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Deals of the Hour / June 8, 2011, 12:44 pm

Axa Unit Agrees to Purchase Citigroup Buyout Fund Assets for $1.7 Billion

"This sale marks the completion of a significant share of Citi Holdings's proprietary private equity investments and demonstrates the progress the Citi Holdings team is making in reducing non-core assets on our balance sheet," Mark Mason, chief ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-08T08:35:19Z)

UPDATE 1-Citigroup sells private equity assets to Axa unit

"This sale marks the completion of a significant share of Citi Holdings' proprietary private equity investments and demonstrates the progress the Citi Holdings team is making in reducing non-core assets on our balance sheet," Mark Mason, Chief Operating ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-08T08:35:19Z)

A Gay Man's Perspective on Anthony Weiner

Sex is a dance, sometimes executed with one partner for many years, and sometimes spinning from partner to partner in a beautiful series of shared joys. And sometimes, that dance stops making sense, entering a fantasy world in which we find ourselves ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2011-06-08T07:16:35Z)

Band to Watch: Foster the People's Pumped-up Psych-Pop

"It got pretty dark," he says. "My friends thought I was going to die. I was blind to it. When I was 19 years old, it got to a point where I said, 'Enough is enough'…I saw time was just passing me by I wasn't being productive." Mad Man: After kicking the ... (Source: Rolling Stone 2011-06-08T18:50:56Z)

Apple Intros Read-Aloud Feature for Children in iBooks 1.3

"Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages," reads the company's description for the popular iBooks app. Suitable for both iPhone ... (Source: Softpedia 2011-06-08T09:25:26Z)

Tell y'all tales for me: Weiner

The two spent Monday night in a Manhattan hotel after dinner with her family. Asked how he was holding up, the 46-year-old pol, dressed in a dark navy suit, replied, "OK, good. Nothing new today." * House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered an ethics probe ... (Source: New York Post 2011-06-08T06:33:38Z)

Muddy Waters 'Pre-Marketed' Report to Funds, Dundee Says

Share Sale Dundee was among institutions that helped Sino-Forest sell shares in December 2009 and also in May 2009. Short selling, or selling borrowed shares with the hope of profiting when they fall, more than doubled to a record 35 percent of Sino-Forest ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-08T07:16:35Z)

Lawyer: Feds balk at sale of Barefoot Bandit story

SEATTLE (AP) — Plea negotiations involving the young man known as the "Barefoot Bandit" have hit a snag as federal prosecutors balk at letting him sell the rights to his sensational tale, even if money from movie or book deals is used to repay his ... (Source: USA Today 2011-06-08T18:58:05Z)

Beyonc shocked to see woman wearing burka at one of her gigs

"I was shocked she was even there, that she had been allowed to attend the concert, because after it gets dark you don't see many women on the street. So her presence alone was moving." She added: "Witnessing the power, beauty and strength of women ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-08T19:05:15Z)

Demand for iPad 2 in China fuels corruption in Hong Kong

Hong Kong - Twenty-four people were arrested in Hong Kong for alleged bribery in relation to the sale of tablet computers, such as Apple Inc's iPad 2, officials said Wednesday. The Independent Commission Against Corruption said the group was arrested in an ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-08T07:38:03Z)

EBay seeks acquisitions to speed impulse buys

Yankovich said listing an item for sale on the site took 38 minutes on a mobile phone, compared with 20 minutes on the computer website, aided by time-saving features like being able to scan in a barcode instead of typing in details. EBay bought barcode ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-08T18:22:18Z)

The Weiner Sale: Spirit Air Offers Fares "Too Hard To Resist"

Just when you thought the Rep. Anthony Weiner saga couldn't get any weirder, the discount airline, known for its wacky and clever ad campaigns , promises fares so low they are just "too hard to resist". "This scandalous sale is no secret so get socially ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-06-08T18:43:46Z)

Citigroup Sells $1.7 Billion of LBO Fund Stakes to Axa Unit

"This sale marks the completion of a significant share of Citi Holdings's proprietary private equity investments and demonstrates the progress the Citi Holdings team is making in reducing non-core assets on our balance sheet," Mark Mason, chief ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-08T09:03:57Z)

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