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Deals of the Hour / November 15, 2010, 1:41 pm

Facebook rolls out new messaging system

In a direct assault on e-mail vendors like Google and Yahoo, Facebook unveiled a unified messaging system on Monday that allows users to communicate with each other across mediums like e-mail, text messaging and online chat services. "We modeled it more ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-15T20:45:12Z)

Massey up on report of interest from Arcelor

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Massey Energy Co. (NYSE:MEE) shares rose 2.9% to $48.50 in pre-market trades on Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported that steel giant ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) has expressed interest in buying the coal firm if it decides to put ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-11-15T14:25:49Z)

Deportation of college student halted

SAN FRANCISCO--The attorney representing a San Francisco college student scheduled to be deported to Peru Monday said Sunday his deportation has been pushed back. Sin Yen Ling, an attorney for the Asian Law Caucus, a civil rights organization representing ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-15T06:11:54Z)

Discount Retailer Loehmann's Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Loehmann's Holdings Inc., filed for bankruptcy after failing to exchange $110 million of bonds, Bloomberg News reported. "The decline in economic conditions in several markets in which Loehmann's stores are concentrated, mainly California, the Northeast ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-11-15T13:14:14Z)

Giants' Buster Posey, Rangers' Neftali Feliz are baseball's rookies of the year

The top rookies in the National and American leagues came from the top teams in each league. Catcher Buster Posey from the NL champion San Francisco Giants and closer Neftali Feliz from the AL champion Texas Rangers were voted Major League Baseball's 2010 ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-15T20:30:53Z)

Historic baseball bat fetches big price

The bat which Kirk Gibson used to hit his dramatic 1988 World Series home run has been sold at auction for $US575,912 ($A583,842) - the second-highest sale price ever for a baseball bat. A father-son sports collectors team from Santa Barbara bought the bat ... (Source: Age 2010-11-15T12:59:55Z)

Ahold Is The Last Remaining Bidder For Lion Capital's Hema - Report

Ahold is the last remaining bidder for Dutch retailer Hema , according to Reuters citing Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad . In September, British-based Lion Capital LLP said it was exploring the potential sale of the business. (Reuters) - Dutch ... (Source: Private Equity Hub 2010-11-15T12:52:45Z)

Loehmann's files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Loehmann's Inc. filed for bankruptcy Monday after the discount designer clothing retailer reached an agreement with creditors to restructure its debt. The New York-based company, which has 45 stores in 12 U.S. states and ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-11-15T19:19:18Z)

Facebook unveils new 'modern messaging' with 'facebook.com' addresses

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, at an event in San Francisco this morning, announced the Palo Alto social networking site's new "modern messaging" service complete with " facebook.com " e-mail addresses. "We don't think a modern messaging service is going to ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-15T19:26:28Z)

Buster Posey, Neftali Feliz picked as Rookies of the Year

N EW YORK — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz met again Monday when they were voted the Rookies of the Year. Posey, who hit several key home runs and helped the Giants win the World Series for the first time ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-15T20:23:44Z)

AG Mike Cox conditionally approves DMC-Vanguard deal

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has conditionally approved the proposed sale of the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center to for-profit Vanguard Health Systems Inc. Cox said in a release Saturday the sale to Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard ... (Source: Crain's Detroit Business 2010-11-15T02:01:21Z)

Facebook blocked in Saudi Arabia

MANILA, Philippines – Social networking Web site Facebook cannot be accessed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for now. According to an official of Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission, Facebook doesn't conform with the ... (Source: Manila Bulleting Online 2010-11-15T21:13:50Z)

Mike Cox OKs Vanguard's purchase of the Detroit Medical Center

The sale of the Detroit Medical Center to a for-profit Nashville, Tenn., firm is fair, protects community commitments and saves an institution with an uncertain future, Michigan's attorney general has concluded. In an exhaustive report released Saturday ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-11-15T09:03:41Z)

BRIEF: Facebook will operate as usual: CITC

JEDDAH, Nov 14, 2010 (Arab News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Kingdom's IT regulatory body, the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC), denied rumors that Facebook had been blocked in the Kingdom on ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-11-15T18:07:43Z)

Baseball: Historic bat sells for $730k

LAGUNA NIGUEL, California - The bat which Kirk Gibson used to hit his dramatic 1988 World Series home run has been sold at auction for US$575,912 ($730,280), the second-highest sale price ever for a baseball bat. A father-son sports collectors team from ... (Source: New Zealand Herald 2010-11-15T04:53:09Z)

UPDATE 2-Facebook takes on Google, Yahoo on email, messages

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Facebook trotted out an all-in-one messaging tool on Monday that pools users' email, instant and text messages, taking on Google Inc's (GOOG.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) and Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O: Quote ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-15T20:09:25Z)

Discount retailer Loehmann's files for bankruptcy

U.S. discount retailer Loehmann's is filing for bankruptcy after its Dubai government-linked owner failed to reach a debt-extension deal with creditors. Loehmann's says the Chapter 11 filing Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-15T13:28:33Z)

Ahold last remaining bidder for retailer Hema -paper

AMSTERDAM Nov 15 (Reuters) - Dutch supermarket group Ahold ( AHLN.AS ) is the last remaining bidder for Dutch retailer Hema, put up for sale by private equity group Lion Capital, but is still to decide whether to push ahead with a deal, a newspaper ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-11-15T06:54:51Z)

Former Grizzly Buster Posey named Rookie of the Year

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- San Francisco Giants and former Fresno Grizzlies catcher Buster Posey was voted National League Rookie of the Year. Buster Posey started the season as the catcher for the Fresno Grizzlies and ended it as a world champion. Now, he ... (Source: KABC 2010-11-15T19:40:47Z)

Massey Said to Decide Next Week on Whether to Sell

(Updates with ArcelorMittal comment in seventh paragraph, share prices in ninth.) Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Massey Energy Co.'s board of directors plans to meet next week to decide if the company should put itself up for sale after inquiries from potential ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-15T15:51:43Z)

Facebook E-Mail ... Student's Deportation Delayed ... Boy Swims Alcatraz-SF

The attorney for 20-year-old Steve Li, a San Francisco State student, says his client's deportation has been pushed back. He and his Chinese parents came to the U.S. from Peru in 2002, overstaying a tourist visa and applying for political asylum. Nine Year ... (Source: KQED 2010-11-15T18:29:12Z)

The Two-Way - NPR's News Blog

Facebook did announce a new e-mail service today called "Messages," though they're insisting that it's not e-mail . We are also providing an @facebook.com email address to every person on Facebook who wants one. Now people can share with friends over email ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-15T20:23:44Z)

Student's Deportation Delayed ... Click It or Ticket ... Sports Roundup

The attorney for 20-year-old Steve Li, a San Francisco State student, says his client's deportation has been pushed back. He and his Chinese parents came to the US from Peru in 2002, overstaying a tourist visa and applying for political asylum. "Click It ... (Source: KQED 2010-11-15T15:23:05Z)

Facebook Email Launched as Hybrid Messaging Service

Facebook unveiled on Monday a messaging service designed to incorporate email, SMS , chat and messages under one system, a move that could potentially erode the markets of a host of other high-profile email providers from Google's ( GOOG ) Gmail to Yahoo's ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-11-15T21:06:41Z)

Vanguard gets OK to buy Detroit hospital system

DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has conditionally approved the proposed sale of the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center to for-profit Vanguard Health Systems Inc. Cox said in a release Saturday that the sale to Nashville-based Vanguard will put ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-11-15T11:34:01Z)

Saudi Arabia unblocks Facebook following brief nationwide ban

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi Arabia's communications authority unblocked Facebook on Saturday after shutting down the popular social networking website for a few hours. An official with Saudi's Communications and Information Technology ... (Source: Exponent 2010-11-15T14:54:27Z)

Gibson's historic bat sells for $575,912

LAGUNA NIGUEL, California - The bat which Kirk Gibson used to hit his dramatic 1988 World Series home run has been sold at auction for $575,912 — the second-highest sale price ever for a baseball bat. A father-son sports collectors team from Santa ... (Source: CNBC 2010-11-15T04:31:41Z)

Biz Break: Facebook's 'This is not e-mail' today vs. Apple's iTunes madness tomorrow

Today: Facebook introduced its new modern "This is not e-mail" message service, complete with "@facebook.com" e-mail addresses. Plus: Apple wants us to check in at 7 a.m. tomorrow for an iTunes announcement we'll "never forget." Facebook's 'This is not e ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-15T21:21:00Z)

Massey Board Said to Decide Next Week on Whether to Pursue Sale

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Massey Energy Co.'s board of directors plans to meet next week to decide if the company should put itself up for sale after inquiries from potential buyers, said three people with knowledge of the matter. The Nov. 21 to Nov. 23 ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-15T04:03:03Z)

Ahold said to be only suitor for Dutch Hema

Netherlands' biggest retailer Ahold (AMS:AH) has remained the only suitor for local sector company Hema, which private equity company Lion Capital has put for sale, Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad said on Monday. However, Ahold has not yet decided ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-11-15T11:34:01Z)

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