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Deals of the Hour / November 19, 2010, 3:41 pm

ZAGG to Offer Holiday Themed ZAGGskins at AT&T Stores Nationwide

ZAGG Inc. ZAGG ( www.ZAGG.com ), a leading producer, designer, and distributor of electronics accessories for protecting and enhancing the mobile experience, including the popular invisibleSHIELD®, ZAGGskins™, ZAGGbuds™, and ZAGGsparq™ brands ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-11-08T13:22:32Z)

Citigroup Supports Sale of EMI to Warner Music, Observer Says

A sale of EMI Group Ltd. to Warner Music Group Corp. is supported by Citigroup Inc ., the Observer newspaper reported , without saying how it obtained the information. Guy Hands 's Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd., which owns EMI, is under pressure from ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-11-14T12:25:19Z)

Sears 3Q loss widens; appliances, clothing weaken

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sears Holdings Corp.'s third-quarter loss nearly doubled, dragged down by weak sales of appliances and clothing at its long-suffering Sears chain. Business at its Kmart discount stores held up better, but a key revenue measure edged ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-19T04:41:15Z)

Australia Acquisition Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering

NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Australia Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: AAC) (the "Company") announced that it has closed its initial public offering of 6,400,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consists of ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-19T21:16:15Z)

Groupon Considers Sale to Google: Report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering either selling itself to Google Inc or going ahead with a round of fund-raising that may value it at more than $3 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday citing sources. The two have held ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-19T20:04:40Z)

Biz Break: For Google, a deal in the works to buy Groupon?

Today: Google reportedly is trying to buy Groupon. Plus: Silicon Valley's jobless rate falls in October. Testimony in a dispute involving Oracle and SAP ends without an appearance by HP's new CEO, who used to be CEO at SAP. Google and Groupon? Mountain ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-19T21:16:15Z)

iPad Flash and Droid Pro Ready to Go

Welcome to On Sale at FOX Business, where we look at cool stuff and insane bargains. Google has a gift for holiday travelers and WhiteFence adds maid services. Duracell wants you to go full power and the Droid Pro has officially arrived – early. And don ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-11-10T17:02:04Z)

Amazon to allow gifting of Kindle e-books, even if you don't have a Kindle

SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc. has begun allowing customers to give its Kindle e-books to others. Before, customers could only give gift certificates to cover the cost of an e-book. To receive a Kindle e-book gift, the recipient only needs an e-mail address ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-19T22:13:31Z)

Williams Partners To Buy Cabot Marcellus Shale Assets For $150 Million

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. ( COG ) is selling some of its midstream shale assets in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania to Williams Partners LP ( WPZ ) in a $150 million deal that includes a 25-year gathering agreement. Williams Partners is the holder of gas ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-18T23:19:08Z)

Zagg to Offer Holiday Themed ZaggSkins at AT&T Stores

Zagg Inc., a producer, designer, and distributor of electronics accessories for protecting and enhancing the mobile experience, announced customized protective films with exclusive holiday themes at AT&T company owned retail stores nationwide. The company ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-11-11T06:30:57Z)

Droid Smartphone Sale Starts on Amazon

Apparently you won't have to wait for Black Friday if you want to buy one of the Droid branded smartphones on Verizon. For instance, the Droid Incredible is only a penny right now on Amazon. Amazon has deals on several other Droid phones : The Droid X is $ ... (Source: TechNewsDaily 2010-11-19T22:34:59Z)

Is Google Looking for a Deal on Groupon?

According to Kara Swisher , Google is sniffing around local deal-of-the-day site, Groupon. Yahoo made a similar move a while ago, but the acquisition  never happened. Sources say prices being considered are well above the $2 and $3 billion that was on the ... (Source: Black Web 2.0 2010-11-19T16:44:14Z)

Amazon Under Attack for Sale of Pedophile Book

Screenshot of Amazon Web site A book about pedophiles had been removed from Amazon's Web site on Thursday afternoon. Whether they like it or not, most technology companies, including Apple , Google and Amazon, are no longer simply technology companies ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-11-11T22:15:51Z)

Rihanna Talks Playboy Offer

The sexy singer recently opened up about several Playboy offers she 's received. She admitted that she 's gotten offers during an appearance on Hot 97 's "The Angie Martinez Show" but has denied them. She said, "I got a few offers to do Playboy actually ... (Source: Celebridoodle 2010-11-19T13:23:48Z)

Guy Hands Reflects on EMI Deal

PARIS—Terra Firma Capital Partners LP founder Guy Hands said he and his private-equity firm would "look like geniuses" if they hadn't bought EMI Group PLC, as he made his first public appearance since losing a high-profile lawsuit over the storied ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-18T20:27:20Z)

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Announces Sale of its Pennsylvania Midstream Assets

HOUSTON , Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG - News ) today announced the sale of its Pennsylvania midstream assets to Williams Field Services Company, LLC (WFS), a subsidiary of Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ - News ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-18T23:11:58Z)

Groupon considers sale to Google: reports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering selling itself to Google Inc, according to media reports on Friday. The two are in discussions about an acquisition for more than $3 billion, reported the technology blog AllThingsD ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-11-19T19:50:21Z)

Sears 3Q loss widens; appliance, clothing sales

NEW YORK -- Sears Holdings Corp. 's third-quarter loss nearly doubled, dragged down by weak revenue at its long-suffering Sears chain, hurt by poor sales of appliances and clothing. Revenue at stores open at least a year dropped 4.8 percent in the quarter ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-18T17:21:13Z)

Groupon Leaning Towards Sale To Google, But Is Now Shopping Google's Offer In The Press

Groupon has held talks with Google about an acquisition, Bloomberg reports , confirming an earlier report from Kara Swisher at All Things D . Bloomberg has a few new details, though. Namely, Groupon is leaning towards a sale, but it might take until the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-19T22:06:21Z)

AIG Extends Offer To Exchange Its Equity Units

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced today that it has extended its offer to exchange up to 74,480,000 of its Equity Units consisting of Corporate Units for consideration per Corporate Unit equal to 0.09867 shares of its common stock plus $3 ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-11-17T22:08:44Z)

Pre-Black Friday Deals from Amazon - Droid X 2 & Pro 1 Cent Deals : Free Activation from Wirefly

Online retailer Amazon Wireless Beta once again is pricing top of the line Droid smarpthones for a penny with a contract for new customers. The offer ends November 22 (Monday). Droid models that make sense for cent are the Droid Incredible, the Droid 2 and ... (Source: Wireless and Mobile News 2010-11-19T20:11:50Z)

Rihanna will never strip off for Playboy

R&B beauty Rihanna has vowed never to pose nude for cash after rejecting numerous offers to reveal all for Playboy magazine. The "Umbrella" hitmaker regularly flaunts her assets in skimpy stage outfits or in sexy photoshoots and appears semi-nude in the ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-11-19T23:03:37Z)

ZAGG to Offer Holiday Themed ZAGGskins at AT&

ZAGG Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAGG) ( www.ZAGG.com ), a leading producer, designer, and distributor of electronics accessories for protecting and enhancing the mobile experience, including the popular invisibleSHIELD, ZAGGskins', ZAGGbuds', and ZAGGsparq' brands ... (Source: Consumer Electronics Net 2010-11-08T15:38:32Z)

Sears Holdings loss widens in 3rd quarter

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sears Holdings Corp.'s third-quarter loss widened more than expected, dragged down by weak revenue at its long-suffering Sears chain, hurt by poor sales of appliances and clothing. Business at its Kmart discount stores held up better, but ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-18T16:16:47Z)

UPDATE 1-Cabot to sell certain midstream assets for $150 mln

* Deal includes 25-year gathering agreement * Says deal includes 75 miles of gathering pipelines Nov 18 (Reuters) - Cabot Oil & Gas Corp ( COG.N ) said it will sell its Pennsylvania midstream assets to a unit of Williams Partners L.P. ( WPZ.N ) for $150 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-18T23:19:08Z)

Google Reaches Book Deal in France

PARIS—Google Inc. said Wednesday it had reached a preliminary agreement with French publisher Hachette Livre to make thousands of out-of-print books available to Internet users. The deal, under which Hachette Livre decides which books Google can scan and ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-18T08:45:49Z)

Rihanna Turns Down Nude Playboy Offer

Although Rihanna has turned down offers to pose nude for Playboy magazine, the pop star says she is not completely opposed to stripping for the cameras. Rihanna says she would consider posing nude in a "classy way." "I got a few offers to do Playboy ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-11-19T16:44:14Z)

Groupon may be up for sale, report says

Groupon Inc. is used to subjecting its customers to difficult decisions -– do I buy into that 80% discount on Botox treatments or not? -– but now the popular daily deals website has a dilemma of its own. The company is considering selling itself to ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-19T20:11:50Z)

Citigroup Prevails Over Hands at EMI Sale Trial

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. prevailed at trial against a multibillion dollar lawsuit by Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. and its Chairman Guy Hands, who claimed he was tricked by the bank into overpaying for EMI Group Ltd. in 2007. A federal jury ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-19T12:05:04Z)

Obagi Medical Products Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering by, and Repurchase of Shares from, Selling ...

Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMPI), a leader in topical aesthetic and therapeutic skin health systems, today announced the pricing of the secondary public offering of 2,690,244 shares of its common stock by the Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-19T13:16:39Z)

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