Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 18, 2010, 10:40 pm

Citigroup deals away student loan business

Citigroup said Friday it is selling its student loan business and about $32 billion in related assets to Discover Financial Services and the student lender Sallie Mae, Citi's latest move to focus on its ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-18T05:40:28Z)

Opinions vary on 'deal' over Islamic center location, Koran-burning plan

Gainesville, Fla. -- The pastor of a Florida church said late Thursday that he was canceling plans to burn copies of the Koran on Saturday. In return, Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones said, he ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-10T02:36:41Z)

Citigroup's Student Loan Corp. Said to Be Near Sale

(Updates with board meeting in the third paragraph.) Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. is nearing a sale of its Student Loan Corp. business to Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services in a deal that ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-17T12:29:40Z)

Competitors have soured on apple orchard's sweet deal

The SweeTango, with its juicy crunch and intense ... It's marketed by a select group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal with the University of Minnesota. The university chose Minnesota's largest orchard, (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-18T04:36:02Z)

Gainesville Pastor: Church Will Never Burn Koran

... YORK -- A Gainesville ... Koran, even if a mosque is built near ground zero. Pastor Terry Jones had threatened to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks over plans to build an Islamic (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-18T16:39:01Z)

Yahoo CEO Touts Alibaba Investment; Won't Comment On Possible Talks

... Alibaba Group, a day after Chinese Internet giant said Yahoo rejected ... Yahoo was "very supportive" of the operational direction that founder and chairman Jack Ma and his team are taking with Alibaba Group. (Source: Smart Money 2010-09-17T22:02:20Z)

Deal for hot new apple comes under fire

The SweeTango, with its juicy crunch and intense ... It's marketed by a select group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal with the University of Minnesota. It has 45 growers in five states — Washington, (Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle 2010-09-18T11:16:54Z)

Yahoo! seeks to ease tensions with Alibaba

... Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant in which the California ... operational control in the group and we're very supportive of the operational direction Jack Ma and his team are taking the group," Bartz ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-17T21:19:23Z)

19-year-old pleads guilty in NY 'Fight Club' blast

... New York City Starbucks inspired by the movie "Fight Club." Nineteen-year-old Kyle Shaw also pleaded guilty ... Authorities say Shaw was trying to emulate the character named Tyler Durden from the 1999 film ... (Source: WRGB 2010-09-17T23:56:52Z)

Hawaii, feds reach voting settlement agreement

... Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Last month, the Defense Department denied a request by Hawaii to ignore the new ... the ballots to be sent and returned by either Express Mail or FedEx. (Source: KPUA.net 2010-09-18T16:53:20Z)

United, Continental shareholders vote on deal

It will be run by Continental CEO Jeff Smisek. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. are scheduled to meet Friday morning in Chicago, while Continental shareholders will gather in Houston. UAL would acquire ... (Source: Martinsville Reporter-Times 2010-09-19T00:17:09Z)

Paris Hilton Agrees To Plea Deal In Las Vegas Drug Case

... reality TV star Paris Hilton ... Attorney David Roger said Friday Hilton agreed to plead guilty Monday to two misdemeanors stemming from her Aug. 27 arrest in Las Vegas. Hilton was arrested inside the Wynn resort, (Source: KWTX 2010-09-18T17:29:08Z)

Yahoo shows no interest in Alibaba stake sale

... Alibaba Group, the Chinese group said, but the talks were unsuccessful ... noting she recently sat next to Alibaba CEO and founder Jack Ma all day during a Microsoft summit. "I'm betting Jack Ma will do a great ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-16T04:09:47Z)

Paris Hilton makes plea deal, won't go to prison

... Paris Hilton has avoided jail time, thanks to a plea deal. The socialite will also avoid a felony conviction stemming from her drug-related arrest in Las Vegas on Aug. 28. Clark County District Attorney David ... (Source: Entertainment Weekly Online 2010-09-18T06:37:44Z)

Paris Hilton cuts plea deal on drug charges

LAS VEGAS — Paris Hilton will serve a year of probation and avoid a felony conviction under ... Clark County District Attorney David Roger said Friday. Roger said the celebrity socialite has agreed to plead guilty ... (Source: Cincinnati.com 2010-09-18T20:06:37Z)

Apple license deal under fire

The SweeTango, with its juicy crunch and intense ... It's marketed by a select group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal with the University of Minnesota. Royalties practice common The university chose ... (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-09-18T08:39:25Z)

Syncapse Corp. Acquires Nudge Social Media, Deepening Its Technology Solutions Suite for Global ...

... LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 09/09/10 -- Syncapse Corp ... UK. Syncapse also plans to hire additional talent in the areas of software development, account management and sales to further accelerate ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-09T16:13:54Z)

British Triathlon and Wiggle Announce Sponsorship Deal

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 09/08/10 -- British Triathlon has teamed up with the UK's leading online bikes retailer Wiggle and Focus Bikes in a four-year sponsorship deal. The deal will see ... (Source: Daily Finance 2010-09-08T23:17:26Z)

States, feds reach agreement on ballots

Hawaii, D.C. and the Virgin Islands that would have exempted them from a requirement of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. The requirement ... using either Express Mail or FedEx, the state ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-18T01:15:36Z)

CLEESE PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMAN WHO INSPIRED FAWLTY TOWERS

British funnyman JOHN CLEESE has paid tribute to the woman behind iconic character SYBIL ... England while shooting scenes with his Monty Python colleagues in 1970. (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-18T13:25:45Z)

Citigroup shedding student loan business

Citigroup said it is selling its 80 percent stake in Student Loan Corp., its student loan business, and about $32 billion in related assets to Discover Financial Services and the student lender Sallie Mae. (Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune 2010-09-19T05:03:29Z)

Inspiration for Mrs Fawlty dies at 95

... immortalised in the classic British series by John Cleese after he stayed at their Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Devon in 1971, The Daily Express reports. Cleese stayed there while filming Monty Python's Flying ... (Source: News.com.au 2010-09-17T11:10:56Z)

Fight Club arsonist

... New York City Starbucks coffee shop in a pre-dawn blast that was inspired by the movie Fight Club . Nineteen-year-old Kyle Shaw also pleaded ... emulate the anti-consumerist character Tyler Durden from the 1999 ... (Source: Sydney Morning Herald 2010-09-18T14:08:42Z)

NATION IN BRIEF: UAL, Continental approve airline merger deal

... New York City Starbucks coffee shop in a pre-dawn blast that was inspired by the movie ''Fight Club.'' Nineteen-year-old Kyle Shaw also pleaded ... emulate the character named Tyler Durden from the 1999 ... (Source: Gwinnett Daily Post 2010-09-18T04:36:02Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Koran Burning; Claims Deal Reached to Move Ground Zero Mosque

... Bible" of Islam, the religion's central text. To burn, destroy or deface a copy of the Koran is considered a blasphemy by many Muslims. Terry Jones announced his decision at a press conference in Gainesville in ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-10T00:20:40Z)

Shareholders at United parent UAL, Continental approve deal to create world's ...

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-19T02:04:32Z)

Hawaii, feds make deal on troop voting law

Hawaii will expedite general election absentee ballots to be sent to about 200 overseas and military voters, using either Express Mail or FedEx ... the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. (Source: Air Force Times 2010-09-17T21:48:01Z)

To download or not to download? That is the question

... starring John Cleese of Monty Python fame. He was fantastic. I can't watch Richard Burton in the role after seeing Cleese do it. The video service has a lot of the BBC productions, but what do the British know ... (Source: Daily Comet 2010-09-17T22:30:58Z)

UAL, Continental shareholders approve deal to merge airlines

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-09-19T04:42:01Z)

"There is Life After RBS" Says Jesse Young CEO of PerDM

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/14/10) - PerDM, one of the UK's premier outsource sales companies believe that large customers facing organisations such as RBS are missing a trick by implementing large scale ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-14T15:17:52Z)

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