Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / November 8, 2010, 11:40 pm

Amazon buys Diapers.com in $545 mln deal

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that it will buy Quidsi Inc. — the parent company of Diapers.com and Soap.com — in its second largest acquisition since last year's purchase of Zappos.com. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)  will pay $ ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-11-08T16:57:17Z)

Google Exec Commits To More Huge Acquisitions

Google's legendary war chest may finally be put to use. Although there's almost no way the company will spend all its cash, a vice president of corporate development did indicate in a recent interview that it's looking to make one or more gigantic ... (Source: WebProNews 2010-11-09T04:24:29Z)

Summary Box: Eli Lilly to buy Avid

THE DEAL: Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. will spend up to $800 million to buy Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, a privately held company that is developing an agent that may help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. ALZHEIMER'S PREDICTOR: Avid is seeking Food and Drug ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-08T20:53:30Z)

Bears on Chinese equities in a retreat

Bears on Chinese equities are in retreat even as bets against the country's companies exceed those of any of the world's biggest markets, a buy signal for some of the nation's most accurate stock forecasters. Short sales of Hang Seng China Enterprises ... (Source: Economic Times 2010-11-04T19:10:52Z)

Morgan Stanley-CICC sale seen approved by Feb '11: report

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's ( MS.N ) application to sell its roughly $1 billion stake in Chinese investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) will be approved by China's securities regulator by February 2011, the official Shanghai ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-09T00:56:53Z)

Robbers steal new 'Call of Duty' video game in Maryland

BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Maryland say robbers have stolen more than 100 copies of the highly anticipated "Call of Duty: Black Ops" video game, which doesn't go on sale until Tuesday. The Harford County Sheriff's Office says at ... (Source: Jefferson City News Tribune Online 2010-11-08T16:50:07Z)

More than 100 copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops stolen in Maryland

Patience is a virtue that some video game fanatics apparently don't have. With the hugely anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops going on sale at midnight, two men jumped the gun when they stole more than 100 copies of the game from a retailer Saturday ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-08T19:34:46Z)

Amazon Absorbs Diaper Competitor Quidsi

Online retail giant will pay $500 million in cash in a deal that echoes last year's Zappos acquisition. Amazon.com announced Monday it will acquire Quidsi, the owner of retail sites Diapers.com and Soap.com, which sell baby products and household ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-08T17:54:33Z)

HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 is on Sale for $149.99

You can pre-order the new HTC HD7 now on Wirefly at this sales price. The activation of a T-Mobile account is $35 with this deal. The slick HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 has a big 4.3-inch screen with a resolution of 480 x 800. That screen is touch sensitive and ... (Source: I4U 2010-11-08T06:20:12Z)

Amazon to buy Diapers.com owner Quidsi for $500 million

Amazon plans assume about $45 million in debt and other obligations as part of the deal, which has been approved by Quidsi's shareholders. Soap.com sells health, beauty and cleaning products online, while Diapers.com sells baby-care items, including food ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-11-08T19:20:27Z)

Deal Struck: Food Network, HGTV Back on AT&T Air

The latest cable dispute has another happy ending. Scripps Networks and AT&T agreed to a deal late Sunday, ending a blackout that left AT&T's 2.7 million U-verse customers without access to the Food Network, HGTV and other Scripps programming over the ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-11-08T15:02:45Z)

Tech blog: AT&T and Scripps reach deal to keep HGTV, Food Network other Scripps networks ...

Editor's note: This item originally appeared on dallasnews.com's Technology blog . Friday, AT&T and Scripps Networks jabbed and poked at each other in dueling news releases , each company blaming the other for the breakdown in negotiations that led to ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-11-08T15:38:32Z)

Amazon Adds Diapers.com In $500M Deal

Law360, New York (November 08, 2010) -- Internet retail giant Amazon.com Inc. announced Monday that it had reached an agreement to purchase Quidsi Inc., the parent company for Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $500 million in a bid to increase its presence in ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-11-08T20:10:33Z)

Google eyes other YouTube-sized deals

Google Inc. is ready to do more deals the size of YouTube and DoubleClick, according to its chief dealmaker. "The world changes really quickly, and companies that were small two years ago are huge today," corporate development vice president David Lawee ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-08T15:45:42Z)

Samsung hits 3 million Galaxy S U.S. shipments

Samsung Electronics said on Monday that three million out of its seven million global Galaxy S smartphones shipments were made to the United States since it launched the phone here in July. Sales were brisk at all four of the top U.S. operators who sell ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-09T03:12:54Z)

Lilly deal boosts Alzheimer's focus

The drugmaker will spend up to $800 mil to buy Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, a development-stage company that created an agent that may help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY - News ) said the privately held Pa.-based company has no products ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-08T23:45:18Z)

Robbers steal new 'Call of Duty' video game in Md.

Authorities in northeast Maryland say robbers have stolen more than 100 copies of the highly anticipated "Call of Duty: Black Ops" video game, which doesn't go on sale until Tuesday. The Harford County Sheriff's Office says at least two men were involved ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-08T15:09:54Z)

My First Impressions Of Windows Phone 7 And The HTC HD7

Today is big day for Microsoft as Windows Phone 7 is now available for purchase in the United States. Unlike Todd , I had to wait until today to be able to get my hands on a device to use Windows Phone 7. It is far too early to reach any conclusions as I ... (Source: Mediabistro.com 2010-11-09T02:58:35Z)

AT&T, Scripps Networks reach deal to return HGTV, other channels to U-verse

After a brief outage over the weekend, Scripps Networks channels are back on the air with AT&T Inc.'s U-verse video service. Negotiations on a new agreement broke down Friday after the two sides couldn't agree on how AT&T would be allowed to distribute ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-11-09T05:14:35Z)

Amazon aims to woo women with Quidsi acquisition

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, on Monday confirmed his company's $545m deal to acquire Quidsi, the largest US online retailer of diapers, or nappies, and other baby products. While praising the speed and low costs of Quidsi's ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-11-09T00:28:15Z)

Morgan Stanley-CICC sale seen approved by Feb '11-paper

SHANGHAI Nov 9 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's ( MS.N ) application to sell its roughly $1 billion stake in Chinese investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) will be approved by China's securities regulator by February 2011, the official ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-09T00:56:53Z)

Google to Make More Deals Like YouTube, DoubleClick

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. is likely to buy more companies about the size of YouTube and DoubleClick, its two largest acquisitions, to help offer more online services, said the company's head of mergers and acquisitions. "The world changes ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-05T21:47:10Z)

AIG sale of 2 units nets $37B to pay down bailout

NEW YORK — AIG said Monday it raised nearly $37 billion from the sale of two foreign insurance units and will use that money to repay a government bailout. The insurance giant closed its previously announced sale of American Life Insurance Co. on Monday ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-11-09T06:33:19Z)

Lilly snags Avid Radiopharmaceuticals

NEW YORK — Eli Lilly & Co., facing generic competition to its top-selling medicine next year, agreed to buy Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. of Philadelphia for $300 million, gaining compounds to detect and monitor chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-09T06:40:29Z)

UPDATE: AIG Closes Alico Sale; Treasury Seen Making Profit

American International Group Inc. ( AIG ) said Monday it has completed the $16.2 billion sale of its second-largest foreign life-insurance business ALICO, which when combined with last week's initial public offering of a stake in AIA Group Ltd. (1299.HK ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-01T16:58:25Z)

Amazon reportedly near deal to buy Quidsi

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. is closing in on an agreement to buy Quidsi Inc., the owner of Diapers.com and Soap.com , for $540 million, two people with knowledge of the matter said. An announcement may be made as soon as today, said one of the people ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-08T05:08:37Z)

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices go on sale

Smart phones running Microsoft's new software are now available for AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA customers. They phones will compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and an expanding number of phones with Google Inc.'s Android system. The first batch of handsets are ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-08T23:38:09Z)

UPDATE 1-Samsung hits 3 mln Galaxy S U.S. shipments

NEW YORK Nov 8 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics ( 005930.KS ) said on Monday that three million out of its seven million global Galaxy S smartphones shipments were made to the United States since it launched the phone here in July. Sales were brisk at all ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-09T02:58:35Z)

CORRECT: 2nd UPDATE: AIG Closes Alico Sale; Treasury Seen Making Profit

(The update and 2nd update to "AIG's Sale Of Alico To MetLife Complete; Price Tag $16.2B," published at 12:37 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. EDT, incorrectly referred to MetLife getting securities. A corrected version of the second update follows.) (Adds Treasury ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-01T20:04:32Z)

HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 creeps into Top 10 on Amazon Wireless and is no on Back Order

There is tremendous interest in Windows Phone 7 and I expect to see long lines in front of AT&T and T-Mobile stores on Monday. According to Phone Scoop AT&T will not offer pre-orders on WP7 phones. They go on sale in stores and online on Monday. About the ... (Source: I4U 2010-11-06T11:59:00Z)

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