Union-Tribune 2010-10-07T04:20:40Z)

AT&T unveils LTE and HSPA+ USB modems

AT&T has unveiled its first USB modems designed to work with LTE and HSPA+ networks . The USBConnect Shockwave, built by Sierra, represents the carrier's first HSPA+ modem, while the Shockwave, manufactured by LG, is its first to offer future ... (Source: Electronista 2010-10-05T20:43:43Z)

Renault raises €3 billion ($4.2B) through sale of stake in Swedish truck maker Volvo

PARIS - French carmaker Renault says it has raised €3 billion (US$4.16 billion) selling part of its stake in Swedish truck maker Volvo AB. France's second largest carmaker says in a statement Thursday it sold Volvo stock representing 14.9 per cent of the ... (Source: St. John's Telegram 2010-10-07T09:49:57Z)

Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Literature Prize

Mario Vargas Llosa , the Peruvian writer and author of novels including "The Time of the Hero," "The Green House" and "Conversation in the Cathedral," won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. In its citation , the Swedish Academy ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-07T12:27:26Z)

UPDATE 1-GE to pay $3 bln for oil equipment maker Dresser

BOSTON Oct 6 (Reuters) - General Electric Co ( GE.N ) reached a $3 billion deal to buy Dresser Inc [DRESS.UL], a maker of gas engines used to power oil and natural gas production equipment, in its latest bid to boost its energy business. The Addison, Texas ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-06T13:40:12Z)

Liverpool agrees on sale to Red Sox owners

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Liverpool board has agreed to sell the club to the owners of baseball's Boston Red Sox but the fate of England's most successful side could yet be decided in the courts as a bitter ownership dispute rages on. The English ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-07T06:58:09Z)

Grupo Televisa, Univision Communications in billion-dollar deal

Oct 06, 2010 (The Miami Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Coming soon to a smartphone or iPad near you: the sultry antics of popular Mexican telenovelas that have been limited to old-fashioned television screens, thanks to a ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-06T18:40:51Z)

Poverty climbs in America's suburbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by the downturn, America's suburbs are bearing the brunt of poverty among those of working age that has climbed to its highest level in almost a half century, creating strains on dwindling safety-net programs focusing mostly on ... (Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle 2010-10-07T11:15:51Z)

AT&T Introduces Its First LTE and HSPA+ LaptopConnect Devices

DALLAS, Oct 05, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Key Facts AT&T* will offer its first LTE and HSPA+-upgradable devices AT&T USBConnect Adrenaline from LG will be LTE-capable while the AT&T USBConnect Shockwave from Sierra Wireless will offer HSPA ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-05T21:55:18Z)

AT&T Unveils New HSPA+, LTE Modems

Sure, AT&T doesn't have an LTE network built yet -- and it won't be available in any significant consumer volume for at least a few years -- but they're apparently interested in being prepared. The company this week announced they're offering both HSPA ... (Source: Broadband Dslreports 2010-10-07T03:30:33Z)

American Airlines, British Airways And Iberia Announce Better Deal For Trans-Atlantic Flyers

LONDON , Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- More access to cheaper fares, bigger choice of flight times and easier connecting journeys will become reality for transatlantic flyers with the launch of the new joint business between American Airlines, British Airways and ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-10-07T00:17:17Z)

British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines announce new routes under transatlantic deal

LONDON - American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia launched their transatlantic joint business Wednesday, unveiling new routes and detailing benefits for customers that include a shared frequent flyers program. BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh said the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-06T13:40:12Z)

Downturn pushes poverty up in suburbs

WASHINGTON - Battered by the downturn, America's suburbs are bearing the brunt of poverty among those of working age that has climbed to its highest level in almost a half century, creating strains on dwindling safety-net programs focusing mostly on the ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-07T07:05:18Z)

Mexico's Televisa Shares Sharply Higher On Univision Deal

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Shares of Mexican media conglomerate Grupo Televisa (TV, TLEVISA.MX) opened sharply higher Tuesday after the company unveiled plans to take a stake in U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. (UVN), while ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-05T14:02:51Z)

Bills RB Jackson reclaims starting job after Lynch dealt to Seattle

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Running back Fred Jackson doesn't have time to question the reasoning behind why the Buffalo Bills traded Marshawn Lynch to Seattle — though he was aware a deal had been in the works. What matters to Jackson is providing the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-06T23:12:51Z)

Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, 74, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, reports USA TODAY's Deirdre Donahue. The announcement was made in Sweden just moments ago. The Swedish Academy praised him "for his cartography of structures of power and his ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-07T12:05:57Z)

Renault raises euro3 billion (US$4.2B) through sale of stake in Swedish truck maker Volvo

PARIS (AP) - French carmaker Renault says it has raised euro3 billion (US$4.16 billion) selling part of its stake in Swedish truck maker Volvo AB. France's second largest carmaker said in a statement Thursday that it sold Volvo stock representing 14.9 ... (Source: Today Online 2010-10-07T10:04:16Z)

Moody's: GE ratings unaffected by Dresser deal

Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday its debt ratings and outlook on General Electric Co. are not affected by the conglomerate's acquisition of energy equipment maker Dresser Inc. for $3 billion in cash. Moody's said its senior unsecured debt rating of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-06T21:39:48Z)

Peru's Vargas Llosa wins Nobel for literature

File photo of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa speaking during a lecture in Cartagena January 30, 2010. Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel prize for literature, the awarding committee said October 7, 2010. The committee said in a statement Vargas Llosa ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-07T12:27:26Z)

GE to pay $3 billion for oil equipment maker Dresser

BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co ( GE.N ) reached a $3 billion deal to buy Dresser Inc DRESS.UL, a maker of gas engines used to power oil and natural gas production equipment, in its latest bid to boost its energy business. The Addison, Texas-based ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-06T13:47:21Z)

Liverpool $ale block

Liverpool's board agreed to sell England's most successful soccer club to John W. Henry's Boston Red Sox holding company over the objections of co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, who vowed to resist an offer they said is too low. The board reviewed ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-07T04:34:59Z)

Televisa Invests $1.2 Billion for a Stake in Univision

Univision, the leading Spanish-language television network in the United States, will retain the rights to popular telenovelas produced by the Mexican television giant Grupo Televisa for another 15 years. In a deal announced Tuesday, Televisa will invest $ ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-06T01:58:41Z)

Bills Trade Lynch to Seahawks

The Buffalo Bills traded running back Marshawn Lynch to the Seattle Seahawks , Lynch's agent said. Lynch's agent, Doug Hendrickson, said a deal was made, but he did not know what the Bills received in exchange. Lynch was the Bills' first-round draft ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-06T06:45:01Z)

Bills trade running back Lynch to Seahawks for picks

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was traded to Seattle on Tuesday, and the Seahawks made room for him by releasing Julius Jones . The Bills said they will receive undisclosed draft picks for Lynch. Buffalo's move to deal Lynch ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-05T22:09:37Z)

Pledge to America: GOP, Democrats offer dueling governing plans in push to midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — These are two remarkably different visions for governing America. Republicans are pledging to shrink the government, cut taxes and undo health care and stimulus laws. President Barack Obama and Democrats want tax cuts for the middle ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-23T21:48:03Z)

Angels regroup after 1st losing season since '03

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Torii Hunter has needed a breather ever since he served as baseball's unofficial host in Orange County when the Los Angeles Angels hosted the All-Star game in mid-July. With the Angels missing the playoffs for just the third time in nine ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-04T16:27:12Z)

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