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Deals of the Hour / August 24, 2010, 2:40 pm

AIG says committed to closing Nan Shan sale

By Faith Hung and Rachel Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - American International Group Inc (AIG) <AIG.N> said on Tuesday it was confident of getting the regulatory nod for its $2.2 billion sale of Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life to a ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-24T03:54:06Z)

Suit Filed To Stop Sale Of Disputed Ansel Adams Photographs

OAKLAND, Calif. -- There was a new twist Monday in the battle to determine whether some glass negatives are really of photos taken by famed nature photographer Ansel Adams. A group representing the late ... (Source: FOX Reno 2010-08-24T06:53:04Z)

Monster Worldwide closes deal for HotJobs

Monster Worldwide Inc. closed its $225 million acquisition of online help-wanted site HotJobs, the company said Tuesday Yahoo announced the sale of HotJobs to Monster back in February, part of an effort under CEO Carol ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T13:41:05Z)

AT&T: AT&T Completes Sale of Certain Centennial Communications Corp. Assets to ...

Dallas, Texas,, Aug 24, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- AT&T* today completed the sale of certain wireless assets of Centennial Communications Corp. to Verizon Wireless. AT&T completed its acquisition of ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-24T10:49:17Z)

Monster Worldwide acquires Yahoo! HotJobs from Yahoo!

Monster Worldwide, Inc., an online employment solutions provider, has acquired Yahoo! HotJobs from Yahoo!, Inc. Yahoo! HotJobs is an online recruitment website, while Yahoo! is an internet and media ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-08-24T18:05:56Z)

ONGC Studying Implications Of Cairn's India Asset Sale

MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (500312.BY) is studying the implications of Cairn Energy PLC's (CNE.LN) plans to sell a stake in its India assets, the chairman of the Indian state-run explorer ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-17T17:02:39Z)

Droid 2 is Official, Pre-Sale Starts Tomorrow, R2-D2 Edition Announced

T-Mobile has the Samsung Vibrant smartphone (granted, soon all carriers will). Sprint has the HTC EVO 4G . Now Verizon is keeping up with the Jones and unleashing another high end Android 2.2 smartphone to the masses ... (Source: DailyTech 2010-08-10T14:33:29Z)

Monster Worldwide closes $225 million acquisition of HotJobs site from Yahoo

NEW YORK — Monster Worldwide Inc. closed its $225 million acquisition of online help-wanted site HotJobs, the company said Tuesday Yahoo announced the sale of HotJobs to Monster back in February, part of an effort ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-24T13:55:24Z)

AIG to repay $4 billion in federal bailout funds

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-24T16:47:12Z)

AIG says to move ahead with USD2.2bn sale of Nan Shan Life to China Strategic group

US insurer AIG (NYSE:AIG) committed on Tuesday to sell its Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life to China Strategic (HKG:0235)-headed consortium in a USD2.2bn (EUR1.74bn) deal, which it expects will be cleared by regulators. AIG ... (Source: Insurance News Net 2010-08-24T10:06:20Z)

Watch Anderlecht vs Partizan Belgrade Live Streaming UEFA Champions League (Play-off ...

UEFA Champions League (Play-off round) Live streaming !!! watch Anderlecht vs Partizan Belgrade live stream link Online tv on pc today of UEFA Champions League (Play-off round). Watch this exclusive Football match live ... (Source: Mynews India 2010-08-24T10:49:17Z)

Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives

A group representing Ansel Adams sued a Fresno man Monday for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives bought at a garage sale and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T16:40:02Z)

Ansel Adams Trust Sues to Stop Sale of Garage Sale Images

The Ansel Adams Publishing Trust, which owns the copyright to Ansel Adams' work and his trademark, has filed suit to stop Rick Norsigian and his lawyer from selling prints made from negatives that Norsigian ... (Source: Photo District News 2010-08-24T15:14:08Z)

American Capital reports $3 mln gain on sale of Narus

American Capital, whose biggest shareholder is billionaire investor John Paulson, said its compounded annual rate of return earned over the life of its investment, which was sold for $12 million, was 7 percent. Total ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-23T22:46:18Z)

Verizon unveils Droid 2, retires hot-selling Droid

The Droid 2 will be available in stores Thursday and for pre-sale online Wednesday. Verizon will sell the new smartphone for $199 with a new two-year contract. The biggest improvement the Droid 2 offers vs ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-08-10T15:16:26Z)

Verizon completes acquisition of Centennial Wireless assets from AT&T

AT&T confirmed that it has completed the sale of Centennial Wireless assets to Verizon Wireless. Under the terms of this agreement, Verizon will cough up $235 million to acquire approximately 117,000 ... (Source: Intomobile.com 2010-08-23T15:58:17Z)

Droid 2 And BlackBerry Torch: The Anti-iPhone Launches

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Motorola Droid 2 and the BlackBerry Torch went on sale Thursday -- and the demand for the two new top-of-the-line smartphones was decidedly un-iPhone like. When the iPhone 4 launched in ... (Source: WIBW 2010-08-12T20:07:33Z)

LSU single-game tickets go on sale Saturday

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public Saturday. In addition, the LSU Ticket Office ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-08-24T12:50:58Z)

LSU single game tickets to go on sale Saturday

BATON ROUGE – Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. In addition ... (Source: WAFB.com 2010-08-23T20:23:08Z)

AIG reduces debt with sale

The insurer's aircraft leasing company, International Lease Finance Corp., completed the sale of $4.4 billion in debt. AIG will use more than $3.9 billion of the proceeds to repay the Federal Reserve Bank of ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-08-24T07:57:29Z)

LSU single-game tickets go on sale Saturday, Aug. 28

BATON ROUGE — Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public Saturday. In addition, the LSU Ticket Office ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-08-24T19:10:22Z)

Sports on TV: Tuesday

2:30 p.m. European Champions League: Werder Bremen at Sampdoria Fox Ohio/So. 8 p.m. European Champions League: Partizan Belgrade at Anderlecht (same-day tape) Fox South 8 p.m. CONCACAF Champions League ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-08-24T04:58:32Z)

American Capital says it got $12M for Narus sale

American Capital Ltd. said on Monday that it took in $12 million from selling one of its companies, cybersecurity firm Narus, to Boeing Co. American Capital said that it took in $21 million on the deal if investments in ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-23T20:51:46Z)

UK energy firm chief meets Indian minister over stake sale deal

New Delhi, Aug 17, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- A day after agreeing to sell majority stake in its India subsidiary for 8.48bn dollars, UK's Cairn Energy Plc top management Tuesday [17 August] met Oil Minister ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-08-18T04:37:01Z)

AIG Commits on Nan Shan Sale

TAIPEI—American International Group Inc. said in a statement Tuesday it is committed to selling its stake in Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., its Taiwan life-insurance unit, to a consortium set up by China ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-24T11:32:14Z)

UPDATE 1-American Capital reports $3 mln gain on sale of Narus

Aug 23 (Reuters) - American Capital Ltd ( ACAS.O ), a private equity firm and asset manager, said it realized a gain of $3 million during the third quarter from its sale of software-maker Narus to Boeing Co ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-24T10:42:08Z)

AT&T Completes Sale of Certain Centennial Communications Corp. Assets to Verizon ...

AT&T ( News - Alert ) * today completed the sale of certain wireless assets of Centennial Communications Corp. to Verizon Wireless. AT&T completed its acquisition of Centennial in November 2009. Under terms of ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-23T15:58:17Z)

RSC Anderlecht FC vs Partizan Belgrade Live UEFA Champions League Streaming Online

Hi soccer lover, You can see the best tv channel on this way. Fine tv picture tube and clean motive. Also i say that you find cheap tv processing program. Enjoy this season live soccer sports like Football ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-08-24T15:57:05Z)

Could Vedanta Face Competition for Cairn India?

Deal Journal colleague Amitha Rajan has an interesting post over at India Real Time about a possible takeover battle brewing for Cairn India. Here's an excerpt: Cairn India is back in focus with investors ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-24T16:40:02Z)

AIG uses proceeds from debt sale to repay $4 billion in federal loans

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-08-24T11:32:14Z)

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