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Deals of the Hour / November 12, 2010, 12:41 pm

Starwatch Consumer | Wal-Mart temporarily ends shipping fees for many online purchases

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is going for the jugular in the holiday retailing war, announcing Thursday it would offer free shipping on nearly 60,000 online items — with no minimum purchase requirement. Wal-Mart's free-shipping offer, which includes most ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-11-12T04:56:43Z)

UPDATE 1-Misys to buy software firm Sophis in 375 mln deal

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - British IT firm Misys ( MSY.L ) said it planned to acquire Sophis, a provider of capital markets software, from private equity firm Advent International in a deal worth 375 million pounds ($606 million) including debt. Misys will ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-12T12:49:09Z)

'Newsweek,' Daily Beast Join With Tina Brown At Helm

The Daily Beast online news site says it has reached a deal to merge with Newsweek magazine. In a posting on its website Thursday, The Daily Beast's editor-in-chief, Tina Brown, says the two outlets will partner to create The Newsweek Daily Beast Co. Brown ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T18:04:07Z)

Avalanche gets O'Byrne in deal

The Montreal Canadiens traded defenseman Ryan O'Byrne to the Colorado Avalanche for forward Michael Bournival on Thursday. O'Byrne becomes a restricted free agent this summer, and the deal trims $1.4 million from Montreal's payroll. The 6-foot-5 O'Byrne ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-11-12T10:18:50Z)

Goc's shootout goal lifts Predators past Blues

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Marcel Goc scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues, snapping a five-game losing streak. Goc deked to the backhand, pulled the puck back to his forehand and beat ... (Source: WJBD Online 2010-11-12T11:44:44Z)

MetLife To Exit Long-Term-Care, Citing "Financial Challenges" In The Industry

MetLife said today the company will no longer offer long-term-care insurance, the coverage people buy to fund nursing-home stays or assisted living in the latter part of life. The company will still honor the obligations it has to existing customers, but ... (Source: Hartford Courant (blog) 2010-11-11T16:32:15Z)

Hurricane rookie whips up 15 points

Taylor Hall, sure. Tyler Seguin, no doubt. But Jeff Skinner? Now that's a surprise. The 18-year-old entered Thursday night's play as the leading rookie scorer in the NHL with 15 points in his first 15 NHL games with Carolina. Early on, the Hurricanes ... (Source: Calgary Herald 2010-11-12T16:16:45Z)

Islanders drop ninth straight

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Dan Boyle found a way to beat Dwayne Roloson twice. Boyle scored the tying goal on a second-period power play and added the shootout clincher in the Sharks' 2-1 victory over the Islanders last night. Dwayne Roloson stopped 37 shots and ... (Source: New York Post 2010-11-12T13:53:35Z)

MLB notes: Jeter starts contract talks with Yankees

Derek Jeter's grandmother has been joking that he doesn't have a job. "Really it doesn't feel like there's anything different," the Yankees captain said Thursday about becoming a free agent for the first time. "I understand there's negotiations that are ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-11-12T11:23:15Z)

Misys to buy software firm Sophis in 375 million deal

LONDON (Reuters) - IT firm Misys ( MSY.L ) said it planned to acquire Sophis, a provider of capital markets software, from private equity firm Advent International in a deal worth 375 million pounds including debt. Misys will pay 235 million pounds for the ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-11-12T08:09:59Z)

MetLife Ends Sale of Long Term Care Insurance as Costs Increase

MetLife announced it's discontinuing the sale of new long term care insurance coverage (LTCI) on Thursday.  The decision comes after an extensive review of the business but will have no impact on existing insureds' coverage as long as premiums are ... (Source: Reverse Mortgage Daily 2010-11-12T14:15:03Z)

San Jose Sharks edge New York Islanders in shootout

On a team whose scoring touch has turned as cold as the ice it plays on, nobody was turning up his nose at a 2-1 shootout victory, even if it came against a New York Islanders team that went down to its ninth consecutive defeat. "Two points is two points ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-12T07:27:02Z)

The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote

In May 2003, Apple ( AAPL ) invited me to their headquarters to discuss getting  CD Baby 's catalog into the iTunes Music Store. iTunes had just launched two weeks before, with only some music from the major labels. Many of us in the music biz were not ... (Source: Fortune Tech 2010-11-12T18:25:36Z)

Derek Jeter hopeful of Yankees deal

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter 's parents have casually mentioned to their son that for the first time in more than 15 years, he is technically no longer a New York Yankee. His grandmother has joked, as grandmothers will, that her superstar grandson is unemployed ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-12T13:24:57Z)

iHome iW1 Speaker Is Ready for Apple's AirPlay Wireless Tech

Since iHome has released multiple multimedia accessories for just about all of the products Apple ever manufactured – OK, that's perhaps a bit much, but they did roll out docking stations and speakers for iPhones, iPods, iPads , etc. - it should come as ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-11-12T13:46:25Z)

Ecclestone praises 2010 F1 season

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone on Friday called the 2010 Formula One season "fantastic" and said the four-way battle for the championship has been good for the sport. Championship leader Ferrari driver Fernando ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-12T18:18:26Z)

Red Bull's Vettel fastest in practice for Brazilian GP

SAO PAULO -- Red Bull set the pace in the first day of practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix, with Sebastian Vettel leading teammate Mark Webber on Friday. Championship leader Fernando Alonso was third, followed by Lewis Hamilton of McLaren. Vettel clocked ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-06T01:07:36Z)

MetLife Ending Long-Term-Care Insurance As Costs Rise

MetLife said Thursday that it will no longer offer long-term-care insurance, the coverage that people buy to pay for nursing -home stays or assisted living in the latter part of life. The company will still honor the obligations it has to existing ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-11-11T23:34:35Z)

Jeter on free agency: Meeting with Yankees officials 'set the framework' and went well

NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter says his meeting this week with New York Yankees officials "set the framework" for contract negotiations and went well. The free-agent shortstop said Thursday "it really wasn't that big of a deal." General manager Brian ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-12T01:21:58Z)

Earthquakes beat Red Bulls to reach Eastern final

Chris Wondolowski scored in the 81st minute, giving the San Jose Earthquakes a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls and Thierry Henry on Thursday night and a 3-2 aggregate win in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal series. Bobby Convey scored twice ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-05T05:33:39Z)

Earthquakes stun Red Bulls, advance to MLS East final

Bobby Convey scored twice, connecting in the sixth and 77th minutes, to help San Jose rebound from a 1-0 first-leg loss in California on Saturday night. Juan Pablo Angel , in likely his last game for the Red Bulls, scored in the 78th minute. New York, with ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-05T05:55:07Z)

Newsweek, The Daily Beast to merge operations

Website Daily Beast and magazine Newsweek have agreed a deal to combine, Daily Beast co-founder and editor Tina Brown said, just weeks after abandoning merger talks. The agreement will combine the two groups in a 50-50 joint venture called the Newsweek ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-12T12:49:09Z)

Earthquakes 3, Red Bulls 1

HARRISON, N.J. -- Chris Wondolowski scored in the 81st minute, giving the San Jose Earthquakes a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls and Thierry Henry on Thursday night and a 3-2 aggregate win in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal series. Bobby ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-05T04:00:35Z)

NHL: San Jose 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 (SO)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Logan Couture's shootout goal Thursday gave the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders. Couture scored in the first round of the shootout on a backhander that got past Dwayne Roloson. P.A. Parenteau's shot ... (Source: United Press International 2010-11-12T06:51:15Z)

Lewis Hamilton faster than Sebastian Vettel in 2nd Abu Dhabi GP practice session

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Lewis Hamilton edged fellow title contender Sebastian Vettel in the second practice session at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton clocked 1 minute, 40.888 seconds Friday on the Yas Marina circuit for McLaren ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-12T15:33:48Z)

'Daily Beast,' 'Newsweek' to join, with Tina Brown at helm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Daily Beast says it has reached a deal to join with Newsweek . In a posting on its website Thursday, The Daily Beast 's editor-in-chief Tina Brown says the two outlets will partner to create The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. (Source: USA Today 2010-11-12T08:45:46Z)

Wal-Mart offering free online shipping

NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is going for the jugular in the holiday retailing war, announcing Thursday that it will offer free shipping on nearly 60,000 online items -- with no minimum purchase requirement. The nation's biggest retailer, long known ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-12T16:23:54Z)

Misys to buy software firm Sophis in 375 mn deal

LONDON, UK: British IT firm Misys said it planned to acquire Sophis, a provider of capital markets software, from private equity firm Advent International in a deal worth 375 million pounds ($606 million) including debt. Misys will pay 235 million pounds ... (Source: CIOL Network 2010-11-12T09:50:12Z)

Twitter partners with Apple's Ping for music sharing

Twitter Inc. on Thursday announced a partnership with Apple Inc. 's social music site Ping, giving a much-needed boost to the Apple site. The partnership comes after Cupertino-based Apple failed to make a deal with Palo Alto-based Facebook Inc ., the ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-12T14:43:41Z)

Wal-Mart offers free shipping during holiday season

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is going for the jugular in the holiday retailing war, announcing today that it will offer free shipping on nearly 60,000 online items — with no minimum purchase requirement. The nation's biggest retailer, long known for its low ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-12T06:01:08Z)

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